Psychology Internship

Application Information

Application Deadline: November 1, 2026

Notification of Acceptance for Interview: On or before December 15th, 2026

Interviews: January 2027

Notification Date: February 2027

Program Requirements

Applicants from APA-accredited clinical and counseling psychology programs are welcome to apply. The applicant must have a satisfactory completion of all doctoral coursework prior to internship start date.

Information on Non-Citizens Applicants

We accept applications from international students with an Optional Practical Training (OPT) sponsored by their doctoral program. The department of psychology is unable to sponsor H-1B visas. Applicants do not need to have US citizenship, but if not a US citizen applicants are required to have proof of authorization to work in the United States.

Mission & Vision

The fundamental internship-training mission is to facilitate the development of mature and competent clinical psychologists capable of functioning independently in a multidisciplinary/multicultural setting. The training staff believes this is best accomplished through a constant interplay of experiential and didactic experiences. Interns are encouraged to become analytical and critical consumers of current theory and practice in the field. Hence, one of our fundamental goals is the development of clinicians, not technicians, which is consistent with the program’s practitioner/scholar model.

Director’s Welcome

As a premier internship training site for over 30 years, we have grown and diversified with APA-accredited programs for interns and fellows. In cooperation with the University Of Miami Miller School Of Medicine, we train in Jackson Behavioral Health Hospital, Jackson Main, the Christine E. Lynn Rehabilitation Center for the Miami Project to Cure Paralysis at UHealth/Jackson Memorial, and Holtz Women’s and Children’s Hospital. These multiple training sites allow an extraordinary breadth of experiences from brain cuttings in Neuropsychology to state-of-the-art treatments and equipment in the Lynn Rehabilitation Center, close consultation with medical teams in all settings, with a strong commitment to science, ethics, and diversity. Our training is rigorous and comprehensive and because we are APA-accredited graduates can apply for Board Certification in the first year after graduating. Our graduates have done very well and are very competitive, beginning careers in university settings, public and private hospitals, and private practice, as well as teaching, supervising, and spreading the Jackson focus on underserved populations.

Fast Facts

• Adult Outpatient Center for Behavioral Medicine Track (four positions – three in the General Track and one in the Hispanic Track)
• Rehabilitation Psychology Track (one position)
• Pediatric Behavioral Medicine Track (one position)
• Clinical Child Track (two positions)

Accreditation

APA-accredited since 1987

Number of Psychology Interns Per Year

9

Psychology Internship Program Curriculum

Introductory Seminar

*Coordinator: Clara Lora Ospina, Psy.D.*

*Required for all interns.*The goal of the Introductory Seminar series is to provide an introduction to basic information and skills needed for providing psychological services at Jackson Health System. Topics such as Florida mental health laws, suicide assessment, risk management, safety planning at JHS and in Miami, social media practices, countertransference, stress management and mindfulness, self-care, finding postdocs, EPPP and licensure, and internship policies and procedures are reviewed and discussed.

Behavioral Pain Management Seminar

*Coordinators: Mario Olavarria, Psy.D. & Mary I. Ishii, Psy.D.*

*Required for all interns*. During this seminar, interns are introduced to various theories of pain, concept of behavioral pain management, assessing for pain, as well as discussing and demonstrating various types of interventions, including cognitive reframing, psychoeducation, relaxation and hypnosis.

Psychodiagnostic Seminar

*Coordinator: Sheba Kumbhani, Ph.D.*

*Required for all interns.*The purpose of the psychodiagnostic seminar is to present and integrate psychological testing data – objective and projective personality testing, along with intellectual and neuropsychological evaluations – which informs the intern’s diagnostic and treatment planning for those patients who present some difficulty in diagnosis or treatment course. Interns are provided a weekly opportuni