CAPS doctoral internship in professional psychology
Hello, Intern Applicant!
Welcome to the IU Bloomington Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) website! I'm Dr. Laurie Rushlow, Associate Director of Training, and I'm glad you are considering CAPS for your internship training.
CAPS has been accredited by the American Psychological Association since 1996. Training and supervision have been, and continue to be, essential to the CAPS mission. Our entire staff supports the internship program and appreciates the energy and enthusiasm that trainees bring to our center. We're looking forward to welcoming a new intern class.
CAPS interns have worked with a wide range of psychological issues and presentations. In addition to individual therapy, interns participate in group services, outreach, and consultation, and work in a multidisciplinary team that includes psychiatrists, social workers, psychologists, and counselors. Interns also provide supervision to doctoral-level practicum students. We have expanded our areas of year-long emphasis and concentration so interns can get training in specific areas that are important in our field. These include: brain injury, grief and loss, LGBTQ+, supervision, Spanish language services, sexual assault and relationship violence, group therapy, and risk & safety assessment/treatment.
Like many University Counseling Centers, we experienced staff attrition post-COVID. In order to ensure the continued quality of our training program, we chose to go inactive for a year while rebuilding our center and training program, including the onboarding of a director with a strong commitment to training. We are confident that the work we have done improves an already well-respected training program. We are excited to be able to return to our training focus as we look to open up for applications for the 2025-26 training year.
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I wish you all the best in the exciting process of internship application. Please feel free to contact me if you have any questions about IU CAPS. I look forward to hearing from you.
Best,
Laurie
Laurie Rushlow, PsyD, HSPP
(She/Her)
Associate Director of Training
Counseling and Psychological Services
Indiana University
lrushlow@iu.edu
812.855.5711