Internship Placement Data

Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data
Date Program Tables were updated: 2/20/2026

Program Disclosures
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Internship Program Admissions

Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program’s policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements:

SD-PIC includes the following sites: Human Services Center and Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services. Each site’s Financial and Other Benefit Support are described below.
The Consortium offers one-year, full-time internship placements that begin and end in August of each year. The Consortium is comprised of training sites that will provide a range of clinical and didactic experiences that represent the necessary depth and breadth required for internship completion. Across training sites, interns will complete a minimum of 500 hours per internship year of face-to-face direct service delivery.

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

Amount: N/A

Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours

Amount: N/A

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

Note of Preference: SD-PIC will base its selection process on the entire application package.

SD-PIC will base its selection process on the entire application package; however, applicants who have met the following qualifications prior to beginning internship will be considered preferred:

1. APA accredited doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology
2. A minimum of 400 intervention hours
3. A minimum of 50 assessment hours
4. Dissertation proposal defended and IRB approval granted
5. Experience or special interest in working with diverse populations and/or in rural or underserved areas

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year¹

Human Services Center (HSC) Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns	$44,000
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns	N/A
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?	No
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)	Accrued per pay period
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave	Accrued per pay period
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):

¹Note: Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table

Lewis and Clark Behavioral Health Services Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns	$44,000
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns	N/A
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?	No
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)	15 days in a year
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave	14 days in a year
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): 10 paid holidays throughout the year.

¹Note: Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table

Initial Post-Internship Positions

(Provide an Aggregated Tally for the Preceding 3 Cohorts)

	2021-2024
Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts	0
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree
	PD	EP
Academic teaching	PD=	EP=
Community mental health center	PD=	EP=
Consortium	PD=	EP=
University Counseling Center	PD=	EP=
Hospital/Medical Center	PD=	EP=
Veterans Affairs Health Care System	PD=	EP=
Psychiatric facility	PD=	EP=
Correctional facility	PD=	EP=
Health maintenance organization	PD=	EP=
School district/system	PD=	EP=
Independent practice setting	PD=	EP=
Other	PD=	EP=

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.

Application Deadline:

Interview Date:

Program Start Date:

Contacting SD-PIC: