Program Tables

Date Program Tables were updated: July 18, 2023

Internship Program Admissions

Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program’s policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements:

The University of Missouri Kansas City Counseling Services considers applicants from APA or CPA accredited doctoral programs in counseling or clinical psychology. Applicants must be in good standing with their department and have completed all doctoral coursework prior to the beginning of the internship. They must have successfully defended their comprehensive examinations by the time of application to the internship and be certified as ready for internship by their doctoral programs. Applicants must defend their dissertation proposal by internship rank deadline. Applicants should be prepared to work in an inner city urban university setting with clients from diverse backgrounds and who experience a wide range of presenting concerns and levels of severity. UMKC Counseling Services provides services that include individual therapy, group therapy, relationship/couple’s therapy, assessment, crisis walk-in consultation, psycho-educational outreach programming, BASICS evaluations, supervision of practicum trainees, and more. Applicants are expected to have an affirming stance toward all social identities and all individual differences. Applicants are expected to engage in efforts to deepen multicultural awareness, sensitivity, and competence related to diversity in every form.

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If Yes, indicate how many:

Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours Yes No Amount: 300
Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours Yes No Amount: 25

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

Current enrollment in an APA-accredited (or CPA-accredited) doctoral program in counseling or clinical psychology. Successful completion of doctoral comprehensive exams by application deadline. Approval of Doctoral Dissertation Proposal by ranking deadline. A minimum of 300 AAPI intervention hours from practica by November 15. Refer to the AAPI for what are included under “Intervention Experience.” These hours may also include practicum training accrued during a terminal masters program. Although we value applicants’ non-practicum clinical work in mental health services (e.g., jobs, volunteer work) as a helpful indicator of applicants’ overall background and experience in the field, hours of non-practicum services should not be counted towards this criterion. A minimum of 25 AAPI Assessment hours from practica by November 15. Approval by the academic training program verifying readiness for internship. Completion of all required coursework and practica prior to the start date of the internship.

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year*

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns $31,200
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns N/A
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern? Yes No
If access to medical insurance is provided:
Trainee contribution to cost required? Yes No
Coverage of family member(s) available? Yes No
Coverage of legally married partner available? Yes No
Coverage of domestic partner available? Yes No
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation) 160
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave 0
In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave? Yes No

Other Benefits (Please describe):

  1. Eligible to purchase group dental and vision insurance for self and family as well as disability and life insurance
  2. Use of many university facilities
  3. Reduced-cost gym membership
  4. Access to HR driven employee professional development programs and trainings

*Note: Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table.

Initial Post-Internship Positions

(Provide an Aggregated Tally for the Preceding 3 Cohorts)

2017-2023

Total # of interns who were in the 6 cohorts 12
Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree 0
Post-Doctoral Residency Program Employed Position
Community mental health center 0 0
Federally qualified health center 0 0
Independent primary care facility/clinic 0 0
University counseling center 1 4
Veterans Affairs medical center 0 1
Military health center 0 0
Academic health center 0 0
Other medical center or hospital 1 0
Psychiatric hospital 0 0
Academic university/department 0 0
Community college or other teaching setting 0 0
Independent research institution 0 0
Correctional facility 0 0
School district/system 0 0
Independent practice setting 0 5
Not currently employed 0 0
Changed to another field 0 0
Other 0 0
Unknown 0 0

Note: “PD”=Post-doctoral residency position; “EP”=Employed Position. Each individual represented in this table should be counted only one time. For former trainees working in more than one setting, select the setting that represents their primary position.