Internship Admissions, Support, and Initial Placement Data

Program information last updated on July 20, 2024.

Program Disclosures

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The SAUSHEC Army Clinical Psychology Internship Program is an active duty Army internship, so candidates must apply through a centralized application process and will serve on active duty during and after the internship. Qualified applicants will come from American Psychological Association approved Clinical or Counseling Psychology doctoral programs and be citizens of the United States. Interns will be active duty Army officers and must therefore meet criteria for active duty in the Army, to include current physical strength/endurance and moral character requirements. Applicants are selected through the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers match, but must also be selected for service in the Army through an Army Board Selection Process.

Briefly describe in narrative form important information to assist potential applicants in assessing their likely fit with your program. This description must be consistent with the program’s policies on intern selection and practicum and academic preparation requirements:

Applicants should carefully review the information on the SAUSHEC Army Clinical Psychology Internship Home Page. Of critical importance, all applicants must understand that they will be joining the active duty Army if they are selected for our internship. This means they will have both the career benefits and obligations military officers all experience. There are amazing opportunities and benefits with being an active duty Behavioral Health Provider, both as a student and independent provider. There are also sacrifices to be considered. All applicants should carefully consider this military service obligation and if it meets their personal and family needs. Applicants are strongly encouraged to ask detailed questions of their recruiters as well as other Army Behavioral Health Providers before making this commitment.

Does the program require that applicants have received a minimum number of hours of the following at time of application? If yes, indicate how many:

• Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours: Yes; recommended 600 hours
• Total Direct Contact Assessment Hours: Yes; recommended 100 hours

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

The minimum number of hours are recommended rather than definitive cut-off numbers for applicants. Fewer hours are considered in conjunction with the number of additional hours an applicant expects to receive, types of practicum experiences, and variation of training experiences overall.

Other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

• All applicants must apply through the APPIC process.
• All applicants must come from an APA accredited academic program.
• All applicants must have their dissertation proposal submitted and formally accepted by their institution by the time the Army Selection Board meets in December. Stronger preference is given to applicants who have this completed prior to interviews.

All applicants must meet U.S. Army Officer Commissioning Standards and be working with an Army Healthcare Recruiter. In order to begin the process of entering active duty, candidates should contact their local Army Health Care Recruiters at www.goarmy.com or 1-800-USA-ARMY.

Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year

Note. Programs are not required by the Commission on Accreditation to provide all benefits listed in this table.

Stipend/Salary

• Annual stipend/salary for full-time interns: $90,050
• Annual stipend/salary for half-time interns: N/A

Medical Insurance

• Does the program provide access to medical insurance for the intern? Yes
• Trainee contribution to cost required? No
• Coverage of family member(s) available? Yes
• Coverage of legally married partner available? Yes
• Coverage of domestic partner available? No

Other Benefits

Interns receive salary and military allowances of an Army Captain. Variance in salary may occur dependent on an interns previous time in service.

• All pay and allowance tables can be found at https://militarypay.defense.gov/Calculators/RMC-Calculator/.
• For housing allowance in San Antonio, Texas please refer to https://www.travel.dod.mil/Allowances/Basic-Allowance-for-Housing/BAH-Rate-Lookup/.

Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off

30 calendar days. However, students may not miss more than 10 training days during the year.

Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave

Not Applicable. As an active duty service member, students receive all necessary paid sick time. They are required to go through the proper medical channels to receive approval for sick time, surgical procedures, and any subsequent convalescent leave.

In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns in excess of personal time off and sick leave? No – All students/servicemembers are, however, allowed Emergency Leave in the event of an emergency situation. This counts against their annual leave. If they need time in excess of their accrued leave, they may take Advanced Leave which will count against leave they earn in the future. In these situations, pre-approval must be obtained by the students Chain of Command.

Other Benefits

All students receive benefits as active duty Army service members, to include housing allowance, authorized travel expenses, and other military benefits. The program also offers time for dissertation, attendance at local workshops, and other paid training opportunities as they are available.

Initial Post-Internship Positions

• Total # of interns who were in the three cohorts: 18
• Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree: 0

Type of Position	Post-doctoral Residency Position	Employed Position
Academic teaching		1
Community mental health center
Consortium
University counseling center
Hospital/Medical Center: Military Health Care Center	16
Veterans Affairs Health Care System
Psychiatric facility
Correctional facility
Health maintenance organization
School district/system
Independent practice setting
Other		1

Each individual represented in this table is counted only one time. For former trainees working in more than one setting, the setting selected represents their primary position.