Clinical Practicum and Internship

The Director of Clinical Practicum Training helps students locate appropriate clinical practicum sites. Students who live in a rural area or regions of the country with a lack of licensed psychologists to serve as supervisors, may need to commute, or even move, in order to accrue clinical practicum hours. Clinical practicum consists of a total of at least 1,520 hours and prepares the student for the internship.

NOTE: Students living in Alaska and Hawaii need to document availability of acceptable practicum sites and contact the Program Director, Dr. Marilyn Freimuth, at mfreimuth@fielding.edu before applying.

Clinical internship is the final component of clinical training and is a 40-50 hour per week commitment for 12 months. Most interns are paid a stipend, at an average of $26,000 per year.

Students participate in the APPIC MATCH system (www.appic.org) in the fall of their third or fourth year in order to obtain an approved internship the following summer. Students are expected to apply to at least 15 internship sites in order to ensure placement. Students need to be prepared to commute or change residence in order to obtain an accredited internship. You can click here to see what sites are available in your area.

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