Post-graduate professional psychology internship (L24)

Mandatory for L-24 graduates under both the old and new degree regulations who intend to register in Section B of the Register of Psychologists.

Eligible Candidates

Graduates in Psychological Science and Techniques (Class L-24) from Unimarconi may be admitted to the six-month internship for Section B.

During this transitional phase, graduates from other universities are not admitted.

Duration and Structure

The internship lasts six months.

The internship programme corresponds to 500 total hours of supervised activity and 105 attendance days.

The internship must be continuous. A weekly attendance of approximately 15–30 hours is recommended, with a maximum of 8 hours per day.

Attendance, taking these recommendations into account, must be agreed upon with the host organization and may not exceed 40 hours per week.

Host Institutions and Supervising Tutor

Applicants may independently identify the institution where the internship will take place. The internship may be carried out at public or private institutions (the latter must have been established for at least three years) where psychological activities are conducted and where the presence of one or more psychologists is guaranteed.

Such psychologists must:

be regularly registered in Section A of the Register of Psychologists for at least three years;
be employees or have an ongoing professional relationship of at least 20 hours per week;
be able to perform the role of supervising tutor.

Important Notes

Internships cannot be carried out in the private practice of a single self-employed psychologist.
Internships cannot be carried out in institutions where the owner, manager, partner, and/or director has family or affinity ties with the applicant student up to the 4th degree. Internships may be carried out at the company where the student is employed, provided that they take place outside working hours, and they are conducted in a different sector from the student’s regular employment. In such cases, a written declaration from the company manager is required.

There is a list of host institutions already approved by the Joint Committee (University / Lazio Order of Psychologists) and affiliated with Unimarconi. Availability to host interns must still be verified.

The list can be consulted here:

Approved host institutions

If the institution of interest is not included in the list, a request for new accreditation may be submitted.

Request for Accreditation of a New Host Institution

If you wish to propose an institution not included in the list, you may send an email to tirocini@unimarconi.it, attaching:

For public institutions

Name of the applicant (intern)
Name of the host institution
Reference email address to which the affiliation request should be sent
Internship start date

For private institutions

Name of the applicant (intern)
Name of the host institution
Internship start date
Statute, deed of incorporation, or other documentation showing the establishment of the institution (which must date back at least three years)
Completed Host Institution Affiliation Request Form

For private institutions, the Joint Committee (University / Lazio Order of Psychologists) will assess suitability and approve the institution as an internship host.

Important:

The affiliation of a new institution requires very long processing times. It is strongly recommended to submit the request well in advance, preferably during the session preceding the intended one.

In cases where this is not possible, and in order to allow a proper verification of the entity’s suitability by the Integrated Commission, thus enabling the acceptance of applications without issues, it is still strongly recommended to submit the accreditation request no later than the day before the start of the chosen application period, according to the following schedule:

Entity accreditation request by	Application period	Internship start
30 November	1 October – 31 October	15 January
31 January	1 February – 28 February	15 May
31 May	1 June – 30 June	15 September

Activities

The intern must choose to carry out activities in one of the following two sectors:

Psychological techniques for social, organizational, and work contexts
Psychological techniques for personal and community services

Activities must be aimed at acquiring the professional competencies identified in Article 3 of Law 170/03.

Request for Internship Activation

Submission Procedures

Internships start according to the following schedule:

Internship Start	Application period
15 January	1 October – 31 October
15 May	1 February – 28 February
15 September	1 June – 30 June

Incomplete applications or those submitted after the deadline will not be accepted.

Graduating students may also submit documentation, provided that they have obtained their degree before the internship begins.

Required Documentation

The following documents must be prepared with the host institution and supervising tutor to request internship activation:

Internship Application Form
Training Project for Section B
Authorization from the host institution granting access to the facility

Documents must be completed, signed, and sent in PDF format (one file per document type) to tirocini@unimarconi.it, together with proof of payment of €150.00 as the internship activation fee.

Payment must be made as indicated on the University Fees page, stating the reason:

“professional internship – intern’s name.”

The fee includes third-party liability insurance (RCT) and INAIL coverage throughout the territory of the European Community.

For internships in Switzerland and the United Kingdom, please contact the Internship Office.

Internship Completion

At the end of the internship, the following documentation must be sent in PDF format to tirocini@unimarconi.it:

Internship Logbook/Diary for Section B
Final report of activities carried out (maximum 3–5 pages), signed by both the intern and the supervising tutor (Short guide for drafting the final report)

Safety Training Course

By law, activation of any internship requires certification of successful completion of the general training course on workplace health and safety.

Notice

All individuals who obtain professional qualification (at any university within the national territory) are required to pay the professional qualification fee to the Region where they obtained their degree.

The current fee amount is €113.62.

Payment must be made via pagoPA directly through the Lazio DiSCo website:

http://www.laziodisco.it/tassa-di-abilitazione-professionale/