PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The clinical psychology internship is a year-long (12 month), APA-accredited predoctoral program, conducted by the Section of Psychology in the Department of Psychiatry at Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, School of Medicine. We offer three training tracks: Adult, Infant/Child, and Trauma Psychology. All tracks provide training in multi-disciplinary settings, and all interns will have the unique opportunity to provide psychotherapy supervision for Year 3 psychology residents. Training sites provide a combination of in-person and telehealth clinical services depending on the needs of the patient and community at the time of training. All interns will engage in elective clinical and/or research experiences in various specialty areas, which are listed on our website.
ADULT/CHILD TRACK (1 Intern)
The Adult/Child track aims to train psychologist to provide a variety of psychological services to individuals across the lifespan. Adult/Child interns' year-long primary placement is at the University Medical Center adult inpatient psychiatric units (20 hours). Here interns work with a multidisciplinary treatment team providing consultation, group and individual therapy, and brief psychological assessments. The child portion of the Adult/Child interns' training occurs in the Behavioral Science Center, an outpatient training clinic. Here they maintain a caseload of 4-5 child outpatient psychotherapy cases throughout the year, and complete a minimum of 10 comprehensive outpatient assessment reports. Adult/Child interns have the opportunity to focus their training on school-aged (6-18) or young (0-5) children. Applicants should specific their interest in their cover letter.
ADULT TRACK (2 interns)
The aim of the Adult Track is to prepare psychologists to provide a variety of psychological services to adults with a focus on severe mental illness. Adult interns' year-long primary placement is at the University Medical Center adult inpatient psychiatric units (20 hours). Here interns work with a multidisciplinary treatment team providing consultation, group and individual therapy, and brief psychological assessments. Additionally, Adult Track interns spend part of their clinical time in the Behavioral Science Center, an outpatient training clinic. Here they maintain a caseload of 4-5 outpatient psychotherapy cases throughout the year, and complete a minimum of 10 comprehensive outpatient assessment reports.
TRAUMA TRACK (1 intern)
The Trauma Track intern’s clinical work will be conducted at the affiliated Norman E. McSwain Jr, MD, Spirit of Charity Level 1 Trauma Center at University Medical Center (UMC). The intern’s primary clinical rotation will be at the Trauma Recovery Center (TRC). The TRC provides trauma-informed services, including assertive case management and evidence-based psychotherapy to adult trauma survivors and their loved ones, with a focus on increasing access to underserved communities. Additionally, the intern will provide clinical consultation, screening, and assessment of mental and behavioral health concerns for patients admitted to the UMC trauma surgery service who are recovering from a wide array of physical injuries, including motor vehicle accidents, gunshot wounds, work-related injuries, injuries resulting from community violence, and other accidental injuries. The Trauma intern will also complete a minimum of 10 comprehensive outpatient assessment reports with adults at UMC’s Behavioral Health Center.
