Each doctoral intern receives formal evaluation and feedback at a minimum of two points during the year. A doctoral intern must receive a 3 (scale of 1-4) The Minimum Level of Achievement, on every domain we measure, by the completion of Internship; Complete a minimum of 2000 hours in one year with 500 hours being in direct service; Participate in a research/ Program Evaluation project; Supervise a trainee; Perform a number of assessments; Attend and participate in integrated mental health activities; and Demonstrate skills in working with diverse students to successfully pass the internship. We also seek evaluation of the internship program by doctoral interns and encourage participation in the development of new training activities. The training director provides a summary of the formal evaluation to the academic department in January. In August, a final evaluation of the doctoral intern’s performance will be sent, including a formal statement regarding completion of the internship program. If there is a significant problem with a doctoral intern’s performance, the academic program will be advised of the problem, of any corrective actions taken, and the final outcome.
To qualify for consideration the doctoral intern must be from an APA accredited training program, have a minimum of 400 hours of supervised direct service (individual and group treatment) and an additional 30 hours of assessment experience at the doctoral level, passed their comprehensive exams (by the application deadline), successfully proposed their dissertation (by the application deadline), and participate in the APPI-online as executed through the National Matching Service.
Post-match the doctoral interns must pass a criminal background check and comply with the university’s vaccination policies Communications between the academic department and the training site will begin post-match.
To aid in protecting privacy and minimizing potential conflict of interest for those who train at CAPS, applicants to our training program must not have received clinical services from MSU CAPS within 3 years from date of application. Triage/initial consultations and referral coordination appointments will not considered clinical services affecting eligibility.