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Site Name: Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital

Department: Psychology Service

Department : Psychology Service

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2410
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Department: Psychology Service
Address: 880 6th Street South
Suite 420
St. Petersburg, Florida 33701
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL
Distance from Major City: 15 miles from Tampa, FL
Phone: 727-767-7124x
Fax: 727-767-8244
Email: lgardn18@jhmi.edu
Web Address: https://www.hopkinsallchildrens.org/Services/Institute-Brain-Protection-Sciences/Programs-and-Services/Center-for-Behavioral-Health/Psychology/Psychology-Internships-and-Fellowships
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.hopkinsallchildrens.org/Services/Institute-Brain-Protection-Sciences/Programs-and-Services/Center-for-Behavioral-Health/Psychology/Psychology-Internships-and-Fellowships
Primary Agency Type: Academic Health Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • Academic Health Center
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Lauren Gardner
Chief Psychologist: Jennifer Katzenstein
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 18
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: 08/12/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 3
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class:
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 31200
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Vision
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Our internship training program includes three separate training tracks which will include Neuropsychology, Autism Spectrum Disorder/Neurodevelopmental Disabilities (ASD/NDD), and Pediatric Psychology. Descriptions for the major and minor rotations for each training track are available on our website. Interns across all three tracks will participate in Psychology Didactics weekly, as well as track-specific didactics. Psychology and track-specific didactic topics are selected to be appropriate for interns and cover issues with regard to assessment, treatment, ethics, professionalism, and diversity, equality, and inclusion issues. Interns who match to the Neuropsychology Track will complete three major rotations over the course of the training year, with each major rotation lasting 4 months in duration. The major rotations offerings include specialty areas of mTBI, oncology, epilepsy/epilepsy surgery, and neurodevelopment. Interns will also complete one outpatient clinical evaluation per week for general medical referrals including hematology/stroke, cardiac/congenital heart disease, genetic disorders, and acquired illness such as encephalitis. There will be opportunities to participate in multidisciplinary team meetings, coordinate care with medical providers and provide follow-up and education to school systems and educators. Neuropsychology interns will also complete yearlong minor rotations focused on initial diagnostic assessment, triaging services, inpatient neuropsychology consultation, and intervention Interns who match to the ASD/NDD Track will complete yearlong training experiences in interdisciplinary assessment for young children, diagnostic intake clinic, and outpatient therapy. In addition, the training year is divided into three 4-month minor rotations. The minor-rotations include parent training for behavior management, gender affirming care, and psychological assessment. The ASD/NDD intern will also participate in an integrated care clinic providing assessment and solution-focused therapy services. Based on intern training and background, opportunities may be available for participation in ongoing research within the Autism Program. The pediatric psychology track provides interns the opportunity to gain competencies working with patients with diverse medical conditions, as well as more in depth training with specific illness populations to help facilitate specialization . The training year is comprised of several core clinical activities/learning experiences that are year-long; including participation on the consultation-liaison service (major rotation) and engagement in Psychology Intake Clinic and Pediatric Psychology Outpatient Therapy. Additionally, interns will identify three minor rotations (spanning 4 months each) for specialized training within several multidisciplinary medical clinics. Finally, the training year is rounded out by monthly opportunities for psychological and/or neuropsychological assessment. These core training opportunities help interns solidify skills in evidence-based practice addressing the psychological aspects of illness, while also gaining crucial experience with interdisciplinary collaboration and coordination for enhanced patient- and family-focused care. Interns may also choose to select from additional training experiences, which include Grand Rounds, research, and a variety of medical specialty teams within the hospital depending on interest and the feasibility of scheduling.
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: 11/15/2023 11:59 PM
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 12/15/2023
Tentative interview date: 1/8/24; 1/10/24; 1/16/24; 1/18/24
Interview process description:

Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital internship program abides by all APPIC policies regarding application and notification procedures, including APPIC policy that no person in this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant. All applicants must complete the on-line APPIC Application for Psychology Internship. 

