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Site Name: Park Center, Inc.

Department: Internship in Clinical and Counseling Psychology

Department : Internship in Clinical and Counseling Psychology

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1292
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Park Center, Inc.
Department: Internship in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Address: 909 East State Boulevard
Fort Wayne, Indiana 46805-3404
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: 120 miles NE of Indianapolis, IN and 200 miles E of Chicago
Phone: 260-373-5641
Fax:
Email: kristen.varian@parkview.com
Web Address: https://www.parkview.com/
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.parkview.com/media/file/2023-2024%20APA-Accredited%20Doctoral%20Psychology%20Internship%20Manual%20.pdf
Primary Agency Type: Community Mental Health Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • Community Mental Health Center
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Kristen Varian
Chief Psychologist:
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 7
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: 08/01/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 4
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 28163.98
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Professional Development Time, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Use of on-site exercise and wellness center. Free monthly trainings. Quarterly lifestyle benefit reimbursement.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site A typical work day depends on the placement the intern selects. Opportunities for outpatient individual, family, and group therapy in a variety of settings including: rural outpatient therapy, chemical dependency treatment training, a variety of intensive outpatient programs, inpatient setting, psychological testing, consultation, and supervision are all readily available. Each intern also spends 1 day per week learning about other areas of the health didactic days are currently Mondays.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? No
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: 12/18/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are: Preferred
A Virtual Interview is: Optional
Interview notification date: 12/20/2023
Tentative interview date: 01/18/2024, 01/19/2024
Interview process description:

Interviews are usually done on Thursday and running through Friday.  There are 4 groups of interviews each day (2 morning sessions and 2 afternoon sessions).  Each individual intern applicant will only go through one session (i.e., either morning or afternoon). Morning sessions run from 9am-12pm and afternoon sessions run from 1pm-4pm.  The interveiews are individual and group in nature.  Email invitations for interviews are sent directly to the applicants after all materials are reviewed by the Selection Committee.  In that e-mail, the applicant will be given options of preference of date and time of their interview session, as well as specific directions, hotel information, etc.  Our entire Committee is involved in the interview process, as are our current Interns. 
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: All over the U.S. This year's class comes from Spalding University, the Chicago School of Professional Psychology, and Florida Institute of Technology.
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: Yes
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 start of internship
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 600
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable):
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree 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: All additional requirements regarding drug screen, background checks, and vaccination requirements are listed in the internship manual.
Program Description

Park Center, Inc. which falls under the umbrella of Parkview Behavioral Health Institute is a Community Mental Health Center that serves counties throughout Northeast Indiana. Our client population is diverse in terms of presenting complaints, race, ethnicity, and socioeconomic status. Park Center's mission is to restore the lives of clients by facilitating and supporting their journey towards recovery. Our psychology training program adheres to a generalist, Practitioner-Scholar model. Interns will carry a case load of children, adolescents and adults that are served throughout several of our programs at the center. Throughout the course of the year, interns will provide initial intake assessments, individual and family therapy, and psychological testing. Each intern will be required to cofacilitate one outpatient substance abuse group and one inpatient psychotherapy group. Additionally, interns will provide treatment to clients within multiple setting options including: rural outpatient treatment, child focus, pediatric integrated care, and intensive outpatient (IOP) settings. Several IOP programs are available including general adult mental health, eating disorders, substance use, women's trauma, adolescent mental health, adolescent substance use, adult DBT, and adult anxiety and OCD, among other IOP groups currently in development. Treatment is provided by multidisciplinary teams in most programs. Supervision is provided through both individual and group formats. Each intern will receive 2 individual hours of supervision and 2 hours of group supervision each week. In addition, one hour of professional development group is provided that covers topics of supervision of supervision and consultation. Finally, interns also have the opportunity to engage in a process group related to professional development. One hour of group supervision with the various clinical teams that interns join (i.e., rural setting, child focus, integrated care, IOP etc.) is also provided. Psychology staff theoretical orientations include cognitive/behavioral, psychodynamic, and family systems primarily. There is also a weekly seminar provided just for the psychology interns on a variety of topics including issues related to diversity, ethics, testing, and specific therapeutic modalities.

Internship Training Opportunities

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

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

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Experience
Health Psychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Women's Health: Experience (21% to 30%)
HIV/AIDS: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Eating Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Developmental Disabilities: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
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: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Forensics/Corrections: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Offenders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
School: Experience (21% to 30%)
Counseling: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Vocational/Career Development: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Multicultural Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Feminist Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Religion/Spirituality: Experience (21% to 30%)
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Program Development/Evaluation: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Supervision: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration: Experience (21% to 30%)
Integrated health care - primary: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - specialty: Exposure (1% to 20%)
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.parkview.com/  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: 50 50 70 47 34 45 30
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 30 24 47 41 31 36 24
Total number of interns: 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 5 5 3 3 3 3 3
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1 2 0 1 1 1 0
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 4 3 3 2 2 2 3
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 5 4 3 3 3 3 3
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 1 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 12 12 7 12 6 1 6
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 14 20 25 25 78 6 21
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: 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 2
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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