How do I get application materials?
All materials must be available for review on-line by our Due Date of Nov 7, 2009. Complete the Uniform Internship Application, APPI, found on the APPIC web site at www.appic.org then click on 'APPI On-Line'. You will also need to submit a cover letter, current vita, your official graduate transcripts (doctoral & masters level) and three current letters of references.
In your cover letter explain why you believe you would be a good fit with the internship program at the University of Oregon Counseling and Testing Center. Be specific about your goals for internship and how our program - in particular - will help you meet these goals.
Two of the three reference letters must be from clinical supervisors, and one of these clinical supervisor letters should be from a recent supervisor. We also require that at least one of your letters be written by a clinical staff member from a university counseling center at which you have worked or completed a practicum.
Do we accept contracts from your home university programs?
No. If you are accepted for an internship at the University of Oregon, you will have a contract with the University of Oregon and thus we cannot enter into another contract with a different university as well.
Do letters of recommendation & transcripts need to be sent separately, or can I mail everything in one packet?
All parts of your application will be uploaded onto the online APPI
Do I have to send letters from a clinical supervisor and counseling center staff member?
Yes. If you have worked or done a practicum at a university counseling center, we need a letter from them. If you have worked with college students in a similar setting, a reference letter from that supervisor will probably be sufficient. Our main purpose with the reference letters is to have it be someone who knows you well. However, when applicants send letters from people other than those we've requested, it sometimes puts us in the position of wondering whether the applicant avoided having that person write the letter because it wouldn't be a good letter. So, please send the letters we have requested. On the other hand, if you feel there is more than one additional person who can attest to your qualifications, please feel free to send letters from them as well. You will not be penalized for sending more than three letters.
Do I have to be from an APA-accredited university?
We only rank applicants from APA-accredited programs, so it will be necessary that your program be accredited prior to your interview. In other words, if your program is not accredited by the time we offer you an interview, we would not include you on our rank order list even if you successfully made it through our screening process.
Who is involved in training?
Everyone on the staff at the UCTC is involved with some aspect of training. Primary supervision is provided by senior clinical staff who are licensed in Oregon or a state with comparable standards. All clinical staff take part in training seminars, secondary consultation, mentoring, co-leading therapy groups, and other internship activities. Administrative staff work closely with interns in such areas as the transition to the internship, clinical and administrative record keeping, scheduling, and computer and audio-visual support.
How does the UCTC reflect its commitment to individual and cultural differences?
The UCTC staff represents a wide range of cultural and individual diversity, and individuals who are dedicated to the intentional inclusion of multicultural competence in all areas of their work. The staff reflects differences in racial and ethnic background, national origin, sexual orientation, religion and spirituality, age, and gender. Our entire staff shares the goal of providing sensitive, high quality services to diverse people. We strive to create an environment where all people feel welcome. We attempt to facilitate mutual respect and understanding among people of diverse racial, ethnic, national, and cultural backgrounds, sexual/affectional orientation, mental and physical abilities, language, class, age, body size, religion/spiritual beliefs, as well as other types of diversity. As a staff, we are addressing issues of multiculturalism in our clinical work, seminar training, programming, consultation and outreach, and staff development.
Cultural and individual diversity is infused throughout all aspects of the intern’s learning environment, both through staff attention to diversity issues as they arise in the natural course of the interns’ service delivery, collegial interaction, supervision, and through explicit didactic focus. Specific examples of internship activities that focus on awareness of individual and cultural differences include attendance at professional staff development workshops with senior clinical staff on a variety of topics related to multiculturalism (e.g.multicultural supervision), participation in a process-oriented weekly intern multicultural seminar, optional attendance at summer brown-bag lunches to watch diversity related videos, training in the use of learning disability assessment and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and participation in rotations that involve working with culturally diverse students.
What rotations/concentration areas are available?
Interns usually participate in a different rotation either each term or remain in the same one all year. Intern preferences generally guide the assignment of these rotations so that interns can select rotations that are of most interest to them based on their professional development needs. Many rotations are already established and interns can simply step right into it and begin working. Interns may be interested in working in areas not currently established as rotation/concentration areas and can work with staff to develop new rotations.
Rotations that are have recently been available to interns have included facilitating seminar for Counseling Diverse Populations Class, Cultural Competency Project, International Student Services, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Programs, Eating Disorders Treatment, Men's Issues, Substance Abuse Treatment, co-teaching Life Skills course, University Health Center, groups, and Disability Assessment.
How many hours per week do interns work and what is the stipend?
Generally, interns work no more than 40-45 hours per week, with approximately 25 hours being spent in direct service. During the summer and slower break periods, interns tend to work 40 hours per week at most. During fall, winter, and spring academic terms, they work closer to 45 hours per week. The salary is $24,082.00 and interns receive the same health benefits package as do the permanent senior clinical staff. Interns’ domestic partners and spouses are also eligible for these benefits. Interns accrue 180 hours of vacation leave (22.5 days), but they are required to take 40 hours (5 days) during the last week of the internship. Interns are encouraged to take most of remaining 140 hours (17.5 days) during break periods so that clinical services are not interrupted. Interns also use vacation leave for job interviews, usually in the Winter and Spring term.
Who should I contact if my question is not answered above?
Please email internqa@uoregon.edu, and we will either respond to you directly or forward the question to the appropriate person.
How do I get application materials?
