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Site Name: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Department: NAVY INTERNSHIP, Behavioral Health Consultation and Education Services

Department : NAVY INTERNSHIP, Behavioral Health Consultation and Education Services

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1348
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
Department: NAVY INTERNSHIP, Behavioral Health Consultation and Education Services
Address: Navy Clinical Psychology Internship (Bldg 7)
Walter Reed National Military Medical Center
8960 Brown Drive
Bethesda, Maryland 20889-5629
Country: United States
Metro Area: Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV
Distance from Major City: 7 miles north of Washington, DC
Phone: 301-319-2997x
Fax:
Email: richard.d.bergthold.civ@health.mil
Web Address: https://walterreed.tricare.mil/About-Us/Navy-Psychology-Training-Programs/Navy-Doctoral-Internships-In-Clinical-Psychology/Walter-Reed-National-Military-Medical-Center-Psychology-Internship
Brochure Website's Address: http://tricare.mil/mtf/WalterReed/About-Us/Navy-Psychology-Training
Primary Agency Type: Armed Forces Medical Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • Armed Forces Medical Center
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Richard Bergthold
Chief Psychologist: Sheila Houghton-Antonucci MSW, LCSW, USPHS
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 12
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 4
Position Information
Start Date: 08/26/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 8
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 97000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Salary includes tax-free housing allowance specific to cost-of-living in the DC/MD/VA metro area.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Working hours are typically 7:30a to 4:30p with some extended days depending on rotation. Rotations are largely focused on direct patient care under supervision, with additional time devoted to scheduled and unscheduled supervision, didactics, and military-specific training and duties.
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: 12/22/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 11/17/2023
Tentative interview date: 12/5-7/2023
Interview process description:

Applicants MUST be enrolled in an APA-accredited doctoral program in clinical or counseling psychology. We cannot make exceptions to the APA accreditation requirement.

VERY IMPORTANT: There are two parts to the Navy internship applications: the APPIC AAPI and an application used to determine eligibility for commissioning as a naval officer.

The Navy application is completed with the help of a Navy Medical Programs Officer Recruiter. Applicants are strongly encouraged to make contact with a recruiter as early as possible, preferably well before September 2023. Initiating contact with a recruiter after 1 October increases the risk that the application will not be completed by the Navy Recruiting Command deadline. (The Navy application includes a medical evaluation and there are frequently delays in getting those appointments scheduled).

**The deadline for submitting AAPI to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center is 13 November 2023. The deadline for completing the Navy commissioning application is 15 December 2023. Applicants will be required to participate in virtual interviews at Walter Reed National Military Medication Center. This year, applicants will also be provided opportunities to participate in optional in-person visits to the internship site. These in-person visits will enable applicants to get a more complete picture of our internship training program, however visits are entirely optional and will not impact internship selection decisions.

Virtual interviews will be conducted for the internship program at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center between 5-7 December 2023. Applicants who are selected for interviews will be contacted via email by the Walter Reed Program Director by 17 November 2023 to schedule an interview. 

Applicants who match with the program are commissioned as Navy Medical Service Corps Officers prior to starting internship and after internship completion are obligated to serve 3 years on active duty as Navy Psychologists. There is no military obligation for applicants who do not match, but all applicants must complete the recruiting process, including background checks and physical examination, in order to be considered for the internship. Please contact Navy Recruiting in your local area and ask to work specifically with a Navy Medical Programs Officer Recruiter. 

Finding a Recruiter: Unfortunately, there is no master list of Navy Medical Programs Officer Recruiters, so finding one can be challenging at times. There are two options for locating the Medical Programs Officer Recruiter nearest you:

  1. Go to the following website: U.S. Navy Clinical Psychology Careers | Navy.com, - Click on “Find a Recruiter” located at the bottom of the page, then type in your zip code. You can also call or use the chat feature to find a Medical Programs Officer Recruiter in your area. Not all recruiting stations have Medical Programs Officer Recruiters, but they should be able to easily direct you to the nearest one.
  1. Contact the Navy Clinical Psychology National Training Director (Dr. John Ralph), who can connect you with a recruiter in your local area. Dr. Ralph can be reached at John.a.ralph.civ@health.mil.

