Internship: The Applied Training of a Counseling Psychologist

The objectives of this article were (I) to provide a comprehensive view of the predoctoral internship, (2) to delineate relevant issues in intern training, (3) to stimulate the field of counseling psychology to examine critically the effectiveness of internship training programs; section 3 compares the major types of internship provide direction for future practices and research in internship programs. The article is organized into five primary areas. Section 1 provides a brief history and definition of the internship; section 2 describes the organization and management of internship training programs; section 3 compares the major types of internship settings chosen by counseling psychology students and includes the results of a national survey conducted by the authors; section 4 addresses the influence and impact of pressures from within and outside the profession on internship training; finally, section 5 summarizes questions and concerns relevant to the internship of the future.