Predoctoral Internship Training Program in
Clinical & Community Psychology

Application Process

Applicants to the Predoctoral Training Program should be enrolled in an APA-approved doctoral training program in clinical and/or community psychology. Applicants from other types of programs are considered in particular circumstances. Predoctoral stipends for 2010 - 2011 will be $24,000 per year, with one month of vacation, and full support for comprehensive medical coverage.

Applicants for the Predoctoral Training Program should submit both parts of the APPIC application form-(AAPI) and the APPIC Academic Program's Verification for Internship Eligibility and Readiness. In addition applicants should submit work samples (including diagnostic reports, therapy and consultation reports, and research summaries), 3-5 letters of recommendation, vita and an official copy of transcript and Yale’s application page, indicating which clinical facilities are of primary interest and which units might constitute possible secondary placements. All application material and supplemental forms (i.e. work samples, transcripts, letters of recommendation, application page) must be submitted online. Applicants are required to use the AAPI Online to apply to our program for 2010-2011 internship year.

If you have any questions on the application process, please do not hesitate to contact Joan Cricca, Student Coordinator at (203) 785-2090 or at psychsec@yale.edu.

Interviews will be conducted on an invitation-only basis. Predoctoral applicants will be contacted in mid-December to arrange for an interview date. Interviews will be conducted on three days:

Friday, January 8, 2010
Monday, January 11, 2010
Friday, January 15, 2010

To expedite this process, please check your preference for interview dates as indicated on the application form. If you have been invited to interview and are unable to visit New Haven, arrangements will be made to conduct interviews through extensive telephone calls. The date for final decisions for selection of interns is consistent with the policies of the Association of Psychology Internship Centers. Our training program begins on July 1st of each year.

Please complete the application form and use as a cover sheet with your application materials. Again,all application material and supplemental forms (i.e. work samples, transcripts, letters of recommendation, application page) must be submitted online. Applicants are required to use the AAPI Online to apply to our program for 2010-2011 internship year.

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This internship program has been approved by the Office of Accreditation of The American Psychological Association (750 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-4242, (202) 336-5979). This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC Match Policies.

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