KANSAS STATE UNIVERSITY

PRE-DOCTORAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP

Fully accredited by the American Psychological Association  

2011-2012 Pre-Doctoral Psychology Interns

 

Setting | Program | Supervisors | Past Interns | Application

 

Welcome to Our Pre-Doctoral Internship Program

We hope the following information assists you in your decision-making process concerning internship sites. We are proud of our program and have designed this web site to help you become familiar with the program and our training staff. Enjoy your journey...and if you have any questions, please contact our Training Director, David Kearns, Ph.D., L.P., by email at dkearns@k-state.edu or phone him at (785) 532-6927.

Our National Matching Service Number is 130511

Our Internship program has been APA-accredited since 1987 and has been successfully re-accreditated consistently, the most recent being in Fall 2005. For more information about APA, contact: the APA web-site or

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THE SETTING

KSU Counseling Services (KSU-CS)

Our mission at KSU-CS is to provide Kansas State University students with a wide range of services and programs, designed to help them achieve their personal and educational goals. KSU-CS is the primary counseling and mental health agency for a student body of over 20,000 students. Students come to us with a wide range of concerns including: career indecision, relationship problems, alcohol/drug abuse, abuse, stress, sexual assault, post traumatic stress, depression, anxiety, personality disorders, and eating disorders. Our staff maintains close working relationships with local mental health and hospital facilities and we refer students who require more long-term or more intensive care.

Among the services offered by KSU-CS are individual psychotherapy, group therapy, psychoeducational workshops, outreach presentations, prevention services, couples counseling, crisis intervention, consultation to other university departments, career testing and counseling, and psychological testing and assessment. The KSU-CS staff is committed to diversity and to providing an environment that embraces and supports individual and cultural differences.

As a staff, we are highly committed to providing comprehensive, high quality training to pre-doctoral interns. The internship program at Kansas State University took its first Intern in 1981. The program gained accreditation from the American Psychological Association in June 1987.

Our staff members have a variety of interests and theoretical perspectives. Several staff members hold faculty appointments and are active in teaching and research. Many staff members are active in professional organizations including APA, ACCTA, and the Kansas Psychological Association.
Our staff currently consists of the following professionals:

• 8 Licensed Psychologists (both clinical and counseling)
• 1 Temporary Licensed Psychologist
• 1 Biofeedback Specialist/Temporary Licensed Psychologist
• 2 Alcohol/Drug Specialists
• 4 Pre-Doctoral Interns
• 2 Practicum Trainees
• 1 Graduate Assistant
• 4 Support Staff
• 1 Student Worker

KSU-CS is located on the second floor of the English & Counseling Services Building which is in the heart of campus. KSU-CS staff and interns have private offices equipped with computers connected to word processing, scheduling, and data collection programs. Staff and interns also have access to the University email and library systems. We have a state of the art computerized biofeedback lab. Several larger offices accommodate therapy groups, and a large conference room is available for meetings or classes. Our reception area is roomy and welcoming to diverse students. There is also a fairly large staff break room which accommodates lunch time gathering and our occasional afternoon staff ice cream breaks.

One of the nation's original land grant universities, KSU was established under the Morrill Act on February 16, 1863. The campus has many beautiful old limestone buildings along with newer buildings designed to blend easily. The 315 acre picturesque campus is filled with trees, shrubs, flowers and grassy areas. The campus is in Manhattan, 125 miles west of Kansas City via interstate 70. The city has a population around 43,000 located in the rolling Flint Hills of northern Kansas where the Big Blue River meets the Kansas River. Five miles north of Manhattan is Tuttle Creek Lake, with 110 miles of shoreline.

The land grant heritage of KSU is central to the University's philosophy and outlook. It is clearly reflected in the student body, of approximately 22,000 students, who enroll in colleges of agriculture, architecture and design, arts and sciences, business administration, education, engineering, human ecology, and veterinary medicine. Graduate programs and continuing education programs account for the remaining student enrollment.

While most of our students are Kansas residents, all 50 states and 70 countries are represented. The majority of students come from rural areas. The campus is largely residential with 4,500 students in residence halls, 600 or more in student family housing, 2,500 students in fraternities and sororities, and most others in off-campus apartments. There are students who commute from nearby towns but that is the exception rather than the rule.

Kansas State University students and faculty are committed to academic excellence. Among all public and private universities in America, Kansas State ranks in the top one percent in producing Rhodes Scholars. Further, Kansas State also maintains an excellent record of Fulbright, Truman, and Goldwater Scholars. While the University emphasizes academic excellence, it also provides a broad array of cultural and social activities.

A wide variety of recreational and leisure activities are available on campus and in the community. Kansas State athletics competes in the Big 12 Conference. The McCain series brings national and international dance, theater, opera, and music to Manhattan. K-State competes in the "Big 12" NCAA division I athletic conference, providing ample options for the sports fan. The state park at the lake provides good camping, hiking, biking, or boating. Our expanded campus recreational complex includes weights, track, handball, racquetball courts, exercise equipment, basketball courts and swimming. Interns can purchase a facility use card at low-cost faculty rates.

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