# of Predoctoral internship applicants in current training year: 0

Training Year: 2019 - 2020

Please submit documents as listed below. Submit to a one hour interview. Take a tour of Juvenile Hall and meet key STAT-Team staff and one or more current interns. If selected, be able to pass a criminal background check and physical at least one month before your planned start date.

REQUIRED FOR INTERN APPLICATION:

Additional documents does your program required (if any)

As a minimum, prospective interns should have third year status by the time they are ready to begin the internship. More advanced students will have preference in the selection process. A course in clinical inference is preferred. Practicum experience is a must. A major in clinical (or forensic Psy.D.) psychology is expected. A forensic emphasis is not as important as an excellent academic background and academic performance. Initiative, energy, and positive attitude are highly valued. Ph.D. and Psy.D. candidates are equally welcome.

Please address: why you have selected a government agency for internship; why you might want a forensic setting; and why you are thinking of working with this very difficult population. Share some ideas about where you expect to find yourself in ten years.

Acceptable academic performance with some life experience with children and adolescents is very helpful. Coursework in psychodiagnotic testing, including intelligence and personality testing is also important. We tend to appreciate the ability to flex approaches based on clients' needs and presentation rather than ridgidly adhering to a more modularized and somewhat mechanical treatment model. Familiarity with several modes of psychotherapy is thus seen as positive. A statement of clear career goals may be helpful.

Clinical Inference	Preferred
Psychodiagnostic testing	Required
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Our interview process is individual, conversational, and personal. We will discuss our personal cultural experiences and our life histories. You may share whatever you like, and only what you are comfortable with. We want to get to know you and allow you to get to know us. We assume you have studied hard and are ready for an internship. This is not a test, just an interview, and no two inteviews are exactly alike.

We want interns who are empathic, insightful, and ready to learn. We value energy, creativity, and initiative. Nothing beats a can-do attitude, taking on responsibilities, and willingness to try what your supervisor suggested, at least once anyway. We like the confidence that allows openness in supervision, lots of questions, and the willingness to share mistakes. We all love to laugh and, besides helping our kids, we aren't ridgit about anything, except ethics. We want interns who are likeable, easy to be around, and all different. If you can relax in our setting and do good work, you are for us. If this is too scary, makes you too nervous, or you can't stand to fail, this internship is not for you, and that is nothing to worry about. You will find your niche elsewhere and be happy.

Remember, you do have to pass a background check and physical (SD County pays for both) or we cannot allow you to begin the internship. If accepted, we will lead you through the mechanics of that process.

Please know your approximate time frame for the internship, whether you want full or half time, and so indicate, either at your interview or in your letter of intent. You will have a better chance of getting a position if you are willing to travel to East or South County. You will also have a richer experience if you are willing to rotate among internship sites. If you are going to be a half time intern, do not schedule classes to conflict with group supervision or the staff meeting scheduled at your site. Remember that on the day of group supervision you will be expected to remain at KMJDF and see kids. Therefore, you will need to keep your schedule free Thursday from 8:30 AM to 10:30 AM.

Please upload your agency's supplemental documents, including your Brochure, Training Manual, Certificate of Completion, and CVs of all supervisors, as well as any other supporting documents you may have, such as a Syllabus, or Didactic Schedule, etc.

When you first login, you will see the link to "Manage documents" next to your agency name. Please click on that link, or simply click here, and it will instruct you on how to upload documents from your computer to your agency profile.

These documents will only be seen by CAPIC Administration, not students or other agencies. They are required as important aspects of our Quality Assurance program. Please upload your documents even if you have previously submitted them to CAPIC in another form. We now need them in electronic form as part of your online profile.

Have these files been uploaded? Yes

Please upload the agency's formalized written due process/grievance procedures which includes notice, hearing, and appeal processes for interns.

When you first login, you will see the link to "Manage documents" next to your agency name. Please click on that link, or simply click here, and it will instruct you on how to upload documents from your computer to your agency profile.

These documents will only be seen by CAPIC Administration, not students or other agencies. They are required as important aspects of our Quality Assurance program. Please upload your documents even if you have previously submitted them to CAPIC in another form. We now need them in electronic form as part of your online profile.

Have these files been uploaded? Yes

Is office space available for trainees? Yes

Is your program accredited by the American Psychological Association? No

If yes, please what is the status of your accreditiation?

Do you have concerns about the stability of your agency and/or training program? No

If yes, please what is the status of your accreditiation?