Predoctoral Internship Training Program in
Clinical & Community Psychology

Application Process

Applicants to the Predoctoral Training Program should be enrolled in an APA-approved doctoral training program in clinical and/or community psychology. Applicants from other types of programs are considered in particular circumstances. Predoctoral stipends 2009-2010 will be $24,000 per year, with one month of vacation, and full support for comprehensive medical coverage.

Applicants for the Predoctoral Training Program should submit in duplicate both parts of the APPIC application form-(AAPI) and the APPIC Academic Program's Verification for Internship Eligibility and Readiness. Applicants should also submit duplicate copies of work samples (including diagnostic reports, therapy and consultation reports, and research summaries), 3-5 letters of recommendation, vita and an official copy of transcript. Predoctoral applicants must indicate which clinical facilities are of primary interest and which units might constitute possible secondary placements. Be sure that all materials are submitted in duplicate or the application cannot be considered as "complete" and distributed to the faculty for consideration.

Please be certain that all identifying information is deleted from confidential material before it is submitted. Letters of recommendation should be sent with your application in sealed envelopes (original and one copy). Any lengthy support material included in your application does not have to be submitted in duplicate.

Material, including letters of recommendation, should be submitted by November 15th to:

Dr. Sidney J. Blatt, Chief, Psychology Section
Department of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
300 George Street - Suite 901
New Haven, Connecticut 06511

If you have any questions on the application process, please do not hesitate to contact Joan Cricca, Student Coordinator at (203) 785-2090 or at psychsec@yale.edu.

Interviews will be conducted on an invitation-only basis. Predoctoral applicants will be contacted in mid-December to arrange for an interview date. Interviews will be conducted on three days:

Friday, January 5, 2009
Monday, January 9, 2009
Friday, January 12, 2009

To expedite this process, please check your preference for interview dates as indicated on the application form. If you have been invited to interview and are unable to visit New Haven, arrangements will be made to conduct interviews through extensive telephone calls. The date for final decisions for selection of interns is consistent with the policies of the Association of Psychology Internship Centers. Our training program begins on July 1st of each year.

Please detach and complete the application form in duplicate for use as a cover sheet with each set of your application materials. Again, be sure that all materials are submitted in duplicate or the application cannot be considered as "complete" and distributed to the faculty for consideration.

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This internship program has been approved by the Office of Accreditation of The American Psychological Association (750 First Street, N.E., Washington, D.C. 20002-4242, (202) 336-5979). This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC Match Policies.

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