Application details

Thank you for your interest in the APA-approved, pre-doctoral internship in clinical child/pediatric psychology at Children's Memorial Hospital. If you are interested in pursuing an internship, please fill out the current electronic AAPI form and the Children's Memorial Addendum. Details below.

Qualifications

Applicants must have completed at least three years of coursework and practica before the internship. All comprehensive exams and qualifying documents must be completed satisfactorily before February 1st. Preference is given to applicants from APA-approved clinical programs who have extensive training in both clinical and research areas of child psychology.

The deadline for receiving applications is Monday, November 2, 2009. Interviews are not required, but are strongly encouraged for serious candidates. Candidates will be notified by December 15th if an interview is recommended.

Minority applicants are strongly encouraged to apply. Children's Memorial Hospital serves an extremely diverse population and all interns have the opportunity to work with people from different ethnic, racial, and socioeconomic backgrounds.

Applicants to the Children's Memorial Hospital internship are hereby informed that hospital regulations require that all new employees must undergo and pass drug testing before employment begins.

Salary and benefits

The APA-approved pre-doctoral internship program in psychology is supported by Children's Memorial Hospital. Interns will receive $25,521. Benefits include 22 personal days off, five professional leave days (for conferences, dissertation work, job interviews), and health plan coverage.

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Application procedure and materials

To complete your application for the internship in clinical child/pediatric psychology at Children's Memorial Hospital, all of the following material must be submitted. Access AAPI online via the “Applicant Portal” and submit your electronic APPIC internship application.  

A completed application will consist of:

1. A completed standard AAPI form verified by the student’s Academic Director of Clinical Training. The AAPI form includes the application itself, a curriculum vita and all graduate transcripts
2. The Children’s Memorial Addendum attached electronically to the AAPI online as “supplementary materials.”
3. Three letters of recommendation. At least one letter should be from a supervisor in  a  practicum or clinical placement. Web site:  electronic APPIC Internship application:  http://www.appic.org/match 

General information about the Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry can be found on the Children's Memorial web site.

If you have questions regarding internship program: Call Michaeline  Blovet at 773.880.4877 or send an e-mail mblovet@childrensmemorial.org.

The psychology internship at Children’s Memorial Hospital is in compliance with all APPIC policies regarding the match.  Find match policies here.   

“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.”

This internship is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association.

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
50 First Street, N.E.
Washington, D.C.  20002-4242

Note: All applications should be submitted according to AAPI instructions for online submission. No e-mailed, faxed or mailed applications will be accepted.

Please address any correspondence to:

Karen R. Gouze, PhD
Director of Training in Psychology
Department of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry, #10
Children's Memorial Hospital
2300 Children’s Plaza
Chicago, IL  60614-3363
Phone:  773.880.4877  Fax: 773.880.8110
E-mail:  kgouze@childrensmemorial.org

Application addendum

• List all therapy cases you have seen on the following Application Addendum tables. Find the Application Addendum tables (for listing therapy cases) in a Word document here.

• Be sure to include all requested information.  

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