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Psychology Internship
APPIC Member #: 2685
The Michigan School Psychological Clinic’s Psychology Internship is a paid full-time (40 hours per week) twelve-month position with holidays, benefits, and vacation. The total training comprises at least 2000 hours of supervised clinical experience. The arrangements for supervision meet the supervisory requirements of the Michigan Department of Licensing and Regulatory Affairs.
The Michigan School Psychological Clinic (MSPC) was approved for APPIC Membership on November 2, 2026.
MSPC will be seeking APA accreditation within the three year time frame, consistent with APPIC policy. Please be advised that there is no assurance of APA accreditation.
MSPC practicum students with the Pontiac Mayor Mike McGuinness at outreach event at the Pontiac Public Library in 2026.
The mission of the Michigan School Psychological Clinic (MSPC) is:
- To provide affordable mental health services to individuals and families with limited access to psychological services and limited ability to pay; and
- To provide quality clinical training experiences for masters and doctoral level students
The training approach for the Psychology Doctoral Internship Training Program is based on a practitioner-scholar model. The Psychology Training Program is designed to contribute to the development of a clinical attitude and the desire to understand our clients. There is an emphasis on the development of reflective skills and empathy, as well as interventions that are consistent with the client’s self-reported problem areas. Reflection includes consideration of individual, cultural, and societal factors pertaining to both the provider and recipient of services. In addition to supervised clinical experiences, the intern’s progress is realized through the didactic program and utilization of the Psychology staff, as well as the professional community.
There are two primary aims for the doctoral internship at the MSPC:
- To provide clinical experiences that address and monitor the needs of our client population;
- To provide a variety of learning experiences that enhance the interns’ professional development
The intern will offer individual and conjoint therapy to clients and carry a therapy caseload and assessment duties that offer a variety of clinical experiences. The intern, with input from the client, will construct detailed treatment plans and meet weekly with clients to listen to and address their ongoing needs. The intern will offer supervision to practicum students at the Clinic and attend and participate in ongoing meetings, e.g. didactics, seminars, and staff meetings. The intern is also welcome to join School committees and the local chapter of Psi Chi. The intern will also present material at least one time per semester at weekly case conferences of all students at the Clinic.
The Psychology Staff is committed to providing a high-quality training experience within a 40-hour week. Initially working under close supervision of experienced and skilled staff members, students are expected to work with increasing independence as they develop their individual competencies.
Efforts are made to tailor the internship experience to the individual intern’s needs and to allow specialized training experiences from the program’s available resources.
Refer to Psychology Internship Brochure for additional information.
Experience Needed
Applicants must meet the following prerequisites to be considered for MSPC’s program:
- be doctoral students in good standing in an American Psychological Association (APA), Canadian Psychological Association (CPA), or Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System (PCSAS) accredited Clinical or Counseling Psychology program.
- be in at least the third or fourth year of their doctoral program, have completed practicum training, and have the approval of their School’s Director of Clinical Training.
- complete fingerprinting and background checks. Match results and selection decisions are contingent on passing these screens.
Application Process
MSPC is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and participates in the APPIC National Match. As APPIC members, MSPC abides by APPIC’s match policies. 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. APPIC Member Number 2685.
Application materials are submitted through the APPIC Online Applicant Portal.
Submit the application materials no later than November 29, 2026 by 11:59pm (EST).
Interview Process
A subset of applicants will be offered an interview, and this interview is required for further consideration. In person interviews are preferred, but in order to reduce barriers to interviewing, virtual interviews will be offered. Please feel free to contact the Training Director, Jim Maher, PhD, with any questions you may have about interviews: [email protected].
Applicants selected for interviews will be notified by December 10, 2026.
Interviews are scheduled for January 12 and January 13, 2027.
The interviews will help us evaluate applicants and allow applicants to evaluate our training opportunities. The purpose of the interview will be for the applicant to learn about our site and for training staff to evaluate the goodness of fit of each applicant to the internship.
For questions or additional information please contact our Training Director, Jim Maher, PhD at [email protected].
Notice of Nondiscrimination
The MSP does not discriminate against any employee or applicant for employment, student or applicant for admission, contractors, vendors, volunteers, or visitors in hiring employees, recruiting and admitting students, or in operating any of its educational programs and activities based upon their actual or perceived membership in one or more of the following protected classes:
- Age 40 years or older (in the employment context)
- Arrest Record
- Citizenship status
- Color
- Creed
- Disability
- Ethnicity
- Gender expression[1]
- Gender identity[2]
- Genetic information (including family medical history)
- Height
- Marital or familial status
- National origin (including ancestry)
- Pregnancy or related conditions
- Race
- Religion
- Sex
- Sexual orientation[3]
- Veteran or military status
- Weight
- or any other protected characteristic under applicable local, state, or federal law, including retaliation protections for those opposing discrimination or participating in any grievance process within the institution, with the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, and/or other human/civil rights agency.
This Policy covers discrimination, harassment, retaliation, or other Prohibited Conduct in both employment and access to educational opportunities. Therefore, any member of the MSP community whose acts deny, deprive, unreasonably interfere with, or limit the employment or education, access, benefits, and/or opportunities of any member of the MSP community, guest, visitor, vendor, or volunteer on the basis of that person’s actual or perceived protected characteristic(s), is in violation of this Policy.
The MSP will promptly and effectively address any such discrimination of which it has Knowledge/Notice, using the applicable resolution process outlined in the applicable procedures (e.g., Process A or Process B).
[1] Complaints of Harassment or Discrimination on the basis of this Protected Characteristic are addressed exclusively as Process B complaints, outside of Title IX.
[2] Complaints of Harassment or Discrimination on the basis of this Protected Characteristic are addressed exclusively as Process B complaints, outside of Title IX.
[3] Complaints of Harassment or Discrimination on the basis of this Protected Characteristic are addressed exclusively as Process B complaints, outside of Title IX.
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