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Site Name: Community Healthlink Youth & Family Center

Department: formerly Worcester Youth Guidance Center

Department : formerly Worcester Youth Guidance Center

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1342
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Community Healthlink Youth & Family Center
Department: formerly Worcester Youth Guidance Center
Address: 335 Chandler Street
Worcester, Massachusetts 01602
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH
Distance from Major City: approx. 40 miles west of Boston
Phone: 508-421-4495
Fax: 508-795-1338
Email: stritell@communityhealthlink.org
Web Address: http://www.communityhealthlink.org
Brochure Website's Address: http://www.communityhealhlink.org
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: Susan Tritell
Chief Psychologist: Susan Tritell
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 5
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 1
Position Information
Start Date: 09/03/2019
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 22800
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): 11 holidays; 3 accrued personal days; liability insurance provided. option to attend UMass Psychiatry Grand Rounds, as well as on site agency trainings.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site participation in didactic seminars; provision of outpatient psychotherapy with children, adolescents, transitional aged youth, adults and families; psychological assessment, specialty placement in Victim Services or Early Childhood program; supervision; agency trainings and/or meetings; provision of supervision, work on a Quality Management Project.
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: No
Application Due Date: The data is not updated for current year. We are showing the previous data.

11/18/2018 11:59 PM
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: N/A
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

Applicants invited for an interview will be contacted by email by 12/7/18. The training committee reviews only competed applications, and begins to schedule interviews early in December. Applications are reviewed as they arrive.

There will be a total of four scheduled interview dates, with a fifth as a backup date in the event of a cancellation due to snow. Historically, we schedule two dates in December and two in January.

Applicants meet as a group with the Training Director for an overview of both the day and the program. We review the general schedule, seminars and expectations for the training.  Presentation of the Outpatient Service, Victim Services, and the Together for Kids Early Childhood program are then provided by their respective managers. There is an opportunity to ask questions.

After a break, the applicants have two interviews with training faculty.  The interviews are individual and offer a semi-structured format.

The interns conclude this half day process by meeting informally as a group with current interns. This component is separate from the interview process. Meeting with the current interns provides the applicants with an opportunity to learn freely about the CHL-YFS internship.

 
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: Clark, William James, Antioch New England, University of Hartford, NOVA & many others, over the years
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: Yes
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 start of internship
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Proposal Approved: No
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 400
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 100
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 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: Community Healthlink Youth and Family Center will not be offering the APA accredited doctoral internship in clinical psychology beyond the current 2019-20 training year.
Other Requirements: Community Healthlink Youth and Family Center will not be offering the APA accredited doctoral internship in clinical psychology beyond the current 2019-20 training year.
Program Description

Our APA accredited Internship Program is dedicated to the development of clinicians who are able to apply a range of theoretical perspectives and clinical strategies in working with children and their families. Espousing a Practitioner-Scholar model, our clinical practice is informed by empirically based research. We offer a collaborative approach in intervention and the assessment and treatment of families. We strive to maintain a challenging yet supportive learning environment that enables our interns to use new training experiences to grow as professionals and as people.

The internship program is organized into several components: outpatient psychotherapy, assessment, and a 16 hour/week specialty placement. Seminars include Working with Families, Psychological Assessment and a weekly topical seminar. Interns participate in weekly treatment teams and staff training. In addition to weekly individual clinical supervision, interns are supervised by a specialty placement supervisor. Placement options currently include Victim Services or early childhood consultation. The cohort receives supervisor and participated in a monthly discussion group to develop supervisory skills.

Interns will complete psychological assessments throughout the training year with a focus on increasing their independence and efficiency in the process. The number of testing cases each intern receives, as well as the types of testing completed, will be determined by the Coordinator of Psychological Testing, Training Director and Interns.

After Match Day in February, the four matched interns will be contacted to express their ranking in terms of preference for their specialty placement. Preferences and prior experience will be taken into consideration in making these assignments. Each specialty placement involves approximately 16 hours per week throughout the training year. Further information about each of the specialty placements and the internship experience in general may be found online in the Internship Program Brochure.

Interns participate in a Quality Management initiative, in consultation with a program manager. Project vary, depending on agency need and the interests of the interns.

At the conclusion of the academic year, interns provide an informal clinical training to the staff. While the topic is typically their dissertation, other topics are also fine.

 

 

 

 

 

If not a US citizen, one must have permanent residency status.

 

Internship Training Opportunities

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

(training opportunities continued)

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

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Serious Mental Illness: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Anxiety Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Trauma/PTSD: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Sexual Abuse: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Substance Use Disorders:
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:
School: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research:
Administration:
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty:
Other:

Quality Managment project

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: www.communityhealthlink.org  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: 70 69
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 24
Total number of interns: 4 4 4
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 4 4 4
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 0 0
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 4 4
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 4 4 4
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 10 1
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 20 57
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 0
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: 0
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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