The mission of the Texas Children's Hospital Psychology Internship is to advance the profession of psychology and maximize child health outcomes through exemplary training in individualized evidence-based practices of psychology. Our psychology internship program provides broad-based clinical training - with an emphasis in pediatric/child populations - that will prepare emerging psychologists for productive and meaningful careers in a variety of contexts. As part of our mission, we are committed to providing the foundations for successful post-doctoral specialization in the fields of pediatric psychology, clinical child and adolescent psychology, and pediatric neuropsychology. Our faculty aspires to train highly competent professionals who will uphold a strong commitment to scientist practitioner values, demonstrate sensitivity and responsiveness to developmental considerations and cultural/individual differences, and be effective at contextually-relevant care as well as interprofessional teamwork. Our patient population is racially, ethnically, and linguistically diverse, providing interns with experiential training in delivering services to families from a broad range of backgrounds.
The program currently maintains three psychology intern positions with an emphasis in clinical child / pediatric health psychology (Track I), two positions with a pediatric neuropsychology focus (Track II), and one position focused on preparation for integrated pediatric primary care psychology (Track III). When an intern matches to a training track, the intern can expect to participate in the major rotations corresponding to the core training area(s) of the track. The program's structure provides for both depth and breadth of clinical training and allows the program to individualize an intern's training year. MAJOR ROTATIONS: 1) Pediatric Neuropsychology/Evaluation, 2) Pediatric Health Psychology, 3) OCD & Anxiety Disorders, 4) Preschool, 5) Autism Evaluation (available as major to Neuropsychology Track interns), and 6) Primary Care (for interns on Primary Care Track). MINOR ROTATIONS 1) Brief Behavior Intervention, 2) OCD & Anxiety Disorders, 3) Inpatient Rehabilitation; 4) Autism Center (evaluation OR intervention), 5) Pediatric Health Psychology, 6) Learning Disabilities Evaluation, 7) Pediatric Neuropsychology, 8) Diagnostic Interviewing, 9) Research Rotation