Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data

 

Salary/Benefits

Interns are Washington state employees and receive a 12-month stipend of $70,000 for 2,000 hours of work, as well as vacation, sick leave, and access to state health care plans.

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year*

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns 

$70,000

Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns

0

Program provides access to medical insurance for intern?

Yes

 

If access to medical insurance is provided:

 

Trainee contribution to cost required?

Yes

 

Coverage of family member(s) available?

Yes

 

Coverage of legally married partner available?

Yes

 

Coverage of domestic partner available?

Yes

 

Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)

112

Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave 

96

In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave? 

Yes

 

Other Benefits (please describe): Washington State employee benefits

Training

 

Internship Program Admissions

Date Program Tables are updated:

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If Yes, indicate how many:

Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours

Y

Amount: 300

 

Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours

Y

Amount: 100

 

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

 

Recent Interns’ Universities And Post-Internship Positions

2022-2023

  • University of Wisconsin – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • Sam Houston State University – UMass Forensic Post Doc
  • Sam Houston State University – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • Simon Frasier University - University of Denver & Denver FIRST Post Doc

2021-2022

  • University of Alabama – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • University of North Texas – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • Sam Houston State University – UMass Forensic Post Doc
  • Sam Houston State University – State Operated Forensic Services Post Doc

2020-2021

  • University of Alabama – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • John Jay College – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • University of North Texas – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • University of North Texas – Colorado Mental Health Institute at Pueblo Post Doc

2019-2020

  • Central Michigan University – UMass Forensic Post Doc
  • Palo Alto University – Academic Position with Valparaiso University
  • Sam Houston State University – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • Simon Frazier University – UMass Forensic Post Doc

2018-2019

  • University of Alabama – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • University of Alabama – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • University of Alabama – OFMHS Forensic Post Doc
  • John Jay College – University of Denver & Denver FIRST Post Doc

2017-2018

  • Albizu University – Taylor-Hardin Post-Doc
  • University of Oregon – Portland Forensic
  • University of North Texas – WSH Forensic Post Doc
  • Tennessee State University – SCC Psychologist 3

 

Initial Post-Internship Positions

  2020-2023
Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts 12
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree 0
  PD EP
Community mental health center    
Federally qualified health center    
Independent primary care facility/clinic    
University counseling center     
Veterans Affairs medical center     
Military health center     
Academic health center     
Other medical center or hospital     
Psychiatric hospital  9  
Academic university/department 3  
Community college or other teaching setting    
Independent research institution    
Correctional facility    
School district/system    
Independent practice setting    
Not currently employed    
Changed to another field    
Other    
Unknown    
Note: “PD” = Post-doctoral residency position; “EP” = Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time.  For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.