Two screen caps from the 2020 CCSP Transition Ceremony: (top) Dr. Steve Smith, Director of Clinical Training and (below) Maria Vazquez, one of the 2020-21 interns
Ten graduate students from the Department of Counseling, Clinical, and School Psychology (CCSP) at UC Santa Barbara’s Gevirtz School have earned prestigious 2020-2021 internships across the country to complete their work for a Ph.D. Each year, students in their fourth year of doctoral studies compete nationally for APA-Accredited pre-doctoral internships to complete the applied portion of their degrees. As in years past, this year was extremely competitive with over 4,000 students vying for positions nationwide. Steve Smith, Director of Clinical Training, notes, “The CCSP students consistently obtain high-quality, competitive internships. They are an extremely talented group of students who will continue to represent our program well. More importantly, they will continue to do good work with the clients they will serve in communities across the country.”
The ten students and their sites are:
Meg Boyer: Northwestern University, IL, Counseling and Psychological Services
Chun Chen: Santa Barbara Psychology Internship Consortium, CA
Alyssa Hufana: CSU-Long Beach, CA, Counseling and Psychological Services
Caitlin Merrill: UCLA, CA, Counseling and Psychological Services
Haley Meskunas: Guidance Center, Long Beach, CA
Jenny Scheller: St John’s University, NY: Child/family track
Daina Tagavi: University of Washington: Autism track
Maria Vazquez: University of Houston, TX, Counseling and Psychological Services
Rhea Wagle: Didi Hirsch Mental Health Services, Los Angeles, CA, Child/family track
Kelly Whaling: St. John’s University, NY: Child/family track
All the students took part in the APPIC Internship Matching Program that places applicants into psychology internship positions at training sites in the United States and Canada.
The Match is sponsored and supervised by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC).