On behalf of the School/Clinical Child, Counseling, and Clinical Psychology PhD programs and the Counselor Education Master’s program at The University of Texas at Austin, we are excited to host our annual Practicum Fair!  

This site is intended to provide information to current training collaborators of the School/Clinical Child, Counseling, and Clinical Psychology PhD programs and the Counselor Education Master’s program at The University of Texas at Austin. Please check back as the fall is underway to learn more about our plan for showcasing your site to interested students.

If you are not a current collaborator and are interested in training our students, please review the Training: Psychology PhD Students and/or Training: Counselor Education Students and reach out to the appropriate training director about being onboarded as a practicum site.

We have already placed students for the 2024-2025 Academic year. Please reach out to the appropriate training director regarding questions or concerns about your student(s).

Expected Timeline for Recruitment of Students for the 2025-2026 Academic Year:

  • November 29: Deadlines to submit site materials (brochures, vitas, videos) through either this survey or email UTprac-internship@austin.utexas.edu
  • December 2: Site information is made available to students
  • January 15-17: Site Q&A open – closes to students questions at 4:30pm on January 17th
  • January 21: Q&A closes to site responses at 4:30 PM
  • January 24: Application deadline for students to apply to your site by 12:00 PM
  • February 17: Deadline for site to Inform students about whether they will be interviewed
  • March 10: Rank order list of applicants to us (google link form will be sent to you in Feb. to submit rankings)
  • March 31 (or sooner): You will be informed of student assignments

Who should I contact if I have questions about practicum training or a concern about my student(s)?

We value open lines of communication between the practicum site and the doctoral training program and consider you vital partners in our students’ training.

For questions and concerns please contact us at UTprac-internship@austin.utexas.edu.

If in doubt, contact us!