Apply to WCPIP

Eligibility

To be considered for an internship at any one of our sites, applicants must meet the following criteria:

• • Approval by the applicant's academic training program, verifying their readiness for internship

  • A Master’s degree or equivalent in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or a closely related field 

  • A minimum of three years of a doctoral program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology 

  • A minimum of 300 intervention hours by the time of application

  • A minimum of 30 assessment hours by the time of application

  • Eligibility for licensure in the state of Kansas https://sos.ks.gov/publications/pubs_kar_Regs.aspx?KAR=102-4-3a 

Please note, while it is not a requirement that applicants be from an APA-accredited program in order to apply to WCPIP, preference will be given to those applicants who are.

In addition, WCPIP agencies are not able to financially support Visa sponsorship but welcome those applicants with Student Visas or are eligible to work in the United States.

Selection PRocess

Each agency within the Collaborative has its own application review process. As a consortium, the minimum number of assessment and intervention hours needed to apply is chosen to reflect the Collaborative's requirements as a whole. However, applicants should be aware that preferred qualifications (including number of intervention and assessment hours) will vary considerably from one agency/track to another. For example, the Clinical Neuropsychology track at KUSM-W tends to give preference to applicants with a higher number of assessment hours than WCPIP's stated minimum since assessment is an essential part of the intern's training experience there. Subsequently, applicants are advised to give careful consideration to the overall goodness of fit when applying to WCPIP, as fit plays a significant role in determining which applicants will be invited for interviews.

All agencies have their own interview process. A combination of on-site and virtual interviews will be available, pending institutional guidelines related to public health needs. 

Applicants will be notified by the WCPIP Training Director via email no later than December 2, 2024 of their interview status. Instructions will be provided within that email about the interview scheduling process. Again, the agencies conduct separate interview processes and thus, have individual match numbers. Final approval of all candidates is made by the Coordinating Committee.

Should positions remain available after Phase I, WCPIP will enter Phase II of the Match. In accordance with APPIC policies, only phone/video interviews will be utilized to assist in the ranking process during Phase II.

We fully endorse the APPIC policy summarized in the following statement: "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."