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Psychology Internship

Welcome Letter

Philosophy & Training Model

Competency Areas

Training Activities

Internship Setting at UHM & CSDC

Meet Our Staff

Applying for Internship at CSDC-UHM

Counselor-In-Residence (CIR)

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Updated:  May 2013

The Psychology Internship at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa's Counseling and Student Development Center provides a one-year (2000 hours), full-time, training experience for doctoral candidates in Clinical and Counseling Psychology. The CSDC internship embraces a philosophy of experiential learning and provides practitioner-scholar training. Interns receive training and supervision in our ten areas of competency:  professional development, ethics, multiculturalism, psychological assessment, individual psychotherapy, career counseling, crisis intervention, group counseling, clinical supervision, and outreach/evaluation/consultation. Emphases of the internship training program include:

• College Student Development - facilitating the psychological development of university students.

• Multicultural Competence - acquiring cultural awareness, knowledge, and skills within a diverse and international university community.

• Counseling/Psychotherapy Integration - combining ideas and strategies from several different theories of counseling/psychotherapy.

This website provides several documents related to the Psychology Internship:

• Welcome Letter for Internship Candidates

• Philosophy and Training Model

• Competency Areas

• Training Activities

• Internship Setting at UHM and CSDC

• Meet Our Staff

• Application Process

• Counselor-In-Residence (CIR)

The Psychology Internship is accredited by the American Psychological Association:

Commission on Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
(202) 336-5979