Predoctoral Internship and Postdoctoral Fellowship In Psychology

Trainees and Application Procedure

Applicants are recruited from approved programs and programs meeting APA accreditation standards across the country. While our program is designed for trainees from clinical programs, candidates from other approved programs may apply if their prior experience, training, and future career goals are consonant with our program. Re-specialization candidates are also welcome to apply for admission. All candidates must have a plan to complete the doctoral degree before the beginning of their second year of fellowship. We anticipate accepting four fellows for the 2010-2011 training year.

Applicants must have completed all coursework toward the doctorate and all practicum experiences required prior to internship. Most interns accepted into this program have completed at least 1500 hours of supervised practica. A letter from the Director of Clinical Training stating the eligibility for internship is required of all applicants.

The Yale Child Study Center Psychology Training Program encourages applications from individuals from all backgrounds and has a solid record of recruiting and training individuals from under-represented populations such as racial and ethnic minorities and the handicapped. We aspire to training a diverse population of scientists and practitioners. The faculty of the Child Study Center includes individuals from many cultural and racial backgrounds. Admission to the Psychology Internship Training Program at the Yale Child Study Center is open to all qualified individuals and the Center is committed to a policy of equal opportunity for all applicants for employment. Yale University is committed to basing judgments concerning the admission, education, and employment of individuals upon their qualifications and abilities, and affirmatively seeks to attract to its faculty, staff, and student body qualified persons of diverse backgrounds. In accordance with this policy and as delineated by federal and Connecticut law, Yale does not discriminate in admissions, educational programs, or employment against any individual on the basis of that individual's sex, race, color, religion, age, disability, status as a special disabled veteran or veteran of the Vietnam era or other covered veteran, sexual orientation, or national or ethnic origin.

The Child Study Center Psychology Training Program requires the AAPI Online, which may be accessed at www.appic.org, click on "AAPI Online". Your online application should include: a cover letter, a Curriculum Vitae, the actual application (which includes essays and the DCT's verification of eligibility and readiness), all graduate transcripts. Please include three letters of recommendation, at least two of which should be from supervisors familiar with your clinical work. In addition, each applicant is asked to upload and attach to your electronic application:

• Specialized Training Supplemental Form (pdf) (Word doc). This form will help us to identify the specific training area or areas in which you are interested.
• A de-identified psychological assessment report, preferably one for a child.
• A de-identified case formulation and treatment summary, preferably one for a child.

Applications are due November 2, 2009. Early applications are encouraged and may be reviewed upon receipt. All applications are screened by early December and will be notified of their status by December 15 by phone and/or e-mail.

Top candidates are invited to the Child Study Center for interviews in January. Interviews are a very important part of the application process. Applicants will receive a general program overview, have lunch with current fellows, and meet individually with one fellow and several members of the faculty, including faculty currently working in the specialized training area or areas ranked by the applicant on the Specialized Training Supplemental Form. Applicants who are not granted interviews after review of written materials are notified by e-mail.

As a member of APPIC we adhere to all APPIC regulations concerning the selection of interns. This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant. The starting date for the fellowship is July 1, 2010.

Questions regarding the psychology fellowship or the application process should be addressed to:

Dr. Michele Goyette-Ewing
Yale Child Study Center
P.O. Box 207900
230 South Frontage Road
New Haven, CT 06520-7900
Email: michele.goyette-ewing@yale.edu
Phone: (203) 785-6227

The predoctoral internship is APA approved. To contact APA regarding this program:

Education Directorate Program Consultation & Accreditation
750 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-
Fax: (202) 336-5978
http://apaaccred@apa.org