University Neuropsychiatric
Institute (UNI)

Psychology Internship

The psychology internship program at UNI is an APA accredited program that provides comprehensive clinical training with severe and diverse psychopathology across the developmental continuum.

UNI currently offers three full-time predoctoral internship positions. All interns complete four-month rotations with child, adolescent and adult psychiatric populations. The internship program provides experience with:

  • inpatient and day treatment populations
  • training in numerous treatment modalities and various assessment techniques
  • knowledge of hospital practice
  • exposure to matters of professional practice
The internship provides intensive experiential training in the core areas of psychology practice including
  • diagnosis and assessment
  • therapeutic interventionStaff photo
  • crisis intervention
  • consultation and scholarly inquiry
  • diversity
  • supervision
  • theories and methods of evaluation
All training occurs in an atmosphere of supervision, modeling, and collaborating interactions with supervisors and senior staff members. Internship training is accomplished through
  • direct clinical experience
  • individual and group supervision
  • didactic seminars
  • treatment team staffing
  • psychotherapy seminar
  • professional consultations
  • peer-group meetings
  • continuing professional education
  • grand rounds presentations
  • scholarly readings

The breadth and depth of clinical experience combined with our training seminars/activities, and quality supervision creates a unique and excellent clinical internship experience.

All internship appointments are of a continuous 12-month period beginning at the end of August. Interns are paid a stipend of $20,579 and receive a comprehensive health/dental insurance benefits package, ten paid holidays, sick leave, and three weeks paid vacation.

Ethnic minority and culturally diverse students are strongly encouraged to apply. For additional information, please contact:

Sandra Whitehouse, Ph.D., Director of Psychology Training
University of Utah Neuropsychiatric Institute
501 Chipeta Way
Salt Lake City, Utah 84108
(801) 587-3537
sandra.whitehouse@hsc.utah.edu