APA Pre-Doctoral Psychology Internship

The Psychology Department of WJCS offers a PRE-DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM for students working toward a Ph.D. or Psy.D. degree in clinical, school or counseling psychology. The internship is accredited by the American Psychological Association and consits of 4 full-time (one- year) positions.  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 20002
                                                     Phone:  (202) 336-5979     E-mail:  apaaccred@apa.org
                                                     Web:  www.apa.org/ed/accreditation             

Each intern is usually based at a WJCS family mental health clinic or other outpatient setting, as well as at least two rotational placements in such programs as Dialectical Behavior Therapy, forensics assessment, trauma and abuse, parent-child drop-in center, juvenile sex offenders and autism diagnostic evaluation. 

Click here for Psychology Predoctoral Internship Training Program Brochure.

For  questions about the Psychology Internship that are not addressed by the brochure, contact:
                                      Leslie Bogen, J.D., Ph.D., Chief Psychologist and Director of Psychology
                                      Phone:  (914) 949-7699 ext. 328     E-mail:  lbogen@wjcs.com

For questions about the Psychology Internship application process that are not addressed by the brochure, contact:
                                      Colleen Porrazzo, Psychology Internship Application Coordinator
                                      Phone:  (914) 761-0600 ext. 210     E-mail:  cporrazzo@wjcs.com.

The agency also provides a Psychology Externship Program for second-, third-, and fourth-year doctoral candidates enrolled in clinical, school and counseling programs. Social Work Internships for first and second year graduate students from schools of social work provide field work placements.