Predoctoral Internship in Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH)

About HealthSource of Ohio

HealthSource of Ohio is a private, not-for-profit Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC), providing primary care since 1976. With over 300 support staff, 60 providers, and 20 locations, we serve 90,000+ patients east of Cincinnati. As Ohio’s largest FQHC, we offer comprehensive services including family medicine, pediatrics, women’s health, dental, vision, and pharmacy.

We are committed to the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model, ensuring all staff are educated and onboarded before Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) begin seeing patients. Our focus on sustainability, model fidelity, and preparation is supported by leadership, funding, and strong payer reimbursement. Training is a priority, and our postdoctoral fellowship reflects our dedication to excellence in integrated care.

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About the Internship

Watch our video for an overview of the BHC role and internship training activities.

Our internship offers immersive training in the Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH) model, with interns functioning as Behavioral Health Consultants (BHCs) embedded within interdisciplinary primary care teams.

As BHCs, interns address a wide range of behavioral and biopsychosocial concerns, delivering same-day, high-volume services to patients across the lifespan. They plat a critical role in improving patient care by collaborating closely with medical providers, enhancing assessment and treatment planning, coordinating care, and supporting efficient team workflows.

Interns also serve as educators and change agents, helping to normalize and sustain the integration of behavioral health into routine primary care by promoting biopsychosocial approaches within the team.

Application Process

Our Internship recruits groups from a variety of professional and personal backgrounds every year. HealthSource requires potential applicants to use the AAPI Online application service to be considered for our internship training program. Prospective psychology interns apply to individual sites within the Great Lakes Region, not to the Great Lakes Region as a whole. Please note, when searching for HSO in the APPIC Directory, please search for “National Psychology Training Consortium” and select “Cascades Region.”

We have two full-time internship positions available in the coming year. Interns will start full-time work on July 2026.

Application Deadline: November 23rd, 2025

The following information is required in all NPTC-Great Lakes Region applications:

Cover letter specifying interest in primary care behavioral health and relevant experiences related to integrated care
APPIC AAPI as designated on the online application
Three letters of reference

APPIC Listing

National Psychology Training Consortium (NPTC)

Applicant Requirements

Candidates are expected to have skill sets commensurate with applicants at the pre-internship level. A successful candidate will be one who is interested in working in a challenging and innovative setting of primary care. While not required, applicants that have past experience working in integrated care teams, primary care or other medical centers, and rural and underserved areas are preferred.

While not required, preferred applicants would have a background and experience in providing brief interventions for a variety of concerns. Candidates should also be willing and able to work successfully on an integrated care team, be self-motivated and high energy to meet the demands of primary care. They are expected to be dependable, prepared, curious, non-defensive, and open to constructive feedback.

Additional requirements include:

Completion of all formal academic coursework for doctoral degree (other than dissertation/doctoral project) from a degree-granting program in professional psychology (clinical, counseling, school)
Comprehensive Examinations successfully completed
Completion of a master’s degree (or educational equivalent)
Completion of a combined 300 Intervention and Assessment hours
Dissertation proposal approved by match ranking deadline
Approval to participate in the APPIC National Match

Applicant Eligibility

Eligible applications are reviewed and ranked by a combination of HealthSource staff and supervisors. A select group of applicants are invited for virtual interviews. Notification of invitation to interview is made by December 1st. There will be three interview dates in January. Internship applicants will be informed of their selection through the APPIC notification process contracted through the National Match Service.

This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any Psychology Intern applicant.

For more information or questions regarding the application process, please contact Kane Carlock (kcarlock@hsohio.org).

Interns at HealthSource Receive the Following Key Benefits

Relocation assistance
Health, dental, & vision coverage
20 days PTO + 7 holidays
Covered attendance at the CFHA conference (registration, travel, and expenses)
Assistance with EPPP study materials
$500 in healthcare with HealthSource providers
CFHA membership
Retirement & profit-sharing plans

Internship Supervisors

513-576-7700

This health center is a Health Center Program grantee under 42 U.S.C. 254b, and a deemed Public Health Service employee under 42 U.S.C. 233(g)-(n). This health center receives HHS funding and has Federal Public Health Service (PHS) deemed status with respect to certain health or health-related claims, including medical malpractice claims, for itself and its covered individuals.

HealthSource of Ohio (HSO) complies with applicable Federal civil rights laws and does not discriminate, exclude, or treat people differently on the basis of race, color, national origin, age, disability, or sex.