 The formal on-line application must be completed by November 15 and should include:

  1. APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (APPI), available at the APPIC website: http://appic.org.
  2. Cover letter
  3. Curriculum Vitae
  4. Three letters of recommendation. Note: All letters of recommendation must utilize the APPIC standardized reference form
  5. A de-identified, integrated report of a child or adolescent. Please delete all identifying information from the report, and upload as supplemental materials.
  6. Official transcripts of all graduate coursework

The Training Faculty will review each application and indicate whether the applicant should be extended an invitation for an interview. We will notify any applicant no longer being considered as soon as possible. Applicants will be contacted no later than December 15. Applicants are requested not to contact the training office regarding interviews prior to that date. We will make every effort to inform applicants of their status as early as possible. 

Interviewing is a prerequisite for further consideration for the training program. During the day-long virtual interview applicants have the opportunity to engage in a group introduction to the program with other applicants and the training director, interview individually with three faculty members, and meet with current trainees in the program. A video tour of the facility will be provided as well. If applicants wish to meet with additional staff given a specific area of interest, this can be arranged following the virtual interview day.

After all applicants are interviewed, the faculty meet as a group to develop the rank order list for each training track. Applicants are ranked according to the faculty’s assessment of the candidate’s “fit” with the program.

This training program observes the guidelines regarding timing of internship and offers and acceptances adopted by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers and the Councils of the University Director of Clinical and Counseling Programs. In applying to this internship facility, applicants are also agreeing to adhere to these guidelines.

This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC Policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant prior to Uniform Notification Day.

Cover letters should be addressed to:

Lauren Gardner, PhD, ABPP

Psychology Internship Director
Johns Hopkins All Children's Hospital
Child Development and Rehabilitation Center
880 Sixth Street South
Suite 410
Saint Petersburg, FL  33701

Phone: (727)767-7124

Email: ach-psychologyintern@jhmi.edu

 

 
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: Michigan State University, School Psychology Indiana University, School Psychology St John's University, School Psychology University of Iowa, Counseling Psychology Rosalind Franklin University & Medical Center, Clinical Psychology Arizona State University, Clinical Psychology Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Clinical Psychology Mercer University College of Health Profession The Chicago School of Professional Psychology/DC Campus Florida State University California Lutheran University Indiana University Purdue University - Indianapolis University of South Carolina University of Georgia
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: No
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 300
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 300
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 4
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: Background check, substance/drug screening, and other onboarding requirements apply
Program Description

The Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology is housed within the Psychology and Neuropsychology department at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. The Psychology and Neuropsychology department is an integral part of the Center for Behavioral Health Division of the Institute for Brain Protection Sciences, and was officially formed in July 2015. The Psychology and Neuropsychology department is uniquely suited to provide broad-based clinical training in assessment and treatment of children, adolescents and their families. At Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital, the Psychology and Neuropsychology department provides inpatient and outpatient psychological and neuropsychological clinical services to national and international patients ranging in age from infancy through young adulthood.

Clinical, education, and research activities are centered at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital. Our internship training program offers students academically challenging, clinically relevant programs tailored to meet their unique needs within a rigorous curriculum.

Program Accreditation Status

The Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology program is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC-www.appic.org) and participates in the APPIC match process. The internship program is accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA-apa.org).

Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:

Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation

American Psychological Association

750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002

Phone: (202) 336-5979/Email: apaaccred@apa.org

All other questions about the internship program at Johns Hopkins All Children’s Hospital may be directed to the Psychology Internship Director, Lauren Gardner Ph.D. ABPP, at ach-psychologyintern@jhmi.edu or 727-767-7124.

Training Philosophy

In keeping with a Scientist-Practitioner model of education, interns are viewed as scholars, active consumers of research, and progressively, highly trained professional practitioners who apply knowledge and techniques in patient care. As such, interns are expected to gain competency in clinical assessment and intervention skills as well as in general research skills, and the ability to apply these skills to investigating problems of interest to child and adolescent psychologists, neuropsychologists, and/or pediatric psychologists. This emphasis on integrating research and clinical skills produces a scientist-practitioner who is able to incorporate these domains. It is the expectation that interns will become leaders and innovators in the field of child and adolescent psychology, neuropsychology, or pediatric psychology in clinical, research, and/or academic settings. Key training elements to achieve this aim include training with psychologists who integrate science and practice, and active learning from the presentation of didactic material that is informed by current research. Interns’ participation in practical clinical training, and didactic/seminar experiences will facilitate effective integration of science and practice, with increasing autonomy as the intern progresses, as appropriate to the intern’s developmental level.   

