The University of Nevada, Reno Psychology Doctoral Internship is a 2,000 hour experience, with the expectation of at least 500 hours of direct service activities. Interns gain experience through a wide range of activities, some of which will be negotiated individually by each trainee based on their interest areas and the needs of the center.
The doctoral internship in professional psychology includes these components:
Training Seminars include: topics in diverse identities and multiculturalism, intern case conference/consultations, psychological assessment, supervision of supervision, and clinical/professional issues seminar. Additionally, training seminars may include didactics such as: brief therapy, crisis/suicidal/at-risk clients, professional ethics, working from various theoretical orientations, eating disorders, and others topics of choice, based on interns’ interests.
Supervision: two hours of regularly scheduled individual primary supervision, one hour of emphasis area supervision, and two hours of regularly scheduled group supervision will be provided per week (in assessment, supervision of supervision, and/or intern cohort group supervision).
Other regularly scheduled activities include training and practice in psychological assessment, our weekly staff meeting, outreach, multidisciplinary consultation, preparation and administrative time for documentation, dissertation research time/professional development time.
Specialty emphasis areas are available depending on intern interests, available staff to supervise these areas, and center needs. Examples include, but are not limited to: LGBTQ+ populations, diversity and multicultural counseling, psychological testing, eating disorder treatment, sport psychology consulting, group counseling, DBT, outcome evaluation and research.
We will offer three full-time positions for the 2024-2025 internship year.
General schedule of activities and expectations
Below are sample tables of Direct and Indirect Service activities psychology interns might be expected to complete on a weekly basis during their internship. The maximum and minimum hours within each category and actual schedule may vary week to week. Interns generally will not work over 42 hours per week (this is why minimum and maximum hours do not equal 35-45.5 and 36-48.5 per week, respectively).
| Fall Hours | Spring Hours |
| 39 to 40.5 | 39 to 41.5 |
| Activity | Fall Hours | Spring Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Individual Therapy / Intake-initial consultations | 9 to 12 | 11 to 14 |
| Walk-in Consultation (aka Urgent Care) (Crisis Walk-ins) | 1 | 1 |
| Assessment | 0 to 2 | 0 to 2 |
| Outreach | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Group Counseling | 1 to 2 | 1 to 2 |
| Supervision Provided | n/a | 1 |
| Total Direct Service | 12.5 to 17.5 | 15.5 to 21.5 |
| Activity | Fall Hours | Spring Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Indirect Service | ||
| Client Consultation Meeting | 1 | 1 |
| Staff Meeting | 1 | 1 |
| Group Counseling Debriefing Supervision | 0.5 to 1 | 0.5 to 1 |
| Supervision Received - Individual | 3 | 3 |
| Supervision Received - Assessment | 1 | 1 |
| Supervision Received - Group | 2 | 2 |
| Supervision Received - Sup of Sup | --- | 1.5 |
| Training Seminar | 2 | 2 |
| Professional Development (dissertation, research) | 2 | 2 |
| Documentation, Phone/Emails, Preparation, Report Writing | 11 to 15 | 9 to 13 |