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Internship, Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data

Date Program Tables were updated: 07/29/2024

Program Disclosures

Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution’s affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values?    Yes

If yes, provide website link (or content from brochure) where this specific information is presented:

 

  1. Applicants should have the ability and willingness to demonstrate a spiritual attitude and a Christian lifestyle consistent with the beliefs, methods, and goals of Baylor University. You can read about Baylor’s values at these locations:

    Core Convictions

    Mission Statement

    Christian Commitment 

    Caring Community 

  2. Ability and willingness to uphold all Baylor University standards of conduct. You can view Baylor’s “Personnel Policies"
     
  3. The ability and willingness to submit to and pass a prospective employee background check.

Internship Program Admissions

The Baylor Counseling Center provides a generalist training in a wide range of clinical skills and professional development activities. We seek to match with applicants who are a good fit for the beliefs and values of Baylor University and of our training program.

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of intervention and assessment hours at the time of application?

Total Direct Contact Intervention HoursYes250
Total Direct Contact Assessment HoursNoN/A

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants?

Applicants must have completed all formal requirements towards Ph.D. or Psy.D. Candidacy in Counseling or Clinical Psychology, certified by your Training Directors, including:

  1. All course work, practicums, and comprehensive final exams necessary for the title of doctoral candidate must be completed by the application date.
  2. Acceptance of dissertation proposal by dissertation committee no later than the APPIC ranking date.
  3. Completed a minimum of 500 hours of supervised experience, including 250 hours in direct provision of psychological services, spending at least 50 hours in formal supervision

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time Interns $43,888
Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time Interns N/A
Program provides access to medical insurance for intern? Yes
Trainee contribution to cost required? Yes
Coverage of family member(s) available? Yes
Coverage of legally married partner available? Yes
Coverage of domestic partner available? No
Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (Vacation) 117*
   
Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave 88**
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***

*Employees accumulate paid vacation at a rate of 10.67 hours on the last day of every month resulting in an 117 hours that can be scheduled.  They are typically paid out for unused hours, including the 10.67 they accumulate on their last day.

**Employees accumulate paid sick leave at a rate of 7.33 hours/month resulting in an annual total of 88.

***We will work with an intern, when possible, to make reasonable accommodations in extenuating circumstances depending on the timing and an intern’s progress in the program, though the availability of office space and other resources may impact this flexibility.

Other Benefits

  • Baylor University identification card
  • Use of campus facilities and libraries
  • Free use of Baylor’s Student Life Center
  • Free Admission to certain campus events
  • Use of dining facilities with discounts
  • Free parking
  • Each intern has a private office with computer and internet access.
  • The Counseling Center observes many state and religious holidays and is often closed for part of the winter break.

Initial Post-Internship Positions

 2021-2024
Total number of interns who were in the 3 cohorts12
Total number of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree.2
 PDEP
University counseling center05
Independent practice setting02
Academic university/department00
Other medical center or hospital00
Independent primary care facility/clinic00
Community mental health center02
Federally qualified health center00
Veterans Affairs medical center00
Military health center00
Academic health center00
Psychiatric hospital00
Community college/ teaching setting00
Independent research institution00
Correctional facility01
School district/system00
Not currently employed00
Changed to another field00
Other00
Unknown00

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.

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