Training Sites
The Behavioral Health Doctoral Internship Program includes three unique training sites within six miles of each other in downtown Raleigh, NC, which offer a wide range of generalist clinical experiences.
These sites (Central Prison, NC Correctional Institution for Women, and the Post- Release Supervision and Parole Commission) provide a broad and representative cross section of the diverse correctional population allowing uur interns training experiences and case assignments from a variety of individual and clinical presentations. Approximately 32% of the prison population requires ongoing treatment for diagnosed mental disorders related to anxiety, depression, bipolar disorder, trauma, and psychosis.
Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission: The North Carolina Post-Release Supervision and Parole Commission responsible for approving and establishing conditions for the release of incarcerated individuals. Psychological evaluations are completed upon referral to provide additional information regarding individual risk factors and psychological needs, with a goal of increasing the likelihood that those who are released are successful in their reentry to the community at large.
Our interns participate in psychological evaluations for the Commission to assist in developing recommendations regarding appropriate release from incarceration. The interns will evaluate risk and develop recommendations for individuals in need of mental health treatment in the community under post- release supervision and complete evaluations that inform those tasked with making decisions regarding each case.
Central Prison: Central Prison is a male prison that offers outpatient psychological and psychiatric services within five distinct populations (Death Row, Restrictive Housing, Pre-Trial Detainees, Assessment/ Diagnostic Center, and Regular Population).
Attached to the prison is the Central Prison Healthcare Complex, the primary hub for the department to address both the acute mental health and intensive medical needs of the entire male correctional population of North Carolina. Built around a treatment team model, the facility offers a wide range of psychopharmacology, rehabilitation groups, assessment, intensive individual therapy, and aftercare planning.
NC Correctional Institution for Women (NCCIW): NCCIW is the state's primary correctional facility for women and may house more than 1,600 females at all custody levels and control statuses. On average, more than half of the female offender population is engaged in some type of mental health treatment.
Outpatient services include crisis intervention, individual and group psychotherapy. NCCIW houses a residential program and a 24-bed acute and chronic mental health inpatient units for those in need of intensive mental health treatment, and a Diagnostic Center, where behavioral health providers conduct mental health screenings, assessments and testing.
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For complete details, click the link below to view/download the NCDAC Behavioral Health Services Doctoral Psychology Internship Program - 2026-2027 Brochure.
NCDAC Behavioral Health Services Doctoral Psychology Internship Program - 2026-2027 Brochure