Application
Process
Admission to the Internship Program
Application Process
The Consortium
Governing Board will review all applicants to insure that
they have a preparation program compatible with the objectives
of the Consortium, and appropriate practicum experience in a doctoral program in School Psychology. Preference is given
to school psychology students from APA-approved programs.
Once applicants have been selected by the Consortium, they
will be able to state their preference of sites and this will
be considered in the assignment of interns by the Governing
Board. The Consortium members review all applications and participate
in the assignment of interns to institutions. One internship
position of the Consortium is reserved for a student from
the University of Tennessee School Psychology Training Program.
The UT training program is affiliated with the Tennessee Internship
Consortium in Psychology program.
The Tennessee
Internship Consortium in Psychology is a member of the Association
of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC)
and is accredited by the American Psychological Association
(APA).
The Consortium endorses the APPIC Match Policies and 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. The Consortium adheres
to APPIC guidelines regarding notification of acceptance.
Following is a link to the Tennessee Internship Consortium's procedures manual. This document contains all of The Consortium's employment procedures.
Tennessee
Internship Consortium in Psychology program code number for
the APPIC Internship Matching Program: 1556. A complete application
consists of the following:
-
Tennessee
Internship Consortium in Psychology Application Form
(.doc)
(.pdf)
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Tennessee
Internship Consortium in Psychology Reference Form (3 references
required)
(.doc)
(.pdf)
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A
completed Psycho-Educational Evaluation as a sample of
written reports.
-
APPIC
Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI) Packet & APPIC Match Policies
http:\\www.appic.org
-
Undergraduate
and graduate school transcripts
-
Vita
Complete
applications must be received by November 15th.
Admission to the Internship Program
Interns
will be accepted into the program on a non-discriminatory
basis, without regard to race, color, creed, religion, sex,
age, national origin, or disability. Interns are selected based
on their potential to benefit from the training program and
their potential to contribute to the program and to the field
of School Psychology.
Applications
must be received by November 15th. Qualified applicants will
then be notified for one-day site interviews. Site
interviews are typically scheduled for the first Friday and Monday in the following January.
An applicant must be present
for an interview in order to
be considered in the ranking
process. All final selections are made
via the
APPIC matching
procedures.
