The Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology provides training to prepare doctoral students for professional practice as psychologists in health service settings. We employ a competency-based approach to education and training that focuses on biological, psychological, social, and cultural aspects of health and behavior.

For the 2022-23 training year, 11 internship positions are available across three tracks to meet the training goals of interns interested in clinical child and pediatric psychology

• The Integrated Behavioral Health Track emphasizes training in integrated pediatric primary care psychology. Interns are placed in community-based, integrated pediatric primary care settings and hospital-based specialty care settings, where they integrate evidence-based psychological services within primary care and other clinics that comprise the medical home. IBH interns also participate in common training experiences in outpatient psychotherapy, psychological testing and early childhood or autism intervention.
  Number of Intern Positions: 5

• The Pediatric Psychology Track has a particular focus on serving children/adolescents and families experiencing medical illness, somatic symptoms and/or hospitalization. Interns train in hospital-based, medical inpatient and outpatient specialty care settings, with a focus on using evidence-based approaches to address psychosocial challenges and to support medical coping. Interns on the pediatric psychology track also participate in minor rotations, as well as common training experiences in outpatient psychotherapy, psychological testing and early childhood or autism intervention.
  Number of Intern Positions: 5

• The Child Clinical & Community Track provides training in clinical child and adolescent psychology in multiple settings, with a focus on referrals from the surrounding community. Interns are placed in outpatient specialty care settings and hospital-based integrated pediatric primary care. Interns on this track participate in minor rotations, as well as common training experiences in outpatient psychotherapy, psychological testing, and early childhood or autism intervention
  Number of Intern Positions: 1

Training Program Details

Please see our training brochure (PDF) for full details about our program’s aims and competencies, clinical rotations, didactic and professional development curriculum, training faculty and life in the greater Wilmington/Philadelphia area.

Please see our internship admission, support and initial placement data (PDF) for admission information, stipends/benefits and initial post-internship positions for our three preceding cohorts.