Aims, Competencies, and Elements of the Training Program

The overall aim of the internship program is to prepare interns for entry level practice in health service psychology. This aim is accomplished by providing training in generalist clinical skills in psychology, diversity, collaborative skills for operating within an interprofessional and interdisciplinary team, and overall professional development as a psychologist. Training in our internship assumes interns have had exposure to and will gain additional experience with the major areas of assessment, intervention, consultation and advocacy in professional psychology. Our training program is designed so that interns gain experience in many areas of psychology, as well as develop some level of expertise in specific topic areas. Ethical, legal, professional, cultural and ethnic issues are addressed as they apply to assessment and intervention.

The Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology at JHACH provides education and training designed to promote intern development in the nine profession-wide competencies according to APA’S required Profession Wide Competencies for internship programs as listed in the Standards of Accreditation for Health Service Psychology. Areas of competencies include:

  • Research
  • Ethical and Legal Standards
  • Individual and Cultural Diversity
  • Professional Values and Attitudes
  • Communication and Interpersonal Skills
  • Assessment
  • Intervention
  • Supervision
  • Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills

The Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology at JHACH is a full-time, 2000-hour program that is designed to be completed in 12 consecutive months of training. The training program strives to provide interns with the opportunity (in terms of setting, experience, and supervision) to begin assuming the professional role of a psychologist through a structured program of study. This entails the integration of interns’ previous training with further development of the knowledge, skills, abilities and attitudes related to the professional practice of psychology.

Each intern will obtain significant experience, spending approximately 24 hours weekly providing psychological services to children and adolescents with a wide variety of medical conditions. Each training track includes yearlong training opportunities, in addition to specialized training rotations that last 4 months in duration. Specialized training rotations are determined by an individualized training program tailored to meet the training needs and interests of each intern. For the duration of the training year, each intern will participate in the Psychology Intake Clinic and Outpatient Therapy Clinic. Interns will participate in Psychology Didactics weekly, as well as track-specific didactics. Psychology and track-specific didactic topics are selected to be appropriate for interns and cover issues with regard to assessment, treatment, ethics, professionalism, and diversity, equality, and inclusion issues. Interns may also choose to select from additional training experiences, which include a variety of medical specialty teams within the hospital depending on interest and the feasibility of scheduling. As part of the training requirements, interns will participate in weekly didactics, and attend Grand Rounds. Research collaboration with a faculty member is possible, depending on mutual interests and feasibility of scheduling. 

Internship Training Opportunities

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

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Individual Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Group Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Community Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Consultation/Liaison: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Crisis Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
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: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Supervision of Practicum students :
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Learning Disabilities: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Developmental Disabilities: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Serious Mental Illness:
Anxiety Disorders: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Trauma/PTSD:
Sexual Abuse:
Substance Use Disorders:
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
School: Experience (21% to 30%)
Counseling: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy:
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Program Development/Evaluation: Experience (21% to 30%)
Supervision:
Research: Experience (21% to 30%)
Administration:
Integrated health care - primary: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - specialty: Experience (21% to 30%)
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.hopkinsallchildrens.org/Services/Institute-Brain-Protection-Sciences/Programs-and-Services/Center-for-Behavioral-Health/Psychology/Psychology-Internships-and-Fellowships  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: 7 7 92 90 123 147 174
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 4 7 31 40 40 37 37
Total number of interns: 3 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 2 2 3 2 1 2 3
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 1 1 1 2 1 0
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs:
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 1 2 2 3 1 2
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 1 1
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 3 2 2 1
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 18 12 39 40 70 23 25
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 37 58 80 75 72 40 45
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: 2
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 1
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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