Internship & Training Programs

Doctoral Internship Programs

South Florida Consortium Internship Program (SFCIP)

The College of Psychology sponsors the South Florida Consortium Internship Program (SFCIP). The SFCIP provides training to psychology doctoral students who in turn provide psychological services to a vast array of clinically and culturally diverse populations within local community settings. The SFCIP is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.

Psychology Services Center (PSC) Internship Program

The Psychology Services Center Internship Program offers doctoral candidates in psychology from any APA-accredited doctoral program the opportunity to develop proficiency in psychological assessment and psychotherapeutic interventions, and to acquire basic competence in the provision of supervision and consultation. The PSC Internship Program is accredited by the Commission on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association.

Questions related to the accredited status of either program should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1^st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: 202-336-5979 / E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

Psychology Postdoctoral Residency

Established in 2004, Nova Southeastern University’s (NSU) Psychology Postdoctoral Residency Program offers a comprehensive professional training experience involving a variety of multidisciplinary activities including evidenced-based clinical intervention, research, teaching, supervision, program evaluation, and administration. The Psychology Postdoctoral Residency Program follows a scientist-practitioner model of training and focuses on cultivating residents’ knowledge, skills, and overall professional identity. The program offers a variety of concentrations dedicated to general clinical practice, as well as specialized areas of interest including Autism, School Psychology, and Crisis Prevention.

Application materials should be emailed directly to:

Peter Caproni, Ph.D.
Director of Training, Psychology Postdoctoral Residency Program
psychprp@nova.edu

NSU’s Psychology Postdoctoral Residency Program is a member of the American Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC).

Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers
10 G. Street, N.E., Suite 750
Washington, DC 20002
www.appic.org

Postdoctoral Residents

Felix Bou, Psy.D.
fb475@nova.edu

Felix Bou, Psy.D., is a post-doctoral resident psychologist and adjunct professor at Nova Southeastern University (NSU) in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. He completed his doctoral internship in the public school districts of Phoenix, Arizona, before beginning his post-doctoral training at NSU. At NSU’s Psychology Services Center (PSC), Dr. Bou specializes in child-focused psychoeducational assessments and teaches in the clinical psychology doctoral program.

His professional interests include comprehensive psychoeducational assessment, with a particular focus on diversity-related needs, early identification and intervention for neurodevelopmental disorders, systems-level interventions, and school-based consultation.

Elizabeth Altamirano, Ph.D.
ea429@nova.edu

Dr. Elizabeth Altamirano is currently a post-doctoral psychology resident at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). Her position is divided between two locations which include the Unicorn Children’s Foundation’s Developmental Assessment Clinic and NSU’s University School. She graduated from Arizona State University (ASU) with her Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and completed her APA-accredited internship at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) at Counseling & Psychological Services (CAPS) in 2022. Dr. Altamirano has primarily worked with individuals who experience clinical depression, generalized anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, substance abuse, interpersonal relationship stress, family therapy, couples, and older adults. Her dissertation was centered around understanding perceptions of police among Latinx communities and how that may impact their mental health. Currently, her interest is in child-focused intervention and diagnosing particularly regarding Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and school-based consultations.

Rachel Weiss, Psy.D.
rw1192@nova.edu

Rachel Weiss, Psy.D. is a graduate of the APA-accredited doctoral program in clinical psychology at Nova Southeastern University (NSU). She completed her doctoral internship at NSU’s Psychology Services Center, with a specialty program rotation in the School-related Psychological Assessments and Clinical Interventions (SPACI) clinic. Dr. Weiss also completed general program rotations in the Child, Adolescent, and Family Services (CAFS) Program and the Adult Services Program (ASP) during her internship. Currently, Dr. Weiss is a postdoctoral psychology resident at the Unicorn Children's Foundation Developmental Assessment Clinic, where she specializes in providing psycho-developmental evaluations for children ages 18 months to 7 years with autism spectrum disorder and/or developmental delays. As a postdoctoral resident at NSU, Dr. Weiss also provides clinical supervision to doctoral-level students and serves as an adjunct professor in the clinical psychology doctoral program.