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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1424
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: RWJBH Trinitas Regional Medical Center
Department: Department of Behavioral Health and Psychiatry
Address: 655 East Jersey Street
Child/Adolescent Outpatient Dept
Elizabeth, New Jersey 07206
Country: United States
Metro Area: New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Distance from Major City: 5 miles south west of NYC
Phone: 908-994-7378x
Fax:
Training Director Email: Atara.hiller@rwjbh.org
Co-Training Director Email: katherine.holland@rwjbh.org
Web Address: https://www.rwjbh.org/trinitas-regional-medical-center/treatment-care/mental-health-and-behavioral-health/
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.rwjbh.org/documents/trinitas/TRMC-Psychology-Internship-2027-2028.pdf
Primary Agency Type: Private General Hospital
Additional Agency Types:
  • Private General Hospital
Member of APPIC since: 1990
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Atara Hiller
Chief Psychologist: Atara Hiller
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 3
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 4
Position Information
Start Date: 08/31/2027
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 4
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 38480
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class:
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Disability Insurance, Health Insurance, Life Insurance, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above):
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Day treatment, residential, or school consultation rotations, training seminars, individual and group supervision, adult and child/adolescent individual and group psychotherapy, intake assessments, comprehensive DBT, psychological testing. Please see our brochure for a full description of our program and what we offer: https://www.rwjbh.org/documents/trinitas/TRMC-Psychology-Internship-2027-2028.pdf
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
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: 11/01/2026 11:59 PM EST
A Virtual Interview are: Required
Interview notification date: 12/07/2026
Tentative interview date: 12/07/26, 12/14/26, 12/21/26
Interview process description:

We conduct interviews during December and possibly the first two weeks in January.  Eight candidates are interviewed on each of our four interview dates. Candidates are interviewed by training / psychology supervisors and the director of internship training.  The interview day goes from 8:00 to 1 pm.  Candidates get an initial summary of the internship program and a tour of the facilities.  Interns can recieve information about our program at: 

https://www.rwjbh.org/documents/trinitas/TRMC-Psychology-Internship-2027-2028.pdf

Note: If you did not receive an invitation to interview by the interview notification date, you can assume that you were not invited for an interview. There is no need to reach out to follow up about the status of your application. 

 

 

 
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs:
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: Yes
Masters Degree Required: Yes, by start of internship
Comprehensive Exams Passed: No
Dissertation Proposal Approved: No
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 500
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 50
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable):
Does your program require applicants to submit supplemental materials (i.e., an assessment report and/or a case/treatment summary): Yes
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 3
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Not Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited Not 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: - Flu vaccine required during employment - Background check and substance/drug screening completed as part of internship onboarding process.
Program Description

Trinitas provides an in depth, broad-based training in the delivery of all facets of psychological services across the life span. Interns work in one of the largest behavioral health services in the State of New Jersey. We use the local clinical scientist model to guide our training. We provide services to an ethnically diverse, urban population. All interns work with both adults and children, and gain experience in providing individual, family, and group psychotherapy, and assessment. Settings include outpatient, partial hospital, residential, and school environments. Trinitas offers the unique opportunity for all interns to receive intensive training in the use of both adult and adolescent DBT at the Trinitas Institute for DBT and Allied Treatments, a DBT-Linehan Board of Certification Certified Program. Our program also offers the unique opportunity to deliver services as a consultant to schools. Interns work in our child and adult outpatient clinics during the entire year. Interns additionally choose two 6-month rotations from the following: adult acute partial hospital, child/adolescent partial hospital, adolescent residential, psychology consultation to schools, and outpatient concentration. Interns perform assessment during the year including psychological testing, intakes and client specific assessments to aid in therapy. Interns also participate in an evidence-based outcome project. Intern seminars include: Psychotherapy seminar, Prolonged Exposure seminar, DBT seminar, and Psychological Testing and Assessment seminar. Interns attend a weekly intern self-care process group. Interns receive a minimum of four supervision sessions per week (at least two hours of individual supervision). Supervision is provided for outpatient psychotherapy cases, rotations, and psychological testing (group supervision). Each intern carries outpatient cases (half in adult and half child/adolescent), plus outpatient groups. Our training environment is supportive and flexible. The hospital has a long tradition of hiring former interns and we have a number of former interns on staff who function in a variety of roles in the department.

Our brochure is located at: 

https://www.rwjbh.org/documents/trinitas/TRMC-Psychology-Internship-2027-2028.pdf

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients:
Outpatients: Yes
LGBTQ+: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking: Yes
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students: Yes
International Students:
Rural:
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
People without housing: Yes
Other: partial hospitalization, residential

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

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Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health: Exposure (1% to 20%)
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Learning Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Developmental Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Assessment: Experience (21% to 30%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child:
Serious Mental Illness: Experience (21% to 30%)
Anxiety Disorders: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Trauma/PTSD: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Sexual Abuse: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Substance Use Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Pediatrics: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
School: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Multicultural Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty:
Other:

Optional DBT training in our comprehensive DBT-LBC Program Certified Adult and Adolescent DBT Programs.

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.rwjbh.org/trinitas-regional-medical-center/treatment-care/mental-health-and-behavioral-health/  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 2024-2025 2025-2026 2026-2027
Number of Completed Applications: 151 141 140 134 110 96 93 156 97 127
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 36 36 36 36 36 33 36 61 32 32
Total number of interns: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1 2 3 2 0 0 0 2 1 2
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 3 2 1 2 4 4 4 2 3 2
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 3 3 1 2 3 2 2 4 4 4
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 1 0 1 2 1 2 2 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 19 28 32 15 14 16 12 4 7 4
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 79 75 78 42 53 64 51 34 60 14
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023 2023-2024 2024-2025 2025-2026
Academic teaching: 0 0 0 0
Community mental health center: 0 1 0 0
Consortium: 0 0 0 0
University Counseling Center: 0 0 0 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 1 1 0 3
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0 0 0 0
Psychiatric facility: 0 0 1 0
Correctional facility: 0 0 0 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0 0 0 0
School district/system: 0 0 0 0
Independent practice setting: 3 2 3 1
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0 0 0 0
Link to Program's Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data: https://www.rwjbh.org/documents/trinitas/TRMC-Psychology-Internship-2027-2028.pdf
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