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TRAINING TRACKS: EIGHT interns will be accepted for the upcoming training year.
TWO interns are assigned to the Youth Track and alternately rotate for 6 months each between the Child PHP, and the Adolescent PHP Programs as their primary rotations.
TWO interns are assigned to the Adult Track and alternately rotate for 6 months each between the Adult PHP Program, and the Center for Addiction Medicine PHP Program for their primary rotations.
TWO interns are assigned to the ED/OCD Track and alternately rotate for 6 months each between the Eating Disorders PHP Program, and the OCD/Anxiety PHP Program for their primary rotations.
ONE intern is assigned to the Pediatric Neuropsychology Track. This track includes primary year-long roations in Pediatric Health Psych and the Autism Recource Center
ONE intern is assigned to the Pediatric Health Psychology Track and is placed in three simultaneously occurring primary rotations in the Endocrynology Service, Neurology Service, and Pediatric Inpatient C/L Service.
TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES: Intake Assessments: All interns learn the process of initial assessments to recognize and make level of care decisions and to hone clinical diagnostic skills.
Psychological/Neuropsychological Assessments: Testing is comprehensive and includes a semi-structured interview, Intelligence, Personality, and additional measures as required. Neuropsychological measures are the purview of the pediatric neuropsychology intern.
Group, Family, and Individual Psychotherapy: Interns conduct group psychotherapy in their assigned primary and some secondary rotations, and meet with patients and families on a regular basis in a milieu treatment setting. Individual therapy is conducted through the Training Clinic, which serves uninsured patients. All interns in the PHP tracks are expected to co-facilitate a weekly aftercare or multiple family group.
Supervision: Clinical supervision is provided to interns by licensed clinical psychologists according to the following weekly schedule: Two hours of individual, one hour of group, and one hour of diagnostic supervision.
Didactic Experiences: A series of planned didactic seminars is provided for the interns.