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Psychology Internship Program

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The Psychology Doctoral Internship Program at the VA Western Colorado Healthcare System provides training in general outpatient mental health
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Thank you for your interest in the Health Service Psychology Doctoral Internship Program at the VA Western Colorado Healthcare System. We have two, full-time, 52-week internship positions that provide training in general outpatient mental health with trainee-selected specialty mental health rotation opportunities. Our program is committed to providing generalist training in the context of a rural setting. We strive to create a nurturing learning environment where you can enhance your competencies and shape your unique professional identity.
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The doctoral internship at VA Western Colorado Health Care System was established in 2018 and will be accepting its fifth class of interns for the 2022-23 academic year. The program is currently accredited, by the Commission on Accreditation (CoA) of the American Psychological Association (APA). Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be addressed to:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE
Washington, DC 2002
Phone: 202-336-5979
e-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Internet: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

Per VA policy, a candidate for the VA Western Colorado Healthcare System’s Psychology Internship Program must be a U.S. citizen enrolled in an APA-approved clinical or counseling psychology doctoral program. Additional eligibility criteria are outlined in our Psychology Internship Program brochure. We encourage all qualified candidates to apply regardless of age, gender, gender identity, language, national origin, culture, race, ethnicity, social economic status, religion, sexual orientation, disability or other minority status. We designed the internship program with a mission of creating a warm, welcoming training environment that values cultural and individual differences. We strongly encourage students from diverse backgrounds to apply.

Please note that we participate in the match through National Matching Services and follow all APPIC policies for intern selection. To submit an application, please go to the APPIC website.

Please contact us with any questions about the Psychology Internship Program.

Important Dates

Application deadline: November 20th, 2022
Interview Notification: December 15th, 2022
Video-Interviews and Open House: January 17th and 18th

National Match Program Code: 246711

Psychology Internship Training Brochure 2023-24 (508 passed) (PDF)