Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data - Western State Hospital Internship Program

Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data

Updated 07/16/2024

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?	Yes X No
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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:
Our internship accepts applicants for four positions from APA-accredited clinical psychology and counseling psychology programs. Doctor of Education (Ed.D.) applicants will be considered on a case-by-case basis, if documented clinical coursework and intervention hours are comparable to those from an accredited clinical/counseling program. Applicants from university clinical and counseling programs on an accreditation track will be considered as well, with prior contact from the university training director explaining the school’s training elements and stage in the accreditation process. We have three (3) regular Match slots. The application deadline is November 22nd at 12 AM (CST). A select number of applicants will be invited for interviews. Until further notice, all interviews will be virtual. Practicum requirements must have been completed, with at least 400 hours of AAPI Intervention Hours recorded or projected by the beginning of internship, and at least 100 AAPI Assessment Hours. Each applicant who has not been able to meet the hours will be considered on a case-by-case basis. The doctoral program must certify that the applicant is ready for internship. Due to state policies and regulations governing patient contact in state facilities, we cannot accept applicants with previous felony convictions, or misdemeanor convictions other than traffic offenses. Our internship follows the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s non-discrimination policies. Pursuant to Executive Order 2008-473 and relevant state and federal laws, it is the Commonwealth of Kentucky’s policy to provide equal employment opportunity to all people in all aspects of employer-employee relations without discrimination because of race, color, religion, sex, national origin, sexual orientation or gender identity, ancestry, age (40 and over), disability, veteran status or genetic information. We are particularly interested in receiving applications from a broad and diverse spectrum of people, including minorities, protected veterans, and individuals with disabilities.
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, 400 hours Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours: Yes, 100 hours
Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:
We will consider applicants who have not been able to meet these benchmarks on a case-by-case basis. Additionally, we require APA accreditation of graduate program, or for applicants from university clinical and counseling programs on an accreditation track, prior contact from the university training director explaining the school’s training elements and stage in the accreditation process. We also require absence of previous legal offenses other than traffic-related citations, completion of practicum hours, and certification from doctoral program of internship readiness.

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-Time Interns	$34,559.98
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern?	N/A
If access to medical insurance is provided:	X Yes	No
Trainee contribution to cost required?	X Yes	No
Coverage of family member(s) available?	X Yes	No
Coverage of legally married partner available?	X Yes	No
Coverage of domestic partner available?	Yes	X No
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)	112 Hours Cumulative PTO
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave	77 Hours Cumulative PTO
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?	X Yes	No
Other Benefits (please describe): Interns may opt into dental, vision, life, and other menu-driven insurance options, for themselves and for family members, for additional monthly cost. With respect to insurance, interns may choose between plans with higher deductible and reduced provider choice for lower cost and plans with lower deductible and increased provider choice, for additional cost. If interns opt out of coverage due to be covered by spouse or family member's policy, they may choose contributions to a Flexible Spending Account. Interns accrue vacation time off at a rate of 4.62 hours per payroll, not including the first 60 days of employment. Additionally, all staff are given 1 personal day (8 hours) and 1 cultural holiday celebration (8 hours) per year, resulting in a cumulative amount of roughly 112 hours PTO. In addition to this, interns accrue sick leave at a rate of 3.7 hours per payroll, not including the first 60 days of employment, resulting in a cumulative amount of roughly 77 hours sick leave.
*Note. Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table.

	2021-2024
Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts	12
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree	0
	PD	EP
Academic Teaching	0	0
Community Mental Health Center	0	0
Consortium	0	0
University Counseling Center	0	0
Hospital/Medical Center	2	0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System	0	0
Psychiatric Facility	4	3
Correctional Facility	0	0
Health Maintenance Organization	0	0
School District/System	0	0
Independent Practice Setting	0	1
Other	2	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.