Williams-Nickelson Carol - Internships in Psychology

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Names: Williams-Nickelson, Carol, author. | Prinstein, Mitchell J., 1970-author. | Keilin, W. Gregory, author.

Title: Internships in psychology : the APAGS workbook for writing successful

applications and finding the right fit / by Carol Williams Nickelson, Mitchell J. Prinstein, and W. Gregory Keilin.

Description: Fourth Edition. | Washington, DC : American Psychological Association, [2019] | Revised edition of the authors Internships in psychology, c2013. | Includes bibliographical references.

Identifiers: LCCN 2018008940 (print) | LCCN 2018013515 (ebook) | ISBN 9781433829598 (ebook) | ISBN 1433829592 (ebook) | ISBN 9781433829581 | ISBN 9781433829581 (print) | ISBN 1433829584 (print)

Subjects: LCSH: PsychologyStudy and teaching (Internship)

Classification: LCC BF77 (ebook) | LCC BF77 .I67 2019 (print) | DDC 150.71/55dc23

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Fourth Edition

http://dx.doi.org/10.1037/0000102-000

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In Memoriam

Shane J. Lopez, PhD

19702016

We dedicate this edition of the workbook in memoriam of our dear friend and colleague, Shane J. Lopez. Shanes many contributions to earlier editions of this workbook, his participation in many of our American Psychological Association preconvention workshops, his national leadership on behalf of students and the American Psychological Association of Graduate Schools, and his effortless good humor will always be remembered and appreciated. We look back on the many years we knew Shane with fondness and tremendous gratitude for the person he was and for the ways he enriched our lives, both personally and professionally. We deeply miss our friend, but his message of hope lives on in the hearts and deeds of countless others.

CONTENTS

PREFACE

Not so long ago, few resources were available to help students navigate the internship application process. Students experienced a great deal of anxiety and confusion throughout the process and had many questions about how best to proceed. This great unmet need led the three of us to become involved with local and national associations that advocate for students and attend to training issues. We served on committees, were elected to offices, and were asked to speak at conferences about the internship process. These activities ultimately led to the creation of the first American Psychological Association of Graduate Students (APAGS) special preconvention workshop on the internship application process, which was presented at the 108th Annual Convention of the American Psychological Association (APA) in 2000 in Washington, DC.

We created a set of handouts, which we conceived as a workbook, that were designed to help applicants prepare for each aspect of the internship application process in a careful, systematic manner. We hoped that through the workshop and the workbook, we would help students reconsider the internship application process as an opportunity to start establishing their professional identity by consulting with advisors, developing professional goals, meeting dozens of professionals with a range of experiences, and discussing their professional development and interests with people outside of their graduate program. By reframing the tasks involved in this process, we hoped that the application procedure might become a little less cumbersome and that applicants could focus on finding not just any internship but the right internship for them.

The workshop was a hit, and our hopes for this workbook were more than realized. The early versions of this workbook were distributed directly by the APAGS office and were very well-received. We were therefore happy when, in 2004, APA Books took over publication of the workbook and gave it even wider distribution. Our goal has always been to help students get through a process that can seem daunting and even confusing because of all the advicegood and not-so-goodcirculating in programs.

This is our fourth edition of the workbook, reflecting ongoing changes in the application process and trends in psychology training and internship availability. The application process is now an online system. The process known as the Clearinghouse has been replaced by Phase II of the Match and the Post-Match Vacancy Service. There is now a Standardized Reference Form. And, perhaps most important, the internship marketplace has changed dramatically. This edition of the workbook offers updated and enhanced information to address the evolution and many modifications to the application process. In recent years, we added a chapter for directors of clinical training, offering suggestions on how they might best assist students during this process. Numerous additional changes also have been mademany of which are based on readers feedback on earlier editions.

We are pleased that the workbook is now available to a greater number of students and that APA Books shares our goal of keeping the price low to accommodate students limited budgets. Since our first APAGS workshop 18 years ago, we have donated all our royalties from prior workshop registration fees and workbook sales to APAGS to continue supporting programs that directly benefit students. For example, in earlier years, some of us have presented portions of the internship workshop around the country for APAGS, and sales of the book have supported many APAGS scholarships and awards, additional APAGS-developed programs that address internship issues, and other important aspects of graduate training in psychology. Thus, we receive no direct financial gain from our work on this project. Our reward is knowing that we are helping you! We are thrilled that readers have found this workbook to be an invaluable resource, and we are very pleased to offer this new edition with substantial changes and updates.