2025-2026
As of 2017, the following standardized tables of admissions, support and initial placement data are required for all APA-accredited internship program websites. The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program tables are updated annually.
INTERNSHIP PROGRAM TABLES
Date Program Tables are updated: 5/31/24
Program Disclosures
As articulated in Standard I.B.2, programs may have “admission and employment policies that directly relate to affiliation or purpose” that may be faith-based or secular in nature. However, such policies and practices must be disclosed to the public. Therefore, programs are asked to respond to the following question.
| 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. |
_X_ Yes ____No |
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If yes, provide website link (or content from brochure) where this specific information is presented: |
Internship Program Admissions
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The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program at The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University provides training at the predoctoral level for students interested in careers relevant to clinical science, research, and practice. The overall training philosophy of the program reflects a commitment to the development of psychologists who will apply scientific knowledge to human behavior in clinical practice and who will advance clinical science research. The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program is committed to the mission of increasing diversity among its trainees and faculty. The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program prefers students currently matriculated in an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited doctoral program in Clinical Psychology or equivalent. Applicants from Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) accredited programs will be considered. Successful applicants to our program typically come from training programs with a strong clinical science or scientist-practitioner emphasis. The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program accepts applications from international, non-US citizens. International students cannot be supported through the 6 positions funded through the Providence VA Medical Center. Applicants who are accepted into the training program on a visa may be required to meet minimum funding requirements. Funding from sources other than the Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program (private sponsor, your government, scholarship, personal funds, etc.) can be considered to meet the minimum requirements. Please check directly with your current institution's International Student and Scholar Services office for required documentation. All candidates for admission will have adequate preparation for internship as indicated by a statement from the applicant's Program Director. A minimum of 500 contact hours (supervision does not count towards contact hours) of formal, supervised practicum training is required. The total number of practicum hours is the total completed intervention hours plus the total completed assessment hours. Although 500 hours will be the minimum for consideration, 800 remains program preference given program data that support this number as the threshold at which people have been best prepared for the Brown Clinical Psychology Internship. As part of our holistic review, consideration is also given to clinical hours and experiences that have exposed applicants to evidence-based assessment and intervention practices with a variety of populations at different levels of clinical acuity. The internship year starts on July 1. Clinical psychology residents must be on site by June 30 (or last business day of June, if the 30th falls on a weekend) for a mandatory orientation. Clinical psychology residents are employed by either Butler Hospital or the Providence VA Medical Center (determined upon acceptance). All candidates for admission are held to the onboarding requirements of the hospital in which they will be employed/rotate (Butler Hospital or the Providence VA Medical Center). All candidates for admission are strongly encouraged to purchase their own liability insurance (Professional Liability (Malpractice) Insurance for Graduate Students) while on internship, for the period of 7/1-6/30. Future employers may request that you supply proof of insurance while you were in training. To be consistent with NIH policy, it is the Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program's requirement that individuals receiving NRSA research funding (e.g. F31 predoctoral award) cannot simultaneously hold this award and complete a full-time clinical internship. Some clinical psychology residents are able to arrange a "leave of absence" from the grant during the internship year. For further details on the NIH policy, please refer directly to their website: National Institutes of Mental Health, Grants Policy Statement. The Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program observes the guidelines regarding timing of internship offers and acceptances adopted by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and the Council of University Directors of Clinical and Counseling Programs. This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept or use any ranking-related information from any internship applicant. At this time, the State of Rhode Island mandates that all healthcare providers and healthcare workers have received a complete series of COVID-19 vaccine (one dose of Johnson & Johnson, two doses of Pfizer or Moderna). The sole exemption in the regulation is a medical exemption. For more information, please visit the Rhode Island Department of Health, COVID-19 Information website. Upon successful completion of the program, a certificate is awarded by the Clinical Psychology Internship Training Program, The Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University. |
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| 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 | Y | Amount: 200*see below | ||||||
| Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours | Y | Amount: 50*see below | ||||||
| Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants: | ||||||||
| *As noted above, we require at least 500 hours as our minimum number of practicum hours. The total number of practicum hours is the total completed intervention hours plus the total completed assessment hours. Although 500 hours will be the minimum for consideration, 800 remains program preference given program data that support this number as the threshold at which people have been best prepared for the Brown Clinical Psychology Internship. As part of our holistic review, consideration is also given to clinical hours and experiences that have exposed applicants to evidence-based assessment and intervention practices with a variety of populations at different levels of clinical acuity. | ||||||||
Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year* |
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BUTLER HOSPITAL |
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| Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns | $38,124 | |
| 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? | Yes | |
| 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) | 160 | |
| Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave | 80 | |
| 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? [*NOTE: The Training Program allows for extended leave due to: 1) the birth of a child, or placement of a child for adoption or foster care or guardianship; 2) to care for a spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition; 3) for the trainee’s own serious health condition; and/or 4) any other leave consistent with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Clinical Psychology Residents must follow the Human Resources policies of their employing institution (Butler or the Providence VA Medical Center) regarding the specifics of their leave (e.g. duration allowed, use of benefits). It is an APA accreditation requirement that all clinical psychology residents must complete a year of full-time clinical training (2000 hrs.). If leave is taken during the calendar year of internship, the equivalent amount of days of leave (including clinical and research days) must be completed, unpaid, once the leave is over. Clinical psychology residents who are on international student visas may not be able to take extended leave due to constraints of their visa requirements.] | Yes* | |
| Other Benefits (please describe): All clinical psychology residents are provided with appropriate office space and equipment, secretarial assistance, and other resources necessary for their clinical activities. | ||
PROVIDENCE VA MEDICAL CENTER |
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| Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns | $38,124 | |
| 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? | Yes | |
| 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) | 184 | |
| Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave | 104 | |
| 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? [*NOTE: The Training Program allows for extended leave due to: 1) the birth of a child, or placement of a child for adoption or foster care or guardianship; 2) to care for a spouse, child, or parent who has a serious health condition; 3) for the trainee’s own serious health condition; and/or 4) any other leave consistent with the Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA). Clinical Psychology Residents must follow the Human Resources policies of their employing institution (Butler or the Providence VA Medical Center) regarding the specifics of their leave (e.g. duration allowed, use of benefits). It is an APA accreditation requirement that all clinical psychology residents must complete a year of full-time clinical training (2000 hrs.). If leave is taken during the calendar year of internship, the equivalent amount of days of leave (including clinical and research days) must be completed, unpaid, once the leave is over.] | Yes* | |
| Other Benefits (please describe): All clinical psychology residents are provided with appropriate office space and equipment, secretarial assistance, and other resources necessary for their clinical activities. More information about VA stipends and benefits are available at www.psychologytraining.va.gov/benefits.asp. | ||
| *Note. Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table | ||
Initial Post-Internship Positions
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2021-2024 |
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Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts |
69 |
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Total # of interns who remain in training in the internship program |
0 |
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PD |
EP |
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Academic teaching |
0 |
4 |
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Community mental health center |
0 |
0 |
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Consortium |
45 |
0 |
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University Counseling Center |
0 |
0 |
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Hospital/Medical Center |
14 |
0 |
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Veterans Affairs Health Care System |
4 |
0 |
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Psychiatric facility |
0 |
0 |
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Correctional facility |
0 |
0 |
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Health maintenance organization |
0 |
0 |
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School district/system |
0 |
0 |
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Independent practice setting |
0 |
1 |
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Other |
0 |
1 |
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