Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data | Counseling and Wellness Center

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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
If yes, provide website link (or content from brochure) where this specific information is presented:
N/A

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 WWU Doctoral Internship program provides generalist training with specific focus on the role of Health Service Psychologists in the College/University setting. Interns who are most successful WWU’s Counseling and Wellness Center are seeking training in individual and group therapy with a focus on a brief model of intervention.
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:
Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours	Yes		Amount: 400
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours		No	Amount: 0
Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:
A minimum of 400 direct service hours (this includes both intervention hours and assessment hours) Dissertation proposal defended Minimum of three years of graduate school training Some experience or specified interest in working with a university population Current enrollment and good standing in a Counseling or Clinical Psychology doctoral program

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year*

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns	$40,128.00
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?		No
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)	192
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave	96
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): Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Life Insurance

*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)

	2020-2023
Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts	11
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree	1
	PD	EP
Academic teaching
Community mental health center		1
Consortium
University counseling center	2	2
Hospital/medical center	1
Veterans Affairs health care system
Psychiatric facility
Correctional facility
Health maintenance organization
School district/system
Independent practice setting		4
Other

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.