Training
The Access Psychology Foundation (APF) offers scholarships and grants to graduate students, licensed professionals, schools, and organizations from historically underrepresented populations to help them a) gain exposure to the field of evidence-based clinical psychology, b) access high quality training and consultation in evidence-based treatments and c) gain experience in working with clients of diverse backgrounds.
Psychologists in Training:
Externs, Interns, Postdoctoral Fellows and Post-Graduate Social Workers
The Access Psychology Foundation (APF) offers scholarships for three distinct year-long training programs: a psychology postdoctoral fellowship training program, a psychology externship training program, and a combined school-clinical psychology internship training program, for applicants from historically underrepresented populations. A select group of highly skilled clinicians, educators and researchers who specialize in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) will provide extensive training, including weekly seminars and a lecture series with nationally and internationally renowned speakers.
Participants will have the opportunity to gain experience working with a variety of disorders, and treat children, adolescents, young adults, adults, families, and couples. Scholarship recipients will also earn a generous stipend – $10,000 for interns and $15,000 for post-docs – in addition to the salary and benefits they receive. Externs will receive a $5,000 stipend.
Guidance at Every Level
Access Psychology Foundation provides scholarships for three distinct year-long training programs for applicants from historically underrepresented populations:
Externship Training Program
Gain experience providing therapy services to a diverse patient base under expert clinical supervision
Psychology Internship Training Program
Practice psychosocial and behavioral therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Provide therapy to a wide range of clientele under the supervision of a licensed therapist, and also provide supervision to predoctoral trainees
Position & APF Grant Awards
Eligibility
- Applicants must be from a historically underrepresented group
- Commitment to working with diverse and traditionally underserved clients
Postdoctoral Fellowship
Applicants should have completed their doctoral degree and an APA approved internship.
Internship Training Program
Fifth-year doctoral-level candidate in a school-clinical or school psychology program, a background in school psychology, with an interest in psychosocial and behavioral therapeutic interventions for children and adolescents.
Externship Program
Third or fourth-year doctoral candidates in a clinical or school-clinical psychology program. Previous clinical experience or interest providing CBT.
Application Components
- APF Scholarship Application
- Curriculum vitae
- Personal statement/Cover letter indicating why you are inspired to become a mental health professional, how you have or intend to use your training and degree to help underrepresented communities, and your thoughts on tackling inequities in mental health treatment
Questions?
Contact an APF staff member at info@access-psychology.org
Continuing Education for Licensed Mental Health Professionals and Students
The Access Psychology Foundation (APF) provides scholarships to licensed mental health professionals and students from historically underrepresented populations to receive continuing education opportunities in the most cutting-edge, evidence-based therapies for mental disorders. APF has partnered with Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants, LLP (CBC) to offer Comprehensive Cognitive Behavioral Therapy Training, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Foundational Training, and Continuing Education talks by expert clinicians.
Continuing Education: Which Option is Right for me?
APF offers scholarships to members of historically underrepresented populations who currently work in the mental healthcare sector and require continuing education (CE) credits for their institution or license renewal.
CBT Training
5-day foundational training for current mental healthcare practitioners that dives deep into Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) skills and provides CE credits
DBT Training
Intensive 5-day foundational training conducted over the summer for clinicians interested in implementing and/or improving Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT) skills. Provides CE credits
CE Talks
Choose from a variety of ever-changing monthly continuing education talks by expert clinicians
Comprehensive CBT for OCD
CE workshop that teaches effective intervention strategies for clinicians treating patients with OCD
Comprehensive CBT Training
Intensive five-day summer training program that teaches Cognitive Behavioral Therapy skills and provides CE credits.
DBT Foundational Training
Intensive five-day summer training program that teaches Dialectical Behavioral Therapy skills and provides CE credits.
Eligibility
- Applicants must be from a historically underrepresented group
- Licensed mental health professional or graduate student
- Experience or interest in working with clients from NIH-designated health disparity populations: https://www.nimhd.nih.gov/about/overview/
Application Components
- APF Scholarship Application
- An essay indicating why you were inspired to become a mental health practitioner, how you have or intend to use your training to help traditionally underserved communities, and your thoughts on overcoming inequities in mental health treatment.
Questions?
Contact an APF staff member at info@access-psychology.org
Internships
APF has partnered with Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants, LLP (CBC) to offer this unique internship experience to students interested in psychology. CBC is a clinical and training center comprised of internationally recognized mental health professionals. CBC provides the highest quality of clinical and wellness services, training and consultation, and research. CBC is headquartered in White Plains, New York with satellite locations in Manhattan. The ideal APF intern is a motivated undergraduate student who would like to learn about the field of clinical psychology. The summer internship lasts 8-weeks.
College Psychology Internship Program
Internship Details
- 8-week internship beginning in June
- 10 hours over two days per week
- Internship will take place in-person at CBC’s office in White Plains, NY
- Option to continue internship assignment through August
- Compensation: $1,500 stipend; reimbursement for travel/food expenses available
Duties and opportunities may include
- Attending and observing clinical and administrative team meetings
- Attending seminars
- Reading articles and chapters pertaining to Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) and Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT)
- Attending CBT and DBT workshops hosted by CBC
- Assisting with databases, chart management and quality improvement
- Assisting program Directors with research, consultative or other clinically-focused projects
- Assisting with group or individual exposure therapy
Candidate Requirements
- Pursuing a Bachelor’s degree in psychology or a related mental health field
- Good academic standing
- Coursework in psychology and research methods or statistics preferred
- Applicants must be from a historically underrepresented group
To inquire about internship opportunities with APF contact us at info@access-psychology.org
For more information about the internship and Cognitive & Behavioral Consultants, visit their website
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