mackereltabby
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Dear all, I will be applying to several VAs this internship cycle and I’d like some feedback on whether I am a competitive applicant. I want to work at a VA because of the rotation opportunities in Geropsychology and palliative care. However, I’ve never worked at a VA before as a practicum site and I’m worried this may hurt my chances. For context, I’m in a counseling psychology PhD program, and I’ve just started my third practicum experience in neuropsychology at a teaching hospital where I’ll get experience working with older adults and also running rehabilitation groups. I’ve worked in an outpatient setting providing brief EBTs to mostly middle aged and older adults through a large teaching hospital. I’ve also worked in an inpatient mental health facility for children and adolescents providing CBT and DBT based group and individual therapy. I should have 500 hours of intervention and hopefully around 50 hours of assessment before I apply. I’m also worried the lower assessment hours may hurt my chances since I just started my neuropsych practicum. Any thoughts, advice, or suggestions? Thank you!