Fulton State Hospital (FSH) offers an exciting, challenging, and varied pre-doctoral psychology internship. We participate in the APPIC match process.
Additional questions may be directed to Jessica Sergio, PhD, Internship Training Coordinator at jessica.sergio@dmh.mo.gov.
Application Deadline: November 1
Notification of Interview: November 15
Tentative Virtual Interview Dates: December 4, 5, and 6
Program Start Date: August 1, 2024
| Internship Program Admissions | ||
| Intern applicants are reviewed by faculty and rated using a number of site-specific criteria, including: 1) interested in training and treatment opportunities provided at Fulton State Hospital; 2) relevance of prior clinical training experiences; 3) academic progress; 4) interest in serious mental illness, personality disorders, long-term mental health care, trauma informed case, and forensic populations; 5) commitment to empirically supported treatment practices; and 6) accomplishments and achievements with coincide with the rehabilitation and recovery goals of FSH. | ||
| Minimum number of hours required | ||
| Total Direct Contact Intervention and Assessment Hours | 500 | |
| Financial and Other Benefit Support for Upcoming Training Year | ||
| Annual Salary for Full-time Interns | $33,914.40 | |
| Available Benefits | medical, dental, vision, and life insurance | |
| Hours of Paid Annual Leave | 10 hours accrued per month | |
| Hours of Paid Sick Leave | 10 hours accrued per month | |
| 13 state holidays | ||
| In the event of medical conditions and/or family needs that require extended leave, the program allows unpaid leave to interns in excess of paid annual and sick leave with the understanding that the internship year may be extended in order to fulfill program requirements. | ||
Graduates of Fulton State Hospital’s (FSH) Psychology Internship Program have advanced professionally in a wide-range of clinical and academic settings. Depending on position availability and interest, several interns have completed their postdoctoral residency at FSH, and some of these individuals have remained as staff psychologists. Included among the positions that past interns have held are (PD = Post-Doctoral Residency; EP = Employed Position):
| Initial Post-Internship Positions | ||
| 2020-2023 | ||
| Total # of interns who were in the 3 cohorts | 9 | |
| Total # of interns who did not seek employment because they returned to their doctoral program/are completing doctoral degree | 0 | |
| PD | EP | |
| Community mental health center | 1 | |
| Federally qualified health center | ||
| Independent primary care facility/clinic | ||
| University counseling center | ||
| Veterans Affairs medical center | ||
| Military health center | ||
| Academic health center | ||
| Other medical center or hospital | 2 | 1 |
| Psychiatric hospital | 1 | 3 |
| Academic university/department | ||
| Community college or other teaching setting | ||
| Independent research institution | 1 | |
| Correctional facility | ||
| School district/system | ||
| Independent practice setting | ||
| Not currently employed | ||
| Changed to another field | ||