Application Process

Eligibility

Interested applicants must have:

• A minimum of 350 intervention and assessment hours combined (candidates may continue to accumulate hours at the time of application)

• At least two semesters of providing individual therapy experience

• Comprehensive exams successfully completed and passed by the application deadline

• All course work completed and a minimum of three years of graduate training at a doctoral program in counseling or clinical psychology, prior to the start of internship

• Interest in diversity and evidence of self-awareness related to providing culturally informed counseling

• Dissertation proposal passed by the application deadline

• Good standing in their doctoral academic home program

• APA Accredited doctoral program preferred but not required

• Ability to pass the Criminal Background and Child Abuse clearance requirements of Pennsylvania (Acts 33 and 34) and FBI clearance

• For Excela Intern, there are two additional requirements prior to start of internship

  • Updated CPR certification

  • Successful completion of 15 panel drug screen

    • Please note that failure to pass background checks, drug screenings, or provide required documentation (some sites require vaccination records) may result in denial or later revocation of internship position.