frequently asked questions

As an intern at KCCW, you get first-hand training under some of the leading psychologists in the field. Additionally, you receive an insight into the process of therapy and gather expert knowledge regarding various mental health domains.

KCCW offers a variety of internships in different branches of psychology including counselling, child, organizational, clinical psychology and contemporary therapies etc. Usually people choose based on their interests but sometimes one has to choose an internship based on what their university requires, if they are already doing a course. While choosing an internship, factors like the time commitment required, length of the program are some factors one can consider.

KCCW believes that anybody interested in the field of psychology can be a part of our internship and we make sure everybody’s needs and interests are met. There are no particular eligibility criteria involved.

If you are missing a class in case of foreseen or unforeseen circumstances, to make up the hours, an individual session will have to be taken with the Psychologist taking the class, subject to their availability. The fee for these additional classes will be equal to the Psychologist’s session charges.

KCCW is not a hospital setup. We are a private Counselling Center. Keeping in line with our policy to protect the confidentiality of our clients, students are not provided with client contact at the centre. Workshop/Internship participants are taken to NGOs where they can conduct/observe counselling sessions.

We do not provide any trial classes before internships, However, we’ll be happy to brief you about the nature of your internship through a phone call or email.

All our workshops & internships take place per schedule. In case we do not receive the required registrations for the programme, we may need to reschedule/cancel the workshop. You can decide to enrol in an alternative ongoing programme or refund your payment. Your refund will be initiated immediately to your account and will be credited within 7-10 business days.

Participants may choose to transfer their payment towards other existing programs if they cannot make it to the paid program (Center must be informed at least 48 hours before the program commences). However, we do not run the same programs every month and do not promise that the same program will be offered in the coming months. You may choose from the programs that are being offered that month or the next. As a part of our company policy, once you’ve signed up for the internship/workshop, refund would not be initiated.

In case of a lost certificate, the student is required to write to KCCW with proof of having completed their internship. The proof can be a copy of the invoice, registration email, or any other valid proof that verifies your participation in the internship. After verification, a new certificate will be issued at a cost of Rs.1200. Additionally, a cost of Rs. 100 will be levied if a copy of the certificate is required to be sent as a courier.

Karma offers two types of internship opportunities; one is a stipend internship which is more long-term (a minimum commitment period of 3- 6 months). This internship caters to those who want to learn but also want to and can, put their knowledge to work after learning. The second type of internship where the participant pays, is more education-based, consisting of classes, demonstrations, role-plays, and assignments. This internship caters to the limited availability of the student and is curated keeping in mind their own or college requirements. Primarily, the availability/commitment of time is what distinguishes between a stipend internship and a paid internship. Additionally, because the students are primary beneficiaries in this form of internships and no skilled or unskilled work is carried out by them, these are essentially paid training and workshops instead of work.

To provide the interns with a more wholesome and all-rounded experience, our psychologists are chosen carefully and sensitively through a rigorous process of selection. They constantly upgrade their skills thereafter as well. To account for this constant growth (of students and our therapists) and the effort that goes into developing rigorous training modules for students from varied mental health backgrounds, we charge a fee from them. They provide budding psychologists with experiential training which isn’t provided within the curriculum.

Additionally, we also carefully consider the needs and the educational level of the students. Keeping this & our ethical responsibilities in mind, we cannot allow students to observe counselling sessions that other psychologists take. Instead, we work towards providing them experiential knowledge through onsite or virtual field visits with NGOs or organisations that we have carefully selected to ensure they have access to a variety of spaces to gain from, professionally.