Internship applicants must complete the AAPI Online http://www.appic.org/. This will include cover letter, curriculum vita, application form with essays, verification of readiness for internship from your academic program, all graduate transcripts, and three letters of recommendation. No supplemental materials are required by Case Western Reserve University. 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. Applications are due by 11:59pm on November 2, 2026.
Applicant Qualifications
We seek high-energy individuals who are open to learning, receptive to feedback, and motivated to develop a wide range of skills required in a psychologist. We consider only applications from students enrolled in APA-accredited Counseling and Clinical Psychology programs.
To be considered a candidate for the CWRU UH&CS internship, applicants must:
- Demonstrate consistency between candidate’s interests and the aims of the CWRU UH&CS internship.
- Be a registered student, in good standing, at or beyond the third year in an APA-accredited doctoral program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.
- Have successfully completed all preliminary or qualifying exams required by the home program before the application deadline.
- Have successfully proposed dissertation by internship ranking submission in February.
- Have completed all doctoral coursework by July 31 of the entering internship year.
- Be willing and able to commit to a busy, full-time, twelve-month internship.
- Be willing to engage in self-reflection in supervisory and training relationships as needed, to ensure ethical and appropriate clinical practice.
- Have obtained a minimum of 300 AAPI intervention hours.
Our interns are brought onboard as non degree-seeking students who are paid a stipend and provided benefits; they are not technically considered full or part-time staff. Even so, the internship conforms to many requirements, including legal eligibility for employment in the US (sometimes called the I-9 requirement). Also, while we do not require or pursue background checks for the Psychology internship, should information be revealed at any time that would prohibit University employment policies, we reserve the right to terminate the internship contract immediately.
Interview Process Description
An intern selection committee, comprised of senior staff and both current interns, evaluates internship applications. Applications are reviewed based on the candidate's interest and experience in each of the competency areas, as well as experience working with college or university-aged populations. Eligible applicants who receive the highest ratings are invited to participate in interviews.
We conduct video-conference interviews (via Zoom) in which applicants speak with at least two members of our staff and respond to formal interview questions. We do not offer an in-person interview option. Our interviews are conducted by video-conference (or by telephone when necessary) in large part in order to offer the opportunity for applicants to apply regardless of geographical location and to be inclusive regarding accessibility and equitability. We are eager to welcome interns from all regions, backgrounds, and identities.
Interviews are typically 45 minutes in length. For this upcoming internship year, we anticipate scheduling interviews beginning on January 4, 2027. Please note that interview times are offered in Eastern Standard Time.
We notify applicants through email that they have been offered an interview opportunity with our site. The email provides information regarding interview scheduling; it is the applicant's responsibility to schedule via the National Matching Services Interview portal or to reply via email if difficulties scheduling online occur.
During the interview, applicants should be prepared to discuss their previous training and clinical experiences, diversity and social justice perspectives, and specific interest and experience with college-aged populations, crisis intervention, short-term therapy, and tele-behavioral health. In addition, applicants are offered the opportunity to speak with one of our current interns in order to ask questions and learn more about the internship experience. These conversations are not part of the formal interview process, although current interns are free to share their impressions with the selection committee members.