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Site Name: The George Washington University
Department: Colonial Health Center
*****Please note that the internship application due date and time is 11/6/2020 at 3PM Eastern Time. The APPIC directory information states 11:59 pm, but the portal will close promptly at 3pm. The portal does not allow any other time than 11:59.*****
Interviews will likely take place mid to late December. Candidates can expect to interview with different groups of CHC staff and trainees on varying clinical and multicultural topics. Candidates will also have time to meet with our current trainees to get a better understanding of how we operate from interns' and postdoctoral fellows' point of view. Please note, we will plan to do ALL interviews in a virtual format due to the impacts of COVID.
The internship at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) at Colonial Health Center (CHC) is a full-time, 12-month internship experience, in which interns can expect to gain a comprehensive understanding of the clinical presentations of the college student population, as well as the essential considerations when working within a university community. Our internship places an emphasis on training in individual and group psychotherapy, crisis assessment, crisis intervention/management, initial assessment, consultation, and outreach. Many GW students access the CAPS. Other activities include weekly case conference, psychiatric consultation twice monthly, participation in staff professional development opportunities, and an intern training seminar on a variety of clinical and professional topics. We value diversity, and strive to promote multicultural competence throughout the staff and the training program. To that end, interns participate in a weekly diversity seminar that is both didactic and experiential in order to assist interns in their self-awareness around their own identities and how those identities influence their work with clients and in the broader university system. Supervision is a value, and supervisors work with interns to understand their training goals and strategize ways to accomplish these goals during their year.
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We would characterize our outreach requirement as an experience, as interns are required to complete 9 outreach events over the year.
Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: https://healthcenter.gwu.edu/train-us for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.