The Navy Clinical Psychology Internship Program at Walter Reed has not established a minimum number of practicum hours, or required types of practicum settings, to be considered for our internships.  However, given the predominantly adult focus of our internship, we specifically seek applicants with practicum experience in generalist clinical evaluation and psychotherapy work with adults. Experience with a wide range of psychological testing with adults (personality, projective, cognitive) is preferred. Experience with adults with major psychopathology is also preferred. Applicants with minimal experience with adults, or with adult experience only in narrowly focused specialty areas such as neuropsychological assessment, would be at a significant disadvantage in our review and APPIC ranking of applicants.

For additional information, please contact Dr. Richard Bergthold (richard.d.bergthold.civ@health.mil), Director, Navy Clinical Psychology Internship Program, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center.
How to obtain application info: Email the Program
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: A sampling of programs of recently matched applicants: University of Notre Dame, NOVA Southeastern University, Florida State University, University of Tennessee, Jackson State University, Yeshiva University, Loyola University, Fordham University, and The George Washington University.
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: No
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by ranking deadline
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable):
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 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: Prior to being placed on our program's match ranking list applicants must meet age, security background check, and medical qualification requirements for Navy officer commissioning.
Program Description

U.S. NAVY CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY INTERNSHIP PROGRAM: The training model is that of Practitioner-Scholar, with two primary training aims: 1) to provide the trainee with experiences and skills needed to function competently as a broadly-trained clinical psychologist, and 2) to equip the intern with additional knowledge and skills needed to practice competently within the Navy. Training stresses exposure to multiple theoretical orientations and techniques. Rotations include Adult Outpatient (to include psychological testing to aid in diagnostic clarification and treatment planning), Health (to include Integrated Behavioral Health Consultation in Primary Care and Pain Management), Inpatient (to include Psychiatric Consultation and Liaison and Neuropsychology Screening Service). Adult outpatient rotation involves supervised diagnostic interviews, military specialty evaluations and short-term treatment (evidence-based treatments, cognitive-behavioral, short-term psychodynamic and other techniques). Health rotation focuses on learning a consultative model in a primary care setting (internal medicine clinic, women’s health clinic), involves brief evaluations of medical patients with recommendations and interventions aimed at symptom reduction and functional outcome. Health also includes rotations in the pain and endocrinology services. The Inpatient rotation involves admission, diagnosis, stabilization, treatment and disposition of patients on two services: a psychiatric inpatient service and a neurobehavioral inpatient service. Rotation includes opportunities for multidisciplinary treatment and management of complex patients, with exposure to a wide range of severe pathology. The rotation also includes opportunities for neuropsychological screening experience with returning wounded Service members. One individual psychodynamic case is carried throughout the year with weekly supervision. Supervised PTSD cases are assigned while on the outpatient rotation using evidence-based treatments appropriate to the patient presentation. Didactic seminars are presented throughout the year and range from 2 hours to two-day workshops. Previous Seminar topics include: MMPI-2, MCMI III, PAI, Psychodynamic Theory and Practice, Assessment and Treatment of Suicidal Patients, Ethics, Operational Psychology, Cultural Competence, Assessment and Selection of Special Military Populations and Military Sexual Trauma, to name a few. The Navy Clinical Psychology Internship Program is located at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in Bethesda, Maryland on the former site of the National Naval Medical Center. The program received 10-year re-accreditation by APA in 2018.

Internship Training Opportunities

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

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

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Experience
Health Psychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Women's Health: Exposure (1% to 20%)
HIV/AIDS: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Eating Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Experience (21% to 30%)
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Experience (21% to 30%)
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: Experience (21% to 30%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Research:
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary: Experience (21% to 30%)
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://walterreed.tricare.mil/About-Us/Navy-Psychology-Training-Programs/Navy-Doctoral-Internships-In-Clinical-Psychology/Walter-Reed-National-Military-Medical-Center-Psychology-Internship  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: 45 36 42 24 25
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 32 36 30 23 25
Total number of interns: 6 6 5 6 6 5 7
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 6 6 5 6 6 5 7
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 0 2 2 3 3
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 6 4 4 2 4
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 5 5 4 7
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 1 1 1
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 11 4 5
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 33 42 41
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: 4
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): 1
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