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Site Name: Advocate Childhood Trauma Treatment Program

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1283
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Advocate Childhood Trauma Treatment Program
Department: Advocate Childhood Trauma Treatment Program
Address: Mailing Address: P.O. Box 776
Oak Lawn, Illinois 60454-0776
Country: United States
Metro Area: Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI MSA
Distance from Major City: Oak Lawn is adjacent to southwestern portion of southside Chicago
Phone: 800-216-1110
Fax:
Email: sara.skinner@aah.org
Web Address: https://www.advocatehealth.com/health-services/behavioral-health-care/childhood-trauma-treatment-program/
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.advocatehealth.com/assets/documents/behavioralhealth/cttpinternship-24-25.pdf
Primary Agency Type: Community Mental Health Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Sara Skinner
Chief Psychologist: Elizabeth Rutha
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 4
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: 09/03/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 2
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 38480
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Comp Time , Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): In addition to the stipend, medical, vision, and dental insurance is available to interns (at an extra cost), paid time off is provided (for holidays, sick and personal time off), and the Advocate Aurora Health 401K program with employer match is available to interns.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Per a recent intern survey, a typical day includes seeing patients about 3-4 hours, completing paperwork and/or testing, therapeutic case management calls, and individual and/or group supervision.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?Yes
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Internship Application Process
Accepting Applicants: Yes
Application Due Date: 11/24/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 12/08/2023
Tentative interview date: 1/3/24, 1/5/24, 1/9/24, 1/11/24, 1/17/24
Interview process description:

Interviews will be conducted virtually. There is a virtual tour of our clinic on our website here: Doctoral Clinical Psychology Training Program | Advocate Health Care. However, if applicants have a strong preference to come to the office for an on site tour, we may also be able to accommodate this. 

Interview dates will be throughout January 2024 and all interviewees will have opportunities to meet current interns and faculty of our program on their selected interview day. The interview day agenda is as follows: 

8:15-9:00am: Applicant will have an opportunity to meet with our current interns for a Q&A session

9am-12pm: Applicant will select a 1 hour individual interview time slot. During this time the applicant will meet individually with a core faculty member.

1:00-4:00: Applicants are requested to be available for a 30 min second interview (if warranted) during this time. Applicants will be informed of whether or not this is warranted based on if there are any additional questions or items to be addressed by 12pm with a time for this follow up meeting.

 
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs:
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in the US is Required: No
Canadian Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in Canada is Required: No
Masters Degree Required: Yes, by ranking deadline
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by ranking deadline
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 250
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 75
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 3
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Not Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Not Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree Not Accepted
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program: No
How to obtain text of statement:
Other Requirements: A passion for working with children, adolescents, and families who have experienced trauma and maltreatment. Many of our patients are from underserved communities and have experienced complex and intergenerational trauma. The applicant should have interest in Evidenced Based Practices to support the healing of these patients. An ideal applicant is open to a well-rounded clinical experience that includes individual and group supervision and exposure to didactic presentations of theoretical understandings and therapeutic approaches. and exposure to professional models. Cultural and diversity interests are encouraged and appreciated.
Program Description

Childhood Trauma Treatment Program 

APA Accredited Psychology Internship Training Program

This is a full-time professional exempt position, totaling 2,000 internship training hours over the course of one calendar year. Hours are accrued Monday through Friday, with no weekend hours. We will have 2 interns for this year.

Location: Hybrid model of treatment with both on site and remote provision of services to increase patient access to care.

Start Date: September 3, 2024; Training position is 52 weeks in duration.

Schedule: Interns maintain a 40 hour per week schedule, typically providing approximately 15 billable patient service hours per week. Interns will receive two hours of individual supervision, two hours of didactic on a variety of topics (listed below), and one hour of peer supervision per week. Interns will provide one hour of supervision to one advanced practicum student under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist. Thus, interns will also receive 60 minutes of supervision of supervision per week to support their supervisory duties. Finally, interns will complete approximately 4-6 psychological testing assessments and community engagement experiences, as assigned, throughout the training year.

Clinical Services: Provision of outpatient therapy and assessment to children, adolescents, and families. Many of these cases are children and adolescents with significant histories of abuse and neglect and may be involved with the foster care system (DCFS). Some cases are children and adolescents (age 14 and under) with problematic sexual behaviors (PSBs). Interns also provide psychological assessment, as well as specialized assessments focused on trauma and PSBs.

Additional Clinical Exposures: A). Community engagement and psychoeducation, including “Stewards of Children” Workshop Presentations - As assigned; Interns receive training and become authorized facilitators in an evidenced-based prevention program aimed at educating adults on how to prevent and respond to sexual abuse; B.) Supervisory experience - Weekly; Interns will supervise one psychology advanced practicum student under the supervision of a licensed clinical psychologist; C.) CTTP clinical didactic and case consultation – Weekly on Wednesdays; Interns will participate in collaboration and consultation with staff and cohort of CTTP wherein didactic topics are rotated on a monthly schedule followed by team building and case consultation. Once per month, interns will provide an article presentation.

Didactic Rotation Topics:

  • Psychological Testing Lab/Assessment Supervision - Diagnostic lab providing an supervision on administering, scoring, interpreting various measures, and giving feedback.
  • Empirically Supported Treatments (ESTs) - Group supervision experience focused on understanding and using empirically-support treatments (EST) with our patient population.
  • Diversity and Inclusion - Didactic exploring of DEI topics as these apply personally and professionally.
  • Core Child Trauma Topics - Didactic to increase knowledge related to the affects of trauma and intergenerational trauma on our patient population.
  • Professional Development - A growth focused discussion of topics related to professional development and entering the field as a clinical psychologist.
  • Expressive Therapies – Sharing of art and play based therapy techniques for the treatment of childhood trauma.

Group Supervisions:

  • Peer mentorship - Weekly; Meeting between all levels of training, including interns and practicum students. Interns will provide an article presentation on a variety of topics once per month.
  • Supervision of Supervision - Weekly; A group supervision experience focused on the provision of supervision.

 

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers: Yes
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults:
Inpatients:
Outpatients: Yes
Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking:
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students:
International Students:
Rural:
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
Homelessness:
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Experience (21% to 30%)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Group Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Community Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Consultation/Liaison: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Crisis Intervention: Experience (21% to 30%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Cognitive Rehabilitation:
Primary Care:
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research:
Supervision of Practicum students : Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities:
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Abuse: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Substance Use Disorders:
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation:
Supervision: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Research:
Administration:
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty:
Other:

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://www.advocatehealth.com/health-services/behavioral-health-care/childhood-trauma-treatment-program/  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.

Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Internship Class
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Number of Completed Applications: 61 84 91 104 104 105
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 24 26 32 30 30 45
Total number of interns: 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 2 2 2 2 2 2
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 0 1 0 1 0 1
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 2 1 2 1 2 1
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 2 2 2 2 2 2
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 1
Consortium: 0
University Counseling Center: 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 1
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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