Pre-Doctoral Internship in Counseling and Clinical Psychology

To be eligible for the internship program applicants must meet the following criteria:

  • Currently enrolled in a doctoral program in counseling psychology or clinical psychology
  • Successful completion of comprehensive examinations
  • Approved for internship by your Academic Training Director

The following application materials are required:

  • Cover letter describing your specific interest in this internship, and how you view this program as being a good match for your needs and abilities
  • Official Graduate Transcripts
  • Current Vita
  • Letters of reference from three persons who have observed your academic and applied performance
  • Fully completed APPIC Standardized Application Form.
  • Supplemental Application Questions.

!!!! IMPORTANT NOTE !!!!

ONLY THOSE APPLICANTS WHO HAVE COMPLETED AN APPIC APPLICANT AGREEMENT AND REGISTERED FOR THE MATCH CAN BE MATCHED TO THIS INTERNSHIP SITE.  IF YOU ARE MAKING APPLICATION TO THIS PROGRAM AND HAVE NOT YET REQUESTED  MATERIALS DESCRIBING THE APPIC INTERNSHIP MATCHING PROGRAM, YOU CAN DOWNLOAD THE NECESSARY MATERIALS AND AGREEMENT FORM FROM THE APPIC INTERNSHIP MATCHING PROGRAM INTERNET WEB SITE.

Mail completed applications to:
Dr. Cathye Griffin Betzel
Thomas E. Cook Counseling Center
240 McComas Hall
Blacksburg, VA  24061-0108

 

The deadline for all application materials is November 15, 2007. All application materials must be postmarked by that date in order for the applicant to be considered for the internship. Only application materials received by regular mail (e.g. postal delivery, overnight express, etc.) will be accepted (e.g. no electronic transmissions, fax, etc.). Applications are reviewed between November 15 and December 9, and applicants selected for interview are contacted by December 15, 2007. Formal on-site interviews occur in person and are scheduled in early January.

The intern training year begins August 10 and ends on August 09 of the following year.

The materials found on this web page and the standardized APPIC application constitute the program application packet. Links to related internship documents and Virginia Tech programs and services are provided in order to fully inform applicants about the program and the community. The program is a participant in the APPIC and National Matching Services Internship Matching Program. Our Program Code Number for the Internship Matching Program is 160411.

Applicants are encouraged to review responses from a survey of previous applicants. Policies and procedures governing the intern selection process are available here. If you have questions regarding making application to the program, need materials to be mailed to you, or would like to give feedback regarding the internship web site contact Dr. Cathye Griffin Betzel at 540-231-6557 or email cbetzel@vt.edu

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.

THIS INTERNSHIP SITE STRICTLY ABIDES BY THE APPIC MATCH POLICY.

Virginia Tech does not discriminate against employees, students, or applicants on the basis of age, color, disability, gender, national origin, political affiliation, race, religion, sexual orientation or veteran status.



 


Cook Counseling Center at Virginia Tech
2007-2008 Supplemental Application Questions

 

The purpose of the following questions is to help us get a sense for who you are and how you think about people. Please be succinct!

  • What has been the most meaningful training experience for you thus far in your professional development?
     
  • Leonardo da Vinci developed a formula for the antithesis between painting and sculpture. The formula, in essence, is that in painting something is added, whereas in sculpture something is taken away. In your work as a psychotherapist and supervisor are you a painter or a sculptor?

     


 

 

Welcome!

Please click on the index topics in the column at the left of your screen to explore the components of
Cook Counseling Center's Pre-doctoral Internship in Psychology.

Revised 12/04/2006
Cathye Griffin Betzel, Psy.D.