Doctoral Internship Program 2027-2028

Childrensprogram; Portland (OR); On-site; USD 15,000 - 21,000; Full time

Job summary

The Children’s Program in Portland offers a doctoral clinical psychology internship with mentorship from more than 20 licensed psychologists, each with a child- and family-focused specialty. The program emphasizes empirically supported treatments and CBT approaches for a range of neurodevelopmental, mood, anxiety, and attachment-related issues.

Located in Southwest Portland, the clinic serves the state and collaborates with university training programs.

Qualifications

• Doctoral student in counseling, clinical, or school psychology.
• Experience with psychometric assessment and psychotherapy preferred.

Responsibilities

• Intern participates in training alongside licensed psychologists.
• Internships include empirically supported treatments and CBT-based practice.

Skills

Interdisciplinary teamwork

CBT

Child psychology

Education

Doctoral student in psychology

Job description

Our internship in clinical psychology offers an opportunity to learn from more than 20 licensed psychologists, all of whom have a unique specialty relating to children and families. Areas of specialty include: diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders (including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and developmental delays), mood disorders and anxiety, and issues related to trauma and attachment.

The Children’s Program internship has full membership status in the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and will participate in the APPIC match (APPIC #254311).

We will be accepting 3 interns for the 2027-2028 training year

Clinic Overview

We are pleased you are considering the Children’s Program doctoral clinical psychology internship program. Children’s Program is a multi-disciplinary mental health clinic serving children and families. Our internship in clinical psychology offers an opportunity to learn from more than 20 licensed psychologists, all of whom have a unique specialty relating to children and families. Areas of specialty include: diagnosis and treatment of neurodevelopmental disorders (including ADHD, Autism Spectrum Disorder, and developmental delays), mood disorders and anxiety, and issues related to trauma and attachment. Children’s Program clinicians use empirically supported treatments and work primarily from a Cognitive Behavioral Therapy perspective. We offer a number of therapy and psychoeducational group programs and classes for children and families.

We are proud to have served our community since 1987. Although located in Southwest Portland, Children’s Program serves children, families and agencies from across the state of Oregon. In addition to psychologists, Children’s Program employs developmental behavioral pediatricians, a child psychiatrist, licensed professional counselors, a social worker, a psychometrician, tutors, and also is a training placement for students from various training programs and specialties (e.g., Pacific University, OHSU).

The Children’s Program internship has full membership status in the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and will participate in the APPIC match (APPIC #254311). Children’s Program will be accepting 3 interns for the 2027-2028 training year. Please see the Children’s Program Internship Brochure for details regarding the training year experience. Please email Dr. Rose Eagle, Training Director ([e-mail] ) with questions.

Internship candidates must be doctoral students in counseling, clinical, or school psychology. Both psychometric assessment and psychotherapy experience are required. Qualified candidates will ideally have completed at least 400 intervention and assessment hours, with preference being given to applicants who have a majority of hours completed with children and/or adolescents. A minimum of 4 years of graduate training is required. All qualifying examinations must be passed by the internship application deadline. A candidate’s dissertation proposal must be approved before the internship match ranking deadline.

Please note, we require a Supplemental Assessment Report for all applicants, which should include a comprehensive evaluation with a child or adolescent client (not for a class).

Children’s Program valuesdiversityamong staff, interns and other trainees and the population we serve. Our non-discrimination policy indicates that trainees, clients and staff have the right be treated considerately and respectfully regardless of race, religion, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity/expression, cultural background, economic status, education or disability. We believe thatdiversityenhances the climate and training environment and are committed to ongoing efforts to recruit and retain diverse staff (including training supervisors) and trainees, as well as to improve our ability to serve diverse populations in our region. We seek to provide ongoing training and educational opportunities for our staff and trainees around issues ofdiversity, equity and inclusion, with a goal of improving clinical practice, increasing outreach to underserved communities and improving our ability to welcome and support trainees and staff from a wide range of backgrounds.

Children’s Program Internship was granted accreditation from the American Psychological Association (APA) as of May 23, 2025.

Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation: