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APPIC Member Number: 1391
NOTE: The APPIC Member Number is different from the program code number(s) used in the APPIC Match.
Program Type: Internship
Last Modified by Member: 12/27/2012 7:24:28 AM
Institution: University of Missouri-Kansas City
Department: Counseling Center
Address: 4825 Troost, Suite 206
Kansas City, MO  64110-2499
Country: United States
Metro Area: --None--
Distance from Major City:
Phone: (816) 235-1218
Fax: (816) 235-6350
Email: abelsa@umkc.edu
Web Address: www.umkc.edu/counselingcenter
Brochure Website's Address:
Primary Agency Type: University Counseling Center
Additional Agency Types:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation: Accredited
CPA Accreditation: Not Accredited
Staff / Faculty Information
Training Director: Arnold  V.  Abels, Ph.D.
Associate Director/Training Director
Psychology Lead/Director/Chief: Marita  Barkis, Ph.D.
Director
No. of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty: 6
No. of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty: 2
Position Information
Start Date: August 13, 2013
No. of slots expected next class:
  Funded Unfunded
Full Time 2 0
Part Time 0 0
Annual Stipend ranges for next class:
  Low Stipend High Stipend
Full Time 22335
Part Time

Stipend values are in US Dollars
Fringe Benefits: Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Disability Insurance
Life Insurance
Vacation
Sick Leave
Dissertation Release Time
Professional Development Time
Other Fringe Benefits:
(not indicated above) 		Eligible to purchase group medical, dental and vision insurance for self and family as well as disability and life insurance; use of many university facilities; low-cost gym membership; dissertation release time; university holidays.
Application Process
Application Due Date: November 15  
This program uses the AAPI: Yes
This program conducts interviews: Yes
An on site interview is: Optional
Interview notification date: December 15 (This is the final date by which all applicants can expect to be notified of their interview status.)
Interview Process Description: Applicants are contacted by email informing them of their application status and those selected to interview will be invited to do so on-site or by phone. Interviews take place from late December to mid-January and last approximately two hours. The process includes a 45 minute semi-structured interview with a committee and one-on-one meetings with the Training Director and a current intern. Those choosing to interview on-site can also arrange a campus tour.
How to obtain application info: Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email
Applicant Requirements
Applicant Requirements:
US Citizenship RequiredNo
Canadian Citizenship RequiredNo
Masters Degree RequiredNo
Comprehensive Exams PassedBy application deadline
Dissertation Proposal ApprovedBy ranking deadline
Dissertation DefendedNo
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours: 300
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours:
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required: 3
Applicants Welcome From What Program Types:
Clinical Psychology Preferred
Counseling Psychology Preferred
School Psychology None
APA-Accredited Preferred
CPA-Accredited Preferred
Non-Accredited None
Ph.D. Degree Preferred
Psy.D. Degree Preferred
Ed.D. Degree None
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program. No
How to obtain text of statement: N/A
Other Requirements:
Program Description
Program Description:
The overall goal of the internship at the UMKC Counseling Center is to prepare competent, culturally sensitive professionals with knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary for successful employment as practicing psychologists. Our Developmental-Apprentice-Practitioner (DAP) model emphasizes purposeful, developmental, challenging hands-on experiences with mentorship and increasing autonomy throughout the year. We view our interns as colleagues and enjoy getting to know them as individuals. We value diversity and incorporate it into all aspects of training. Furthermore, diversity is reflected in the clients seen at our center with a large non-traditional population of varying racial and ethnic backgrounds who are in undergraduate, graduate, and professional programs (e.g., law, medical, dental, pharmacy). While many students do present with developmental concerns, our clients often present with significant mental health issues.

Interns engage in the delivery of traditional counseling center services in an urban university setting including individual, couple, and group therapy as well as outreach and consultation. In addition, interns participate in year-long seminars and direct experience in assessment, multiculturalism, and supervision of trainees. Our model allows our interns the flexibility to individualize their experience through special focus rotations each semester; examples include eating disorders, administration, outreach, or special populations.

Please visit our website and click on Doctoral Internship for a complete program description.
Training Opportunities
Note: Major = Major Experience; Minor = Informal/Minor/External Experience
Populations:
Children
Adolescents
M Adults
Older Adults
Inpatients
M Outpatients
I Gay/lesbian/bisexual/ transgend.
M Ethnic minorities
  
Spanish-speaking
French-speaking
Deaf/Hearing-impaired
M Students
M International students
Rural
M Urban
I Low income
Homeless
Treatment Modalities:
M Individual therapy
I Couples therapy
Family therapy
M Group therapy
I Community Intervention
  
M Consultation/Liaison
M Crisis intervention
M Brief psychotherapy
M Long-term psychotherapy
Cognitive rehabilitation
Experience:
I Health Psychology
Primary Care
Women's Health
HIV/AIDS
I Eating disorders
Sexual Disorders
Sports Psychology
Rehabilitation Psychology
Physical Disabilities
M Learning Disabilities
Developmental Disabilities
M Assessment
Neuropsychology - Adult
Neuropsychology - Child
I Serious mental illness
M Anxiety Disorders
I Trauma/PTSD
  
I Sexual abuse
I Substance use disorders
Forensics/Corrections
Sexual offenders
Geropsychology
Pediatrics
School
M Counseling
I Vocational/Career Devel.
M Multicultural Therapy
Feminist Therapy
Religion/Spirituality
Empirically-supported treatments
Public Policy/Advocacy
I Program Devel./Evaluation
M Supervision
I Research
I Administration
Additional information about training opportunities:
Our internship offers experiences in outreach, multicultural/diversity opportunities, assessment to address learning difficulties, supervision and flexibility with specialty rotations to fit interns' needs.
Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Internship Class
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Number of Completed Applications 61 81 69
Number of applicants invited for interviews 28 30 31
Total Number of Interns 3 3 2
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs 3 3 2
Total no. of interns from Ph.D. programs 3 3 2
Total no. of interns from Psy.D. programs 0 0 0
Total no. of interns from Ed.D. programs 0 0 0
No. of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 0 0 0
No. of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 3 2
No. of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest no. of reports written 3 3 5
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest no. of reports written 10 10 8
Summary of Post-Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
Working on dissertation/Student 0 0 1
Postdoctoral Fellow 1 0 0
Community Mental Health Center 0 0 1
Health Maintenance Organization 0 0 0
Veterans Affairs Medical Center 0 0 0
Military Medical Center 0 0 0
Private General Hospital 0 0 0
General Hospital 0 0 0
Other Medical Center 0 0 0
Private Psychiatric Hospital 0 0 0
State/County/other Public Hospital 1 0 0
Correctional Facility 0 0 0
School District/System 0 0 0
University Counseling Center 1 3 1
University Teaching Faculty 0 0 0
2 or 4 year Undergraduate Teaching Position 0 0 0
Medical School 0 0 0
Academic Non-Teaching Position 0 0 0
Research Position 0 0 0
Independent Practice 0 0 0
Other (e.g., consulting) 0 0 0
Not currently employed 0 0 0
Changed to other career field 0 0 0
Unknown 0 0 0
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