Doctoral Psychology Internship Program & Application

The LETC Doctoral Psychology Internship Program

Brooklyn, NY — Crown Heights

The League Education and Treatment Center (LETC) Doctoral Psychology Internship Program has three internship positions to be filled for the 2022-2023 year. 

The internship program provides comprehensive and sequential training to prepare competent clinical practitioners capable of functioning in a dynamic and challenging special needs school setting. The program’s primary objectives are to train interns in the requisite diagnostic and treatment skills for collaborative work within a multi-disciplinary team while maintaining high standards of professionalism and ethics. The program provides a structured and supportive environment and works with interns to gain competence in diagnosis and assessment as well as individual, group, and family psychotherapy. In addition, interns will develop greater competence in research, diversity, supervision, program development, consultation, crisis intervention, and case management. Interns will receive training at the Joan Fenichel Therapeutic Nursery (JFTN) and the League School and Day Treatment Center.

LETC has been improving the lives of children and adults with emotional and developmental disabilities for over 60 years. The Doctoral Psychology Internship Program at LETC was designed to reflect this mission and provide interns with valuable, hands-on experience in order to become competent clinicians in working with children, adolescents, and young adults with special needs. 

Internship Requirements

• Completion of formal academic course work at a doctoral degree granting program in clinical, counseling, or school psychology.

• Readiness for internship as verified by Program Director of Clinical Training.

• Excellent verbal and written communication skills.

• Dependable, self-motivated, strong work-ethic, and detail oriented.

• Demonstrate ability to work with individuals from different cultural and economic backgrounds.

• Ability to handle confidential materials and highly sensitive information.

• Pass LETC pre-employment background checks (for details of the background checks, please visit the internship website).

Full-time internship annual stipend: $28,000

Part-time internship stipend is prorated and must be at least 20 hours per week

Internship Start/End Dates: The 2022-2023 internship year will start on August 29th, 2022 and end on August 25th, 2023

Length of commitment: one year

Hours/week: 35 hours

How to apply

All interested candidates must apply through the AAPI Online service and register for and participate in the APPIC Match through the National Matching Services Inc.

The application deadline is November 15th, 2021.

Our APPIC Membership Code is 2483.