Clinical Psychology Internship Program

Welcome to the University of North Carolina School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship

Explore Our Internship Tracks

Addiction Medicine (2 positions)

Carolina Institute for Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (CIND) (1 position)

Eating Disorders (1 position)

Reproductive Psychology (1 position)

TEACCH Autism (1 position)

Transplant Behavioral Medicine (1 position)

Traumatic Stress (1 position)

Program Overview

What to Expect

Interns spend approximately 60% of their time in activities within their specialization area during each six-month rotation.

Gain significant experience in diagnosis and assessment, therapy, consultation, and the treatment of severe mental illness.

Select additional clinical experiences from many of the services offered within the Internship, based on individual interests and scheduling feasibility.

Participate in the weekly didactic and professional seminar series, and Psychiatry Department Grand Rounds.

Elect to engage in research activities, up to one half day a week.

Start Date: July 1

All interns participate in a two-week orientation program at UNC, beginning onJuly 1. Faculty members will be on hand to help orient the new trainees and facilitate a smooth transition.

Tiffany Hopkins, PhD

Program Director

The University of North Carolina School of Medicine Clinical Psychology Internship, directed by Tiffany Hopkins, PhD, is a comprehensive, one-year, full-time internship for doctoral students in psychology. psychology_internship@med.unc.edu

Our Program

The Internship, administered by psychologists within the Department of Psychiatry, provides a broad range of clinical training opportunities across the School of Medicine and the University of North Carolina Hospitals, as well as multiple community-based sites. These inpatient, outpatient, and community settings provide interns with opportunities to work with children, adolescents, and adults, in interprofessional teams.

The faculty place a high value on providing excellent clinical training, matched to each intern’s training goals. Internship positions include adult-focused internship tracks in Transplant Behavioral Medicine, Addiction Medicine, Eating Disorders, and Reproductive

Psychology programs. The Traumatic Stress, Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities (CIDD), and TEACCH Autism programs span all ages.

Interns spend about 60% of their time in their primary area gaining depth of expertise in their chosen area of focus, while having the opportunity to broaden their clinical training through rotations in other areas. Interns also participate in weekly didactic and professional development seminars and can engage in clinical research.

The Internship is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.

*Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation American Psychological Association 750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002 Phone: (202) 336-5979 / E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org Web: https://accreditation.apa.org/

Applicants must be from APA- or CPA-accredited programs. For all positions, a minimum of 500 AAPI hours (400 intervention plus 100 assessment) is expected, as is the completion of at least three years of graduate training. Comprehensive exams and dissertation proposal must have been passed by the application deadline. Immediately prior to the start of the internship year, a criminal and background check must meet UNC requirements for working with patients. For more information about pre-employment screening, please visit https://hr.unc.edu/managers/hiring/background/faq/.

Stipends of approximately $37,440 each are provided for all tracks. Health insurance is also provided as a benefit for these interns. All interns are provided with professional liability insurance at no cost. Twenty-seven days of leave time are provided; these include vacation and sick leave, and University holidays. Interns are eligible for the UNC One Card, which permits access to University libraries and is used as a debit card for UNC Student Stores and other services. Interns have access to UNC facilities and are eligible for a free pass to non-revenue sporting events. There is no charge for the bus service within Chapel Hill and Carrboro. Each intern also has a professional development budget of $750 for travel to conferences in which they are presenting.

Policy on Non-Discrimination

Professional Training Philosophy & Model

Internship Admissions, Support & Initial Placement Data