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Site Name: League Education and Treatment Center

Department: Doctoral Psychology Internship Program

Department : Doctoral Psychology Internship Program

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 2483
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: League Education and Treatment Center
Department: Doctoral Psychology Internship Program
Address: 567 Kingston Ave.
Brooklyn, New York 11203
Country: United States
Metro Area: Not Applicable
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA
Distance from Major City:
Phone: 718-643-5300x245
Fax:
Email: sChizzik@leaguecenter.org
Web Address: https://www.leaguecenter.org/doctoral-psychology-internship/
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.leaguecenter.org/doctoral-psychology-internship/
Primary Agency Type: School District
Additional Agency Types:
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
Member of APPIC since:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Not Accredited
CPA Accreditation Not Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Stacey Chizzik
Chief Psychologist: Rula Abu-Sbaih
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 3
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 0
Position Information
Start Date: 08/29/2023
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: 28000
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above):
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Interns can work primarily in our therapeutic nursery program (JFTN) (children ages 3-5), or primarily in our Day Treatment school (The League School) setting (students ranging in age from 5-21). All interns will spend one day per week of their training at the alternate site conducting groups, assessments and attending didactics. Interns will be assigned a caseload of approximately 5-7 students at the League School or approximately 12-14 students at the JFTN site. Interns will provide individual psychotherapy, work with family members, and provide family psychotherapy as appropriate. Interns will also co-lead social skills and therapy groups and will gain experience and training providing clinical consultation to a multidisciplinary team. Interns will have the opportunity to conduct intake psychosocial assessments and psychological assessments using a battery of psychological instruments.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
Masters Psychology Practicum StudentsNo
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?No
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.

12/01/2020 11:59 AM
Interviews at this site are:
A Virtual Interview is:
Interview notification date: N/A
Tentative interview date: N/A
Interview process description:

We are currently on pause with the APPIC match and are not currently accepting applicants for the 2023-24 training year. We will provide updates as soon as our status changes and can resume interviews for our internship program. When interviews resume, all interviews will be conducted virtually utilizing zoom technology. All zoom invitations will include the required password, which will vary for each applicant’s interview. Candidates will be notified by email if they have been selected for an interview. All interviews with League Education and Treatment Center supervisors will be conducted individually and can range between 60-90 minutes. A Q&A session will take place with the applicant and current interns in a group. Applicants will have access to a wide range of photographs and videos of the interior and exterior of our program sites, classrooms, therapy offices, as well as additional spaces and facilities.
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: William James College St. John's University The New School Adephi University Virginia State University Pace University Kean University The Chicago School of Professional Psychology
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: No
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by start of internship
Dissertation Proposal Approved: No
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable):
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable):
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 Accepted
Non-Accredited 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: https://www.leaguecenter.org/doctoral-psychology-internship
Program Description

The League Education and Treatment Center (LETC) has been improving the lives of children and adults with emotional and developmental disabilities for over 60 years. At the League, every individual is a success story waiting to begin. Our vision is to discover and nurture each person's strengths and abilities. We believe everyone deserves the opportunity to succeed in school, in program, in the community and in life. The Doctoral Psychology Internship Program at the LETC was designed to reflect this mission and provide interns with valuable, in-depth experience in order to become competent clinicians in working with children, adolescents, and young adults with special needs. The internship includes comprehensive and sequential training in the requisite diagnostic and treatment skills needed to work within an educational treatment setting.

The aim of the internship is to nurture the development of competent clinical practitioners, capable of functioning in a dynamic and challenging treatment and school setting. The internship program accomplishes this aim by providing a structured and supportive training environment in which interns are trained to meet the highest standards of professionalism and ethics as they work collaboratively within a multi-disciplinary team. Interns will develop greater competence in crisis intervention, case management, supervision, program development, and consultation. Interns will build their diagnostic, assessment, and therapeutic intervention skills while conducting their work through a culturally responsive lens.

The LETC internship program is based on the scholar-practitioner model. The program is strongly founded in a humanistic perspective. The program prepares interns to be sensitive to the complexity and needs of the population served. Interns are trained to integrate their observations and case conceptualization of their clients within a social and cultural context. We believe in the continual evolution of each individual’s framework and real-life skills. Training of interns in our facility involves building a foundation by providing comprehensive assessment, treatment planning, and interventions that are culturally responsive and continually informed by relevant research. Interns are trained to deliver top level care as they work within an interdisciplinary team. 

 

Internship Training Opportunities

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

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

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Experience
Health Psychology:
Women's Health:
HIV/AIDS:
Eating Disorders:
Sexual Disorders:
Sports Psychology:
Rehabilitation Psychology:
Physical Disabilities:
Learning Disabilities:
Developmental Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Assessment: Experience (21% to 30%)
Neuropsychology-Adult:
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Serious Mental Illness: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Anxiety Disorders: Experience (21% to 30%)
Trauma/PTSD: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Sexual Abuse: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Substance Use Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Forensics/Corrections:
Sexual Offenders:
Geropsychology:
Pediatrics: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
School: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Feminist Therapy:
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Public Policy/Advocacy:
Program Development/Evaluation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Supervision: Experience (21% to 30%)
Research: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Administration:
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: https://www.leaguecenter.org/doctoral-psychology-internship/  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: 5 38 35
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 5 20 26 19
Total number of interns: 2 3 3 1
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 2 1 3 1
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 1
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 2 2 3 1
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs:
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 1 2 3
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 1 1 3 1
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written
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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