All materials must be available for review on-line by our Due Date of Nov 7, 2009. Complete the Uniform Internship Application, APPI, found on the APPIC web site at www.appic.org then click on 'APPI On-Line'. You will also need to submit a cover letter, current vita, your official graduate transcripts (doctoral & masters level) and three current letters of references.
In your cover letter explain why you believe you would be a good fit with the internship program at the University of Oregon Counseling and Testing Center. Be specific about your goals for internship and how our program - in particular - will help you meet these goals.
Two of the three reference letters must be from clinical supervisors, and one of these clinical supervisor letters should be from a recent supervisor. We also require that at least one of your letters be written by a clinical staff member from a university counseling center at which you have worked or completed a practicum.
Do we accept contracts from your home university programs?
No. If you are accepted for an internship at the University of Oregon, you will have a contract with the University of Oregon and thus we cannot enter into another contract with a different university as well.
Do letters of recommendation & transcripts need to be sent separately, or can I mail everything in one packet?
All parts of your application will be uploaded onto the online APPI
Do I have to send letters from a clinical supervisor and counseling center staff member?
Yes. If you have worked or done a practicum at a university counseling center, we need a letter from them. If you have worked with college students in a similar setting, a reference letter from that supervisor will probably be sufficient. Our main purpose with the reference letters is to have it be someone who knows you well. However, when applicants send letters from people other than those we've requested, it sometimes puts us in the position of wondering whether the applicant avoided having that person write the letter because it wouldn't be a good letter. So, please send the letters we have requested. On the other hand, if you feel there is more than one additional person who can attest to your qualifications, please feel free to send letters from them as well. You will not be penalized for sending more than three letters.
Do I have to be from an APA-accredited university?
We only rank applicants from APA-accredited programs, so it will be necessary that your program be accredited prior to your interview. In other words, if your program is not accredited by the time we offer you an interview, we would not include you on our rank order list even if you successfully made it through our screening process.
Who is involved in training?
Everyone on the staff at the UCTC is involved with some aspect of training. Primary supervision is provided by senior clinical staff who are licensed in Oregon or a state with comparable standards. All clinical staff take part in training seminars, secondary consultation, mentoring, co-leading therapy groups, and other internship activities. Administrative staff work closely with interns in such areas as the transition to the internship, clinical and administrative record keeping, scheduling, and computer and audio-visual support.
How does the UCTC reflect its commitment to individual and cultural differences?
The UCTC staff represents a wide range of cultural and individual diversity, and individuals who are dedicated to the intentional inclusion of multicultural competence in all areas of their work. The staff reflects differences in racial and ethnic background, national origin, sexual orientation, religion and spirituality, age, and gender. Our entire staff shares the goal of providing sensitive, high quality services to diverse people. We strive to create an environment where all people feel welcome. We attempt to facilitate mutual respect and understanding among people of diverse racial, ethnic, national, and cultural backgrounds, sexual/affectional orientation, mental and physical abilities, language, class, age, body size, religion/spiritual beliefs, as well as other types of diversity. As a staff, we are addressing issues of multiculturalism in our clinical work, seminar training, programming, consultation and outreach, and staff development.
Cultural and individual diversity is infused throughout all aspects of the intern’s learning environment, both through staff attention to diversity issues as they arise in the natural course of the interns’ service delivery, collegial interaction, supervision, and through explicit didactic focus. Specific examples of internship activities that focus on awareness of individual and cultural differences include attendance at professional staff development workshops with senior clinical staff on a variety of topics related to multiculturalism (e.g.multicultural supervision), participation in a process-oriented weekly intern multicultural seminar, optional attendance at summer brown-bag lunches to watch diversity related videos, training in the use of learning disability assessment and the Americans with Disabilities Act, and participation in rotations that involve working with culturally diverse students.
What rotations/concentration areas are available?
Interns usually participate in a different rotation either each term or remain in the same one all year. Intern preferences generally guide the assignment of these rotations so that interns can select rotations that are of most interest to them based on their professional development needs. Many rotations are already established and interns can simply step right into it and begin working. Interns may be interested in working in areas not currently established as rotation/concentration areas and can work with staff to develop new rotations.
Rotations that are have recently been available to interns have included facilitating seminar for Counseling Diverse Populations Class, Cultural Competency Project, International Student Services, Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, and Transgender Programs, Eating Disorders Treatment, Men's Issues, Substance Abuse Treatment, co-teaching Life Skills course, University Health Center, groups, and Disability Assessment.
How many hours per week do interns work and what is the stipend?
Generally, interns work no more than 40-45 hours per week, with approximately 25 hours being spent in direct service. During the summer and slower break periods, interns tend to work 40 hours per week at most. During fall, winter, and spring academic terms, they work closer to 45 hours per week. The salary is $24,082.00 and interns receive the same health benefits package as do the permanent senior clinical staff. Interns’ domestic partners and spouses are also eligible for these benefits. Interns accrue 180 hours of vacation leave (22.5 days), but they are required to take 40 hours (5 days) during the last week of the internship. Interns are encouraged to take most of remaining 140 hours (17.5 days) during break periods so that clinical services are not interrupted. Interns also use vacation leave for job interviews, usually in the Winter and Spring term.
Who should I contact if my question is not answered above?
Please email internqa@uoregon.edu, and we will either respond to you directly or forward the question to the appropriate person.