Pediatric Psychology Externships

Children's Hospital Colorado and the University of Colorado School of Medicine offer psychology externships in several specialties for students in a doctoral program. Our externships provide valuable experience through clinical care, supervision and didactic training. 

What to expect from a pediatric psychology externship 

Our externships allow doctoral candidates to gain hands-on clinical experience in pediatric mental health care and learn from leaders in the field of child psychology. We focus on assessing and treating children, adolescents and their families. 

Externs work under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist and gain a wealth of experience in a specific clinical area. Our psychologists provide individual and group supervision and feedback throughout the externship. The goal of our externships is to give doctoral candidates experience with new patient populations, assessment tools and care strategies, while also building competence and autonomy. 

Each of our externships differ slightly, but they all require a commitment of eight to 20 hours per week for a year, and they begin in June. 

View the following PDFs to learn about the clinical areas in which we offer externships: 

• Child clinical psychology rotation: Anschutz Medical Campus 
• Child clinical psychology: Colorado Springs 
• Developmental pediatric psychology rotation 
• Integrated behavioral health: Colorado Springs 
• Neuropsychology rotation 
• Pediatric psychology: gastroenterology 
• Pediatric psychology consultation: kidney transplant and urology 
• Pediatric psychology consultation: cystic fibrosis 
• Rehabilitation psychology 

Requirements for admission 

Applicants must: 

• Be enrolled in at least their third year of an APA-accredited doctoral program in clinical, counseling, clinical health or school psychology 

• Have completed coursework in child assessment and therapy 

• Have experience with child or adolescent assessment and treatment 

• Have proof of malpractice coverage, which must be provided by the extern’s training institution or by the extern prior to the start date 

Applicants may apply during their second year to start the externship in their third year. 

How to apply to our psychology externships 

Please send your application materials to CHCOPsychTrainingprogram@childrenscolorado.org by Feb. 1, 2027 at 5 p.m. MST.  

Provide the following: 

• Current curriculum vitae 

• Letter of interest 

• Two letters of recommendation 

• Completed externship face sheet 

• Completed attestation form