INTERNSHIP IN HEALTH SERVICE PSYCHOLOGY

Learn and Lead with Purpose

Ready to take the next step in your career as a prospective psychologist? As an intern with Jordan Valley Health, you will gain experience assessing, treating, and consulting with patients in a multidisciplinary community health setting. 

This internship is ideal for psychology interns who want to build their generalist skills by working with underserved patients who often present with complex clinical and psychosocial needs shaped by significant social determinants of health.

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About the Program

At Jordan Valley Health, our patients come from many different backgrounds and bring a wide range of needs, experiences, and goals to their care. 

Throughout the program, interns build on their previous training while gaining new experience in didactics. We help interns identify areas for growth and build a broad range of skills, so they leave the program ready to provide thoughtful, compassionate care to patients and communities who need it most.

Explore our program handbook to learn more about our training goals and objectives, curriculum, training methods, training resources, and sites.

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Who We Serve

As a Federally Qualified Health Center, our joy and mission is to serve the underserved. Our patients typically present with complex factors that impact their mental, physical, and oral health, requiring our providers to be well-versed referring and working alongside other providers to deliver connected patient care.

Each day we strive to live our mission of improving our community’s health through access and relationships, and our vision of partnering to provide essential leadership in healthcare for the underserved.

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Get Your Kicks on Route 66

Working at Jordan Valley Health means working (and living) in the heart of the Ozarks. Learn more about what it means to live, work, and play in 417-Land. 

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Become a Psychology Intern 

Ready to apply? Please submit your application through the AAPI applicant portal.

All applicants who meet our minimum eligibility criteria and appear to be a good fit will be invited for a 45–60-minute online interview through the APPI Interview Platform. 

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All applicants must register to participate in the APPIC match. For step-by-step instructions please view the APPII Step-by-Step guide for internship applicants.

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Let's Connect

If you have questions about our Internship in Health Service Psychology, we'd love to talk.

Accreditation Status

Our Internship in Health Service Psychology is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. We are a full member of APPIC, and all questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation.

OFFICE OF PROGRAM CONSULTATION AND ACCREDIDATION
American Psychological Association
750 1st St NE
Washington, DC 20002

Phone: (202) 336-5979
Email: apaacred@apa.org
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accredidation