Welcome! This page describes our APA Accredited Doctoral Internship Program in Health Service Psychology. We expect that the information contained here will assist in your search for a good fit when considering an internship placement. However, if you have any further questions, please feel free to email me or contact me by telephone at 407-823-2811. I will be glad to discuss the internship program with you.
We prefer applicants from APA accredited doctoral programs in counseling or clinical psychology. Applicants should have a minimum of at least 500 intervention hours and 25 assessment hours on the AAPI by the application due date (see below for due date). All coursework, practicum experiences and comprehensive examinations required for the doctoral degree should be completed prior to the start of internship. Applications are not considered complete until all materials are received.
UCF Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) is a member of APPIC (Association of Psychology Post-Doctoral and Internship Centers), so please go to the APPIC website for more information about rules and guidelines for applying to APPIC internship sites. The APPIC code number is: 203711
To be considered for the internship of the academic year 2024-2025, all application materials must be uploaded on to the AAPI Online by November 1st at 11:59 p.m. Eastern Standard Time. Interview notification date will be sent no later than December 2nd, 2023. Internet video conference interviews (by Skype) will be set up and conducted in December and January. Match Day for this upcoming cycle is to be announced.
To be considered for UCF Doctoral Psychology Internship positions, your online APPIC application must include the following components:
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 intern applicant. If you have questions or need clarification regarding CAPS Doctoral Internship in Psychology, please contact Anna King, Psy.D. Associate Director, Training Director, Licensed Psychologist
UCF CAPS Internship Website Brochure
PLEASE NOTE: Our doctoral internship program is APA-accredited. All internship activities abide by APA standards.
Inquiries about the accreditation status of our psychology internship program may be directed to:
The internship training experience of 2024-2025 will begin August 2nd, 2024 and will end July 31st, 2025. During the internship year, interns will accrue and document a minimum of 2,000 professional hours of practice with an expectation of 500 hours of direct clinical service. Interns gain experience with a variety of direct service activities throughout the year which are described in detail below. Although there is a preset of expectations required to complete internship, the degree of involvement in some activities is negotiable and determined by the interest and experience of the intern, as well as the needs of CAPS.
CAPS provides 3 internship positions for this academic year.
The internship position offers a salary of $35,500 paid on a bi-weekly basis. Interns receive 10 days of combined annual leave, sick leave, and 5 days professional development leave for professional activities such as dissertation defense, and conferences. In addition, there are approximately 9 university holidays. All interns have a private office with video equipment, a personal computer linked to the University network, and library privileges.