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Site Name: Veterans Health Administration

Department: VA Greenville Healthcare Center

Department : VA Greenville Healthcare Center

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2423
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Veterans Health Administration
Department: VA Greenville Healthcare Center
Address: 401 Moye Blvd
Greenville, North Carolina 27834
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: 70 miles east of Raleigh, NC
Phone: 252-830-2149
Fax: 252-830-0215
Email: robert.shelton2@va.gov
Web Address: https://www.va.gov/durham-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/greenville-hcc-psychology-internship-program/
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.va.gov/durham-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/greenville-hcc-psychology-internship-program/
Primary Agency Type: Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Additional Agency Types:
  • Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Robert Shelton
Chief Psychologist: Robyn Kittrell
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 8
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: 08/05/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 2
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 34834
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Life Insurance, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above):
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Interns engage in clinical work 4 days of the week, on their selected rotations. Depending on the rotation, interns may provide individual therapy and group therapy. Additionally, they may conduct assessments and psychological evaluations and may provide supervision of practicum students. Individual supervision with a licensed psychologist is provided at least 3 hours per week, with an additional hour weekly of group or individual supervision with total supervision amounting four hours weekly. On a weekly basis, didactics are provided to supplement training in areas of case consultation, psychopathology and diagnostics, diversity, professional development, assessment, and evidenced based treatments.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum Students
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: 11/27/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 12/15/2023
Tentative interview date: 01/11/2024, 01/12/2024
Interview process description:

Currently inteviews are held in mid-January.  Applicants are notified of their interview status by e-mail.  Interviews are conducted individually by  two members of the psychology faculty and each invited applicant will have two interviews.  There will also be the opportunity for a virtual meeting with all available supervisors.   
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: Marymount University, Pacific University, Indiana University of Pennsylvania, Nova Southeastern University, University of Georgia, The Chicago School of Professional Psychology, Fielding University, Our Lady of the Lake University, UNC-Charlotte, Jackson State 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: No
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 350
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 50
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 Accepted
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:
Program Description

The doctoral internship at the Greenville VA Health Care Center is accepting its sixth class of interns for the training year of 2024-2025.  Our program is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and was awarded full accreditation  the American Psychological Association on April 7, 2019. 

Setting and Presence of Psychology:   The Greenville VA Health Care Center opened in March 2014 and was launched to better serve the health care needs of Veterans in the rural counties surrounding the city of Greenville, NC.  The Greenville VA Health Care Center is housed in an 116,000-square-foot clinic.  Services provided include primary care, mental health, women’s health, laboratory, pharmacy, radiology, cardiology, orthopedics, neurology, audiology, optometry, and dental services.  Faculty also maintain strong ties with psychology faculty at East Carolina University’s accredited Ph.D. clinical psychology program and ECU’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine.  The staff is committed to a scientific approach to the practice of psychology and values training and trainees.  We are also committed to ensuring a range of diversity among our training classes with respect to Veteran status, members of historically underrepresented groups, sexual orientation, and disability status.

Training Model and Philosophy:  We provide training in and encourage the use of evidence-based psychological practice. Our developmental training model emphasizes the progression from graduate student to professional ready for entry-level independent practice in psychology.  The primary focus of the internship year is graduated experiential learning. Competencies in professional practice are developed through clinical practice, supervision, didactic training and mentorship. Delivery of patient care is secondary to the educational mission of the internship. Interns play an important role in selecting their own training opportunities and developing training plans to meet their specific needs

Program Goals & Objectives:  The overarching goal of the VA Greenville Health Care Center training program is to provide generalist training to prepare interns for practice as health service psychologists.  The importance of practice that has its foundation in the science of psychology is stressed.  The program formally integrates science and practice in a number of ways including didactic seminars on practice issues that are based on current empirical literature and the use of empirically validated and supported assessment and clinical interventions.  Our goals are consistent with the VA’s mission to provide quality care to veterans while advancing state of the art services through research and education.  Our program has nine primary goals.

Interns are expected to develop entry-level competency in the following profession-wide competency areas:

  1. Research 
  2. Ethical and legal standards
  3. Individual and cultural diversity
  4. Professional values, attitudes, and behaviors
  5. Communication and interpersonal skills
  6. Assessment
  7. Intervention
  8. Supervision
  9. Consultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills

The training year is divided into two six-month terms.  Over the course of a six-month term, interns are involved in a primary rotation three days a week and in a secondary rotation one day a week.  Trainees with a background in health psychology may be able to choose two health psychology secondary rotations a term (one onsite, one offsite).   Please note, rotations available may change based on staff availability.

Primary rotation:

  • General Mental Health

Secondary rotations: 

  • Health Psychology (ECU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine)
  • Consultation and Liaison Service (ECU Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine, located at East CarlMedical Center)
  • ECU Brody School of Medicine Family Practice (supervision focus)
  • Primary Care - Mental Health Integration (PC-MHI; integrated behavioral healthcare) onsite at the VA 
  • Behavioral Sleep Medicine - housed in the PC-MHI team, onsite at the VA

Area:  Greenville, North Carolina is widely recognized as the cultural, educational, economic, and medical hub of Eastern North Carolina. While retaining its Southern charm, Greenville has grown into the 12th largest city in the state and is now a thriving, small metropolitan city of about 90,000 in the heart of Pitt County with its own diverse art, music, food, and festival scene featuring an increasing number of unique, locally-owned businesses, galleries, shops, and restaurants.

Please note that our training program was inactive for the training years 2021-2022 and 2022-2023 in order to recruit and retrain new staff.  Our program is now prepared and excited to re-engage in training tomorrow's psychologists.

 

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:
Low income: Yes
Homelessness: Yes
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

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

(training opportunities continued)

Experience
Health Psychology: Experience (21% to 30%)
Women's Health: Exposure (1% to 20%)
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Physical Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities:
Assessment: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Anxiety Disorders: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Trauma/PTSD: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Sexual Abuse: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Substance Use Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology: Experience (21% to 30%)
Pediatrics:
School:
Counseling: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy:
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Research:
Administration:
Integrated health care - primary: Exposure (1% to 20%)
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://www.va.gov/durham-health-care/work-with-us/internships-and-fellowships/greenville-hcc-psychology-internship-program/  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: 9 9 25 48 36 0 0
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 9 9 17 19 20 0 0
Total number of interns: 2 2 2 2 2 0 0
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 2 2 2 2 2
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1 1
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 2 2 1 1 1
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs:
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 2 2 1 1
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 1 1 1
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written
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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