Pre-doctoral Internships in Professional Psychology
Training Program: Multicultural Services
Both the University of Minnesota and UCCS have made an increasing commitment to issues of diversity. At UCCS, we have a Diversity Work Group which meets monthly to discuss both our own diversity and ways to more effectively serve a diverse student population.
Approximately 18% of our clients identify as ethnically diverse. In addition, we serve a significant number of gay/lesbian/bisexual clients and maintain a close liaison relationship with the Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual, Transgender Programs Office. We also serve international students and have active, ongoing liaison relationships with the multicultural offices such as Disability Services; the Multicultural Center for Academic Excellence; and the Minnesota Women's Center.
In addition to in-house monthly professional development seminars for all counseling staff, which often focus on multicultural counseling issues, a focus of the intern seminars is multicultural counseling training. Also, the Minnesota APA-Accreditated Internship consortium sponsors an all-day training for all of our interns on Multicultural Counseling.
Members of our training staff have licensed expertise in counseling students of color and gay/lesbian/bisexual clients and are available for consultation. Staff from multicultural offices also provide training and consultation to UCCS.