The New Mexico Psychology Internship Consortium (NM-PIC) represents the collaborative effort of three agencies, Hidalgo Medical Services in Silver City, Iina Counseling Services at Indian Health Services in Shiprock, and the New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute in Las Vegas, to share resources and faculty for the purpose of providing a quality educational program for psychology doctoral interns focusing on culturally relevant and responsive treatment to New Mexico residents of all ages.
HMS is located in Silver City, NM, approximately 70 miles from the Mexican border. The population in the two-county area served by HMS is predominantly Hispanic/Latinx (approximately 48-55%) and White (39-46%). HMS's Mental Health team provides a variety of opportunities to deliver care to individuals, families, couples, and children in both individual and group settings. Therapists provide child and adolescent therapy in both office and school settings through collaborations with local schools in both Grant and Hidalgo counties. HMS supports the needs of people with serious mental illness through our psychosocial rehabilitation program at New Beginnings. Additionally, HMS provides substance abuse treatment in both individual and group settings through the Tu Casa facility. Psychology interns are encouraged to experience the full range of services offered at HMS through integration with medical, behavioral health, psychosocial rehabilitation services, care coordination, peer support, and substance use treatment throughout the intern experience.
Iina’ Counseling Services is located in a federal Indian Health Service Hopital in Shiprock NM. Iina Counseling is located in the west wing of Northern Navajo Medical Center and consists of a multidisciplinary team (2 psychologists, 3 psychiatrists, 5 counselors, and a team of behavioral health coaches) focused on providing evidence-based and culturally appropriate care for American Indian/Native American clients. The Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle Health Center (DZHC) is located in the community of Dzilth-Na-O-Dith-Hle, NM, approximately 30 miles south of Bloomfield, NM and is under the administrative oversight of Shiprock Service Unit. Interns provide full range of outpatient mental health services. Doctoral interns participate in year-long concurrent rotations of outpatient mental health, psychological assessment, and behavioral health integration/crisis triage.
The New Mexico Behavioral Health Institute (NMBHI) is the only state owned and operated psychiatric hospital in New Mexico. NMBHI is made up of five clinical divisions serving a wide range of public needs. The Adult Psychiatric Division (APD) is an inpatient psychiatric hospital offering acute care to adult individuals. Adult psychiatric services are provided on six units, serving approximately 1000 admissions per year. The Forensic Division (FD) is a hospital-based setting that provides competency restoration services to individuals referred by District Courts across the state and the Long-Term Care Division is the largest, restraint-free, nursing home facility in Northern New Mexico. NMBHI interns work with a wide range of patient populations including adolescents, adults, older adults, and forensic populations. They have the opportunity to gain experience in multiple areas of psychology which include, but are not limited to, individual and group psychotherapy, psychological/neuropsychological/forensic testing and report writing, consultation, and supervision.