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Site Name: Terry Children's Center- Delaware Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services

Department: Psychology Department

Department : Psychology Department

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1760
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Terry Children's Center- Delaware Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health Services
Department: Psychology Department
Address: 10 Central Avenue
New Castle, Delaware 19720
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD
Distance from Major City: 30 miles south of Philadelphia, PA; 70 miles north of Baltimore, MD
Phone: 302-256-5700x
Fax:
Email: Erica.Burgoon1@delaware.gov
Web Address:
Brochure Website's Address: http://-.com
Primary Agency Type: Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
Additional Agency Types:
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Accredited, Inactive
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Erica Burgoon
Chief Psychologist: Erica Burgoon
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 7
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: The data is not updated for current year. We are showing the previous data.

07/01/2021
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 3
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class:
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 25727.08
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Comp Time , Dissertation Release Time, Licensing Exam Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): 11 paid holidays: New Year's Day, Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Good Friday, Memorial Day, Juneteenth, Independence Day, Labor Day, Veterans Day, Thanksgiving and the day after, Christmas Day
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site On four of the five days, the interns report to the main training site (Terry Children's Center) where they meet with supervisors, interact with their clients and the interdisciplinary team, conduct individual, family and group therapy, provide client assessment, assist with supervision of practicum students, attend case management meetings, clinical meetings, didactics, etc, and complete related documentation. Clinical and case management work associated with Terry Children's Center may also take place in the community at clients' homes, schools, outside agencies, court, etc. On the 5th day, the interns report to an off-site location for their minor rotation in Juvenile Justice Level 5 (Locked and Secured) Residential Program or in the Consultation and Assessment Unit for the Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health, Terry Children's Center parent agency. Each minor rotation is 6 months long.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
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: No
Application Due Date: The data is not updated for current year. We are showing the previous data.

11/20/2020 11:59 PM
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: N/A
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

 
How to obtain application info: Email the Program
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: U of Delaware, LaSalle University, Drexel University, Temple University, Loyola University - Baltimore, Hartford University, Stanford University, Northeastern University, Rutgers University, University of North Carolina, Argosy University, Illinois Institute of Technology, University of Wisconsin - Milwaukee, Chicago School of Professional Psychology - Chicago Campus, Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine, Chestnut Hill College, Immaculata College, University of Virginia, University of Denver, William James College, West Chester University, Lehigh University, University of Northern Colorado, Nova Southeastern University, University of Massachusetts, Chatham University
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: No
Masters Degree Required: Yes, by start of internship
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by ranking deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by ranking deadline
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):
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 Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree 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: Interns who are matched to Terry Center must successfully pass criminal background check (paid for by applicant, approximately $65) and drug screen (paid for by State of Delaware) prior to starting Internship. At this time, THC/cannabis is still considered an illicit substance in Delaware for purposes of drug screening and thus may disqualify an intern from hire. Interns must provide verification from their own medical provider that they are in good enough physical health to work with children on a daily basis. Interns must either submit proof of a negative tuberculosis test or chest x-ray from their own medical provider or may receive tuberculosis testing at TCC at the start of internship. COVID-19 vaccination is currently no longer a condition of hire; however, the State of DE reserves the right to implement this requirement of both current and prospective employees if conditions warrant.
Program Description

We offer clinical training in providing systems-based and cognitive and behaviorally-focused evidenced-based treatment approaches to ethnically diverse low-income children, adolescents and their families in home, school, community and residential settings. Interns work as part of an interdisciplinary team including psychiatrists, social workers, counselors, nurses, and teachers. All interns spend 80% of their time throughout the duration of the training year (4 days per week) at the primary site of Terry Children's Center providing care within the residential treatment and a crisis stabilization units.  Interns will receive training in a number of EBTs at Terry Center including TFCBT, ARC, DBT, and PCIT, and training will focus on providing trauma informed and culturally sensitive care.  For half the training year interns spend 20% of their time (1 day per week) with the Consultation and Assessment Unit of the DE Division of Prevention and Behavioral Health providing psychological assessments, which may include competency and other forensic assessments and neuropsychological assessment, to children and adolescents.  During the other half of the year interns spend 20% (1 day per week) at the Ferris School providing individual and group therapy within a Level 5 locked and secured Juvenile Justice Residential Setting. Interns will receive training in the Seven Challenges model of intervention for adolescent substance abuse. 

Terry Children's Center Residential treatment provides a secure, structured, and supervised setting for youth who temporarily cannot live at home due to the severity of their behavioral health problems which are very often related to significant and complex early childhood trauma.  Treatment includes milieu, individual, group and family therapy. Terry Center endeavors to provide a significant portion of intervention hours in the youth's home and community so interns can expect to provide therapuetic services outside of the Terry Center campus.  The crisis stabilization unit is intended to service as a hospital diversionary program for youth who may require a short-term secure setting due to psychiatric challenges including threat of harm to self or others or other unsafe behaviors or severe mood dysregulation.  At times the crisis unit also serves as a longer term treatment setting for youth with complex behavioral health needs for whom other resources have not yet been successfully identified.  Additional year-long experiences include weekly didactics, case presentation and multi-discplinary team meetings.  Through these MDT meetings and frequent interaction with multiple systems (child protective, educational, medical, legal) that impact the lives of those served by Terry Center, interns gain experience in the role of an consultant.  Interns will also have the opportunity to assist in supervising psychology practicum students.

Terry Center is anticipating changes to our current programs that are likely to occur just before or sometime during the 2023-2024 internship year and therefore are likely to impact the clinical training and experiences of the incoming class. Guided by the State of Delaware's response to larger system needs and priorities, Terry Center expects to both increase its bed capacity on the crisis stabilization unit and to phase out its current residential program for young children while opening a shorter term residential and diagnostic unit for youth ages 12-17 whose treatment and other needs are unclear or for whom it has been difficult to identify appropriate services.  It is anticipated that interns will both carry a caseload of primary clients on this unit similar to the current residential unit and that interns will provide psychological assessment for youth not on their caseloads on this unit, which will represent an increase in the number of assessment hours interns typically currently accrue at Terry Center. The following ranking of training experiences was made with regard to the anticipated experiences within the program changes.

 

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults:
Family: Yes
Older Adults:
Inpatients: Yes
Outpatients:
Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking: Yes
French-speaking:
Deaf/Hearing-impaired:
Students: Yes
International Students:
Rural: Yes
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
Homelessness: Yes
Other:

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Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Individual Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Couples Therapy:
Family Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Group Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Community Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Consultation/Liaison: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Crisis Intervention: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Cognitive Rehabilitation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
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: Child and adolescent-focused trauma informed care

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Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Developmental Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Assessment: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Serious Mental Illness: Experience (21% to 30%)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Abuse: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Substance Use Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Forensics/Corrections: Experience (21% to 30%)
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
School: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Counseling: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
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: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary:
Integrated health care - specialty:
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: 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: 44 54 41 49 49 61
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 22 24 24 25 25 24
Total number of interns: 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 3 3 3 3 3 3
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1 0 1 0 2 1
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 2 3 2 3 1 2
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 2 3 2 3 1 1
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0 0 0 2 2
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 1 0 1 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 3 3 2 2
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 12 6 9
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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