PSY 8573a - Internship

(9 units)

The required predoctoral clinical internship is, for most students, spread across the last two years of graduate study-the third and fourth years for PsyD students and the fourth and fifth years for PhD students. In each year, the intern is required to spend a minimum of 20 hours per week at an approved training program affiliated with the school. Primary supervision is by a licensed psychologist who provides formal evaluations of interns’ performance to designated CSPP-Los Angeles staff psychologists who monitor the students’ professional training experiences and progress and advise students about internship training options and placements. The internship focuses on the development of appropriate professional knowledge, skills and attitudes. The internship experience satisfies partial requirements for state licensure as a psychologist.