Pre-Doctoral Internship at MSU Denver APA-Approved Note that we are not accepting applications for the 2013-14 training year. Our program will have the APA-Approved, Inactive status for that year.
Counseling Center Mission Statement:
The Counseling Center provides assistance to students in the accomplishment of tasks that are essential to their personal and educational development. The Center’s programming is designed to facilitate students’ retention and graduation by providing quality, time-effective, services through individual, couples, and group counseling; outreach services; individual, organizational, and departmental consultation, crisis intervention, internship training, and research. Counseling Center staff are involved in community building, prevention, and education, and thus collaborate and consult with other departments in order to improve the interrelationships of all areas of this urban college. To this end, the Center promotes the understanding and integration of multicultural issues in all services and programs. The Center is dedicated to building a college community that permits all of its members to grow and to be successful in an environment of equity, respect, and inclusion.
Student Services Mission:
The Counseling Center is a part of the Division of Student Services. The Student Services Division fully embraces the mission of Metro State College of Denver. We define our contribution to that mission as follows: The role of the Division of Student Services is to contribute to the academic, personal, and social development of lifelong learners by providing a rich variety of services and activities that aid in their retention and success. The services provided by the Division facilitate access to institutional resources which are an integral part of a full and successful college life.
We also have adopted the following value statements:
- We strive to foster a campus community that values and promotes the open and free exchange of ideas, responsible and ethical behavior, lifelong critical thinking skills, and respect for and inclusion of ALL people.
- We value being responsive to the needs of all students through high quality programs and excellence in services resulting in a sense of belonging.
- We believe in a work environment for the college that encourages collaboration, innovation, professional enrichment, and a balanced lifestyle.
The Division includes Student Life Programs, Student Academic Success Programs, Enrollment Services Programs, Wellness, Access, and Tri-Institutional Programs.
The Training Program at the Counseling Center is designed to offer pre-doctoral interns a 2000-hour,intensive supervised experience functioning as mental health professionals in a college counseling setting. It is our goal to train interns to become skilled, ethical, independent mental health professionals who are capable of functioning competently in a variety of settings, including a college or university. Interns are supervised by licensed psychologists. A host of experiences are provided for interns and graduate students.
The Training Program is accredited by the American Psychological Asociation. The Commission on Accreditation can be accessed at:
The American Psychological Association
750 First Street, NE
Washington, D.C. 20002-4242
Telephone:202-336-5979
Fax:202-336-5978
e-mail:apaaccred@apa.org
website: http://www.apa.org/ed/accreditation/
