Job Overview

Sheppard Pratt offers two externship opportunities for predoctoral psychology graduate students. Both predoctoral psychology externships are offered at Sheppard Pratt’s flagship campus in Towson, Maryland.

Assessment Externship 

For predoctoral psychology graduate students interested in advanced training focused on diagnostic assessment and psychological evaluation with children and adolescents, Sheppard Pratt is the perfect place to complete your externship. Trainees must have completed coursework in psychological assessment, including tests of cognitive abilities/IQ and have previous experience working with children in a clinical setting. 

*PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE APPLYING! ANY APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT FOLLOW THE PROCESS BELOW WILL NOT BE REVIEWED*

To apply: 

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and two letters of recommendation to Dr. Crystal DeVito at Crystal.DeVito@sheppardpratt.org. Submission of a de-identified psychological evaluation authored by the student is encouraged. Letters of recommendation must be emailed directly from the recommender.  

For more information, contact: 

Crystal DeVito, PhD 
Crystal.DeVito@sheppardpratt.org 
443-462-2238 

Inpatient Externship 

In addition to the assessments-focused externship, Sheppard Pratt offers an externship for predoctoral students interested in inpatient programming focused on individual and group therapy, and psychoeducational and skills groups. Trainees must have completed coursework in individual and group therapy as well as psychological assessments, including personality and cognitive abilities testing.  

*PLEASE READ BELOW BEFORE APPLYING! ANY APPLICATIONS THAT DO NOT FOLLOW THE PROCESS BELOW WILL NOT BE REVIEWED*

To apply: 

Interested applicants should submit a cover letter, CV, and two letters of recommendation to Dr. Dan Summers at Dan.Summers@sheppardpratt.org. Letters of recommendation must be emailed directly from the recommender. 

For more information: 

Dan Summers, PsyD 
Dan.Summers@sheppardpratt.org  
410-938-5264 

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