Nebraska Mental Health Centers

Does the program or institution require students, trainees, and/or staff (faculty) to comply with specific policies or practices related to the institution's affiliation or purpose? Such policies or practices may include, but are not limited to, admissions, hiring, retention policies, and/or requirements for completion that express mission and values. If yes, provide website link (or content from brochure) where this specific information is presented.

No

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:

A major strength of the Nebraska Mental Health Centers Psychology Internship Program is the varied experience in the field of health service psychology offered to interns. Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of a wide variety of behavioral health disorders and neurological conditions are provided to children, adolescents, adults and seniors at four clinic offices. Interns may also have the opportunity to facilitate a variety of groups, provide behavioral health interventions within school settings and participate in a grant to provide Parent-Child Intervention Training (PCIT). Applicants that have demonstrated experience and interest in community-based general outpatient practice and intervention services within a rural population are preferred. Interns are required to complete 2000 clinical hours that includes a minimum of 1000 direct patient contact hours.

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

Total Direct Contact Intervention Hours

Yes

Amount: 500

Total Direct Assessment Hours

Yes

Amount: 100

Describe any other required minimum criteria used to screen applicants:

Approval by the applicant's academic training program verifying their readiness for internship, a Master's degree or equivalent in Clinical or Counseling Psychology or a closely related field, and a minimum of three years of a doctoral program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.

Annual Stipend/Salary for Full-time interns

32,000

Annual Stipend/Salary for Half-time interns

N/A

Program provides access to medical insurance for interns?

No

If access to medical insurance is provided:

Trainee contribution to cost required?

N/A

Coverage of family member(s) available?

N/A

Coverage of legally married partner available?

N/A

Coverage of domestic partner available?

N/A

Hours of Annual Paid Personal Time Off (PTO and/or Vacation)

64

Hours of Annual Paid Sick Leave

0

In the event of medical condition and/or family needs that require extended leave, does the program allow reasonable unpaid leave to interns/residents in excess of personal time off and sick leave?

Yes

Other Benefits (please describe):

6 to 7* paid Holidays (*Juneteenth falls on a weekday), Three days Education Leave, Negotiable paid Bereavement Leave, Birthday if that Day falls on a weekday. Note: Excess unpaid leave may impact intern's ability to obtain needed hours for successful completion of internship within a 12 month period.

Cohorts:

2021-2022 through 2023-2024

Total # of Interns who were in the 3 cohorts

10

Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree.

1

PD

EP

Community mental health center

Federally qualified health center

Independent primary care facility/clinic

University counseling center

1

 1

Veterans Affairs medical center

Military health center

Academic health center

Other medical center or hospital

3

Psychiatric hospital

Academic university/department

Community college or other teaching setting

Independent research institution

Correctional facility

School district/system

Independent practice setting

 1

 1

Not currently employed

Changed to another field

Other

2

Unknown