Internship Training Program

*APA Affiliated 

DVUSD is partnered with Avondale Elementary School District to provide an organized and structured training program to assure a well rounded and quality experience for interns. The internship is structured to meet Arizona’s requirements to become a licensed psychologist and a certified school psychologist. The APA affiliated program consists of 2000 hours of training over a 12-month period with at least 25% in direct service. Interns are also expected to achieve the goals and objectives of the internship program, as stated below, and to abide by the APA Code of Ethics, the requirements of the DVUSD training program, and the policies and procedures of DVUSD. The program is designed for a well-rounded school psychology experience. 

Interns are exposed to both Special Education and General Education programs. Under supervision of licensed psychologists, interns provide psychoeducational and psychological evaluations, consultation, training, counseling, behavior management, and crisis intervention services. Training assignments are made to assure that each intern has the opportunity to provide assessment and intervention to students with various needs and diagnoses and to serve various age, cultural, socioeconomic, and minority groups. The wide range of diversity among students and staff in DVUSD allows the internship to offer considerable multicultural experiences to interns. Special efforts are also made to provide experience with low incidence disorders.