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Site Name: Greater Hartford Clinical Psychology Internship Consortium (VA)
Department: Psychology Service (116B)
Applicants are offered interviews via phone or email. Interviews will be held virtually. Interview dates witll be in early December to mid January (five dates-not during holidays). We will interview five or six applicants on each interview date. Each date starts with a group information/interview session from 8a-930a with the DOTS from the 2 consortium institutions. They will provide an overview of the internship and answer candidate's questions. Then each intern cadidate will have an hour interview (assigned time) later in the day, with one of our interview teams. Individual interviews take place between 9:30a to 2:30p with a break at 1230p for lunch. Then from 230p-330p, all five applicants will have a group meeting with the current interns. The meetings are to determine if candidates would enjoy training at the Consortium and if they are a good match for the generalist training experience that we provide.
The Consortium offers a general clinical internship designed to provide a flexible, varied, and balanced educational experience, as well as, abundant supervision with a large and diverse faculty in a variety of clinical settings. Settings include the VA General Mental Health Clinic, the VA PTSD Clinic, VA Health Psychology Clinic, VA Substance Use Disorders Clinic, and VA Neuropsychology Clinic. Additionally, settings at our consortium partner institution (University of Connecticut Health Center (UCHC), include neuropsychology, maternal health, and adult outpatient care, and child/adolesent psychiatry are available. The central peices of the Internship are the three (3), four month major rotations, with some interns opting to participate in a minor rotation (4-6 hours a week) for up to six months. Interns may opt for a research minor instead of a clinical minor to augment the clinical training experinces. No minor is required. This is strictly intern choice. Interns will also be trained in the use of other than face to face treatment modalities such as telemental health. Beyond the direct patient care and possible research experriences, interns have weekly didactic seminars, weekly group supervision/professional development meeting, individual rotation case and long term case supervision, as well as, multiple opportuities to attend mental health related seminars and trainings at all consortium locations. Interns are also invited to participate in the committee system, which may include participation in the such committees as the diversity committee, the consortium training committee, and the supervision committee.
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The rotation structure of the internship allows interns to tailor thier training experience. Therefore, the above mentioned areas may or may not be part of the training experience for any given intern. We give the interns that latitude to construct an inindividualized training plan. depending on the needs and interests of each intern, while still developing mastery in core psycology areas of assessment, intervention, and consultation.
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/connecticut-health-care/work-with-us/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.
