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Site Name: MercyFirst
Department: Psychology Internship Program
Notification may be by phone or email. Interviews are held December-February. Each applicant is interviewed individually in two consecutive interviews with each of two staff members; we also arrange for meetings with current interns. Special requests are generally accommodated on a case-by-case basis. We are committed to providing access to disabled applicants, and will provide accommodations if notified 3 weeks prior to the interview.
We offer training in professional practice, with an emphasis on child/adolescent psychology. We utilize a Practitioner-Scholar training model in which interns develop skills in: assessment; intervention; relationship; consultation/management; research and evaluation. The focus is on experiential learning in supervised practice, supplemented by didactic seminars and workshops. Our population is largely made up of minority, lower income adolescents and pre-adolescents who present with histories of trauma and a wide range of psychopathology, from adjustment disorders through psychotic disorders. Each intern has a full-year placement on a primary treatment unit. In addition, interns provide assessment services to our residents, and interns may also have the opportunity to arrange an elective treatment placement in one of a number of settings. Supervisors' orientations are generally CBT. Under supervision, interns perform individual, group and family therapy, crisis intervention, treatment team consultation, milieu treatment, mental status evaluation interviews, psychological testing, risk assessments, and other clinical duties. In addition to our regularly scheduled seminars, we offer colloquia by guest speakers, and there are opportunities to participate in training meetings at nearby hospitals and universities.
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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.mercyfirst.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.
