Data Program Tables updates 8/7/2023

Program Disclosures

Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution’s affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values.

No

Internship Program Admissions  

Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program’s policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements: 

The APA-accredited internship program at Georgia State University is a 2000 hour, 12-month training program. We use the APPIC Internship Matching Program for our selection process. Candidates must be enrolled in a counseling or clinical psychology doctoral program and have completed a minimum of 450 intervention hours. All relevant coursework must be completed, competency exams complete, and dissertation proposed.
 
Our program is designed to provide senior level doctoral psychology students with an opportunity to advance their clinical skills and widen their breadth of client and professional experiences with the aim of meeting APA profession wide competencies and edifying their identity as an emerging psychologist. We strive to provide a program that balances both challenge and support while centering growth from a developmental model and cultural awareness and sensitivity in service provision. GSUCC is located in an urban university setting integrated into downtown Atlanta, Georgia and we serve a highly diverse student body with a wide breadth of clinical needs. We are seeking applicants who show special interest in serving this unique student population as evidenced through their practicum and clinical experiences; as well as their commitment to the training program values of multicultural sensitivity and diversity.  

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If Yes, indicate how many: 

Hours Type	Amount	Required
Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours	450 Hours	Yes
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours	N/A	No

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants: 

1. A minimum of 450 intervention hours 
2. Comprehensive exams passed by the application deadline. 
3. Dissertation proposal by the start of internship. 
4. An ability to pass a criminal background check and GSU onboarding screenings. 

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year* 

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns	$31,800
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns	N/A
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern?	Yes

If access to medical insurance is provided:

Trainee contribution to cost required?	Yes
Coverage of family member(s) available?	Yes
Coverage of legally married partner available?	Yes
Coverage of domestic partner available?	Yes
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)	120 hours (48 hours may be used to cover unpaid winter break time, at intern discretion)
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave	96 hours

In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave?  

Yes

Other Benefits (please describe): 

Life and disability insurance.
Retirement benefit.
University/State holidays.
*Note: Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table. 

Initial Post Internship Positions 

(Provide an Aggregated Tally for the Preceding 3 Cohorts) 2019-2022 

Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts	9
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree	0

 

Facility Type	Post-doctoral residency position (PD)	Employed Position (EP)
Academic Teaching	0	1
Community Mental Health Center	0	0
Consortium	0	0
University Counseling Center	0	3
Hospital/Medical Center	0	0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System	0	0
Psychiatric Facility	0	0
Correctional Facility	0	0
Health Maintenance Organization	0	0
School district/system	0	0
Independent Practice Setting	0	5
Other	0	0

Note: “PD” = Post-doctoral residency position; “EP” = Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time. For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.