Internships and fellowships
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Internships and fellowships
The Doctoral Psychology Internship at the Northern Arizona VA Health Care System (NAVAHCS) is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of American Psychological Association. NAVAHCS Psychology Internship has been granted accreditation with our next site visit in 2024. This internship is currently in our 11th year of training and having graduated 10 classes of interns. We have had great success in placing interns, in fact, 13 of our graduates are currently employed as psychologists by the VA, including 1 here at NAVAHCS.
The NAVAHCS Psychology Training Program offers internships to U.S. citizens who are pursuing a doctoral degree in clinical or counseling psychology from an American Psychological Association, Canadian Psychological Association, or Psychological Clinical Science Accreditation System accredited institution. We utilize the AAPI Online application forms that are available at the APPIC website. To be considered, students must demonstrate completion of at least three years of graduate course work from a Ph.D. or Psy.D. program in clinical or counseling psychology. Applicants must have a minimum of 100 direct contact hours in assessment and 400 in intervention. Applicants must have completed their comprehensive examinations, proposed their dissertations, and be certified as ready for internship by their Director of Training.
We are humbled that the psychology interns, fellows and practicum students we train will one day become the face of psychology. We hold in high regard the importance of providing you with the best training possible so that you have the tools and resources, motivation, and perseverance needed to advance the field of psychology.
The Point of Contact for the Psychology Internship Program is Thor Johansen, Psy.D., ABPP,
Director of Training, Psychology. Any questions about the program, you can contact him at
Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 2002
Phone:
The applications are due by November 20th, 2023. All of the information and documents you need to apply for the program at listed below: