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Internship Training Brochure

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital

Doctoral Internship in HEALTH SERVICE PSYCHOLOGY

Thank you for your interest in Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital’s Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology. In the following, you will find a full description of our doctoral clinical training program. We use all of the attachments for the AAPI. We request that you name the track you have chosen to apply to in the first sentence of your cover letter. PLEASE APPLY TO ONLY ONE TRACK.

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital (ABBHH) offers seven full-time, fully-funded internship positions in five clinical tracks during the training year. They include:

We interview candidates for placement based upon the candidate’s selected Track of interest. Applications without a specified Track will not be considered.

AAPI COMPLETED APPLICATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED NO LATER THAN NOVEMBER 15 th

Please include all of the following in your application:

The completed on-line AAPI form A Cover Letter that contains the name of your chosen Track in the first sentence All graduate program official transcripts Three (3) letters of Recommendation

TRACK 1 ADULT PHP and CENTERS FOR ADDICTION MEDICINE (CAM) PHP Track (2 positions)

TRACK 2 CHILD PHP and ADOLESCENT PHP Track (2 positions)

TRACK 3 EATING DISORDER PHP and SELF INJURY RECOVERY SERVICES (SIRS) PHP Track (1 position)

TRACK 4 PEDIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGY and OCD/ANXIETY DISORDER PHP Track (1 position)

TRACK 5 SLEEP DISORDERS SERVICE and OCD/ANXIETY DISORDER PHP Track (1 position)

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Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital

DOCTORAL INTERNSHIPIN

HEALTH SERVICE PSYCHOLOGY

INTRODUCTION TO ALEXIAN BROTHERS BEHAVIORAL HEALTH HOSPITAL

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital (ABBHH) is a one hundred forty-one (141) bed, not-for-profit, Joint Commission accredited provider of mental health and addiction services. The hospital provides inpatient and outpatient behavioral health and addiction services in Hoffman Estates, Illinois (a northwest suburb of Chicago). An outpatient Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences practice is located on the hospital campus in a separate building. A multidisciplinary team comprised of psychologists, neuropsychologists, psychiatrists, nurses, social workers, clinical counselors, dieticians, pastoral clergy, and expressive therapists staff programs and units.

The Alexian Brothers Neurosciences Institute, which houses the Neuropsychology department, is located on two campuses of our healthcare system. The Adult Neuropsychology program is located at the campus of Alexian Brothers Medical Center in Elk Grove Village, Illinois--a 15 minute drive from the Behavioral Health Hospital. The Pediatric Neuropsychology program is located at the Women and Children’s Hospital at the St. Alexius Medical Center, which is directly adjacent to the Behavioral Health Hospital.

For over seven centuries, the Alexian Brothers, a Roman Catholic order of laymen, have dedicated their lives to caring for the poor and sick. The Alexian Brothers maintain several hospitals and medical centers along with facilities caring for the elderly in the United States, Europe, and Asia. Promoting the emotional well-being of patients is an integral part of this mission. Thus, training in behavioral health sciences is highly valued. A strong spirit of inclusiveness prevails at the hospital, and diversity among staff and patients contributes to the richness of the treatment milieu. For more information about the Alexian Brothers and their mission and values, please go to www.alexianhealthsystem.org.

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital is committed to excellence in training clinical professionals from a variety of disciplines. We offer training experiences for students in graduate psychology, social work, counseling, and expressive therapy. The Doctoral Health Service Psychology Internship Program is our most intensive training program, offering the breadth of experiences interns seek during their doctoral internship year. Interns apply from across the United States for our hospital-based, practical and evidence-based training within a managed care setting.

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BEHAVIORAL HEALTH CARE TREATMENT PHILOSOPHY

At Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital, we formulate our internship training philosophy along a Scholar - Practitioner model with a developmental paradigm for all clinical supervision. In the intensive outpatient programs, in which the interns spend at least half of their time, care of highly symptomatic patients directs our treatment and training approach. Evidence based clinical training and practice builds upon the theoretical, empirical, and clinical foundations that interns accumulated in their respective academic training programs. The carefully selected evidence-based practices employed in our programs are geared to the specific populations we serve and the diagnoses we treat.

The hospital’s mission is to provide effective and efficient care to patients in a structured, supportive, and empathic environment, and our internship training attends to methods, concepts, and scientific evidence that coalesce with the personal and professional development of each intern. In addition, we strive to treat every patient with the dignity and respect due to them especially because of their vulnerability and distress. Training our interns to excel in a fast-paced and high-acuity treatment setting is a central feature of the supervision and mentoring provided.

ABBHH embodies the mission to treat the whole person; mind, body, and spirit and lives this out in the services we provide for patients that include psychoeducation groups, group therapy, medication, expressive therapy, and spiritual opportunities. Interns not only practice the behavioral components of this model but also apply the scholarly approach to the study of evidence-based and empirically valid treatment models in the internship’s “Journal Club”. Therapeutically, the predominant method of treatment is group-based with an emphasis on cognitive and behavioral therapy, acceptance and commitment therapy, self-regulatory process models, and systems theory and practice. Training and supervision are the means by which our interns expand their ability to practice ethical, professional, and empirically supported treatments in a milieu setting.

Scholar - The thoughtful integration of current and relevant empirically supported theory and practice, empathic inquiry, and innovation inform this intelligent approach to scholarly knowledge. We believe that clinical practice and clinical science ultimately inform each other. Therefore, we use theory, research, and practice to identify the individual, social, biological, and cultural influences that require consideration during assessment, treatment, supervision, and training.

Practitioner – Interns practice clinical approaches that promote the patient’s well-being and further the intern’s professional development. While training and supervision are paramount for an interns’ development, clinical practice in a milieu setting with its challenges and rewards catapults a trainee to another, higher level of clinical skillfulness. When the intern practices skills, he or she can integrate a broader and deeper understanding of the complexity of interventions. Add to this the diversity of the patients at ABBHH in terms of diagnostic

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complexity, age, gender, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, religion and other differences, and interns learn to become flexible in the face of numerous challenges and considerations.

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital successfully blends a long-respected tradition of caregiving with an emphasis on evidence-based treatment approaches, which include cognitive, behavioral, ACT, ERP, and other research-based treatment models. We believe that with the right skills and methods to implement them, people can take charge of the problems that disrupt their lives. Psychiatrists, physicians, schools, and managed care companies refer most of our patients to us. These referral sources expect us to treat the symptoms and problems presented effectively and efficiently. Thus, our programs are primarily based on a group model that emphasizes cognitive and behavioral approaches with skill-based interventions. Additionally, many patients are medically managed with psychotropic medications and other therapies, such as expressive therapy and, at times, ECT. Therefore, interns also receive exposure to the actions, benefits, and side effects of the most frequently used medications and adjunct treatments for mental disorders and addictions.

Interns are encouraged to conceptualize cases from an integrated perspective using their knowledge of human development; cognitive, behavioral, solution-focused, self-regulatory, and motivational methods; and family systems models. Setting specific goals, objectives, and interventions with patients helps the intern to develop a skill set that applies not only to the patient’s current problems but also to future difficulties that they and their families may repeatedly encounter. We focus, therefore, on reducing recidivism rates and encouraging generalized treatment success outside of the clinical setting. Consequently, prior experience in cognitive-behavioral approaches and group treatment models is advantageous for the intern.

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital has continuous performance improvement and organization improvement (PI/OI) programs that include peer review and studies of outcome indicators. Thus, we have a strong investment in program evaluation and outcome research. The Alexian Brothers Health System supports and encourages specific types of quality research and scholarly inquiry. Research is currently implemented in our Department for Clinical Outcomes/Evidence-Based Practice. Each intern gains experience in understanding outcome studies specific to their program of training, and in educating program staff via quarterly reports of Clinical Outcomes. Thus each intern works closely with our Director of Evidence-Based Practices in learning the process of conducting, analyzing, and interpreting outcome data and then translating this into meaningful information for program staff to use in shaping more effective and efficient treatment protocols.

PATIENT POPULATIONS SERVED

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital provides therapeutic services to patients spanning the developmental spectrum from middle childhood through older adulthood--approximately seven years and beyond. Our intensive level of treatment includes partial hospital programs and intensive outpatient programs (PHP/IOP) typically serving individuals who exhibit significant psychiatric conditions (depression, addictions, bipolar disorder, disabling anxiety, behavior difficulties, eating disorders, and psychotic disorders). Many of these patients also exhibit concurrent personality disorders. Dual diagnoses such as major depression and chemical

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dependency, or major depression and an eating disorder or a history of severe trauma frequently present themselves in the patients served at our hospital.

The patients’ problems are not limited to only psychiatric disorders. They frequently present with co-occurring physical or chemical dependency problems, but with the psychiatric diagnosis as the primary focus of treatment. For example, the nutritionally compromised patient with an eating disorder or the patient undergoing detoxification in the Center for Addiction Medicine often requires nursing and nutritional education and treatment as well as recovery from the psychiatric diagnosis. Outpatient psychotherapy patients present with disorders ranging from mood and anxiety disorders, addictions, bi-polar disorder, behavior, and adjustment disorders through moderate, but more stable, personality disorders.

The hospital primarily reflects the population of the surrounding suburban area — employed individuals and families who have health insurance benefits. However, we do serve a growing population of lower income and uninsured families, and are especially sensitive to the needs of the poor and the disenfranchised. Our youth and adult inpatient units and partial hospital programs accept Medicaid patients, and most of our older adults utilize their Medicare benefits. While our population is predominantly Caucasian, the cultural diversity of our patient population grows each year. We welcome patients/clients of all cultural, ethnic, and religious backgrounds to utilize our services.

BEHAVIORAL HEALTH UNITS AND PROGRAMS

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital offers an array of behavioral health services conducted in the following units, programs, and services:

Behavioral Health Inpatient Units:

Youth Unit – 3 South (10 – 17 years): Behaviorally BasedOlder Adult Unit – 3 North (Lower functioning): Medical and NursingOlder Adult Unit – 3 Northeast (Mixed) Skill-BasedOlder Adult Unit – 3 East (Higher functioning): Cognitive-Behavioral Based

Adult Unit – 2 South (Severe and Persistent Mental Illness): Skill-BasedAdult Unit – 2 North (Acute): Cognitive-Behavioral BasedAdult Unit – 2 Northeast (Addictions): Detoxification and StabilizationEating Disorders and Self-Injury – 2 East: Re-feed and Self-Regulation Based

Behavioral Health Intensive Partial and Outpatient Programs:

Child Partial Hospital Program – 7 to 12 years: Structured Behavioral BasedAdolescent Partial Hospital Program – 13 to 17 years: CBT and Family SystemsAdult Partial Hospital Program – 18 to Older Adult: CBT, ACT, DBTCenter for Addiction Medicine – 18 to Older Adult: Motivational, CBT, ACT

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Eating Disorders Partial Hospital Program – 13 to Adult: CBT-E, CBT, DBT, and ACTSelf-Injury Recovery Services (SIRS) – 13 to Adult: ERGT, CBT, DBT, and ACTOCD and Anxiety Disorders – Adolescent to Older Adult: ERP, CBT

(Various AA 12-step, multifamily, aftercare, ANAD, DBT, and self-help groups meet in our facility. The option is available to Psychology Interns to facilitate these groups.)

Neuroscience Institute:

The Neuroscience Institute, housed in Alexian Brothers Medical Center’s Eberle Building, is composed of clinics that serve the needs of patients with Neurological Disorders. The Institute was created as part of Alexian Brothers Hospital Network’s commitment to advanced medicine. It comprises facilities and services that are a portal to the latest neurological advances that are transforming our ability to help patients with these and other conditions.

Neurology:Alzheimer’s diseaseStrokeBrain TumorsParkinson’s Disease and Movement DisordersPediatric Neurological Disorders, including PDD, Autism, ADHD, Learning Disorders. Brain Disorders of other origins.

ABBHH Outpatient Group Practice:

The Group Practice is located in Alexian Brothers Medical Plaza situated next to the Behavioral Health Hospital. The group practice houses psychiatrists, psychotherapists, nurses and support services. All therapists at the group practice are licensed providers (i.e., Licensed Clinical Psychologists, Licensed Clinical Professional Counselors, Licensed Clinical Social Workers, and Advanced Practice Nurses). Psychology interns offer outpatient services through the Internship Training Clinic—an extension of the Group Practice--which provides reduced-fee outpatient therapy services to persons with financial difficulties, including the uninsured and underinsured.

PsychiatryGeneral Adult Child and AdolescentNeuropsychiatryWomen’s Clinic

PsychotherapyIndividual, Couples, Family Child, Adolescent, Adult, Older Adult

Diagnostics

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Diagnostic Testing by Licensed Clinical Psychologists or Psychology Interns and Externs under intensive supervision

Autism Resource Center (ARC)

The Autism Resource Center (ARC) offers free assistance to its clientele, and is staffed by providers who are trained to screen for signs and symptoms of autism spectrum disorders. Services provided include ASD screenings, social skills groups, family therapy, public and professional educational opportunities on ASD, and community outreach. Clients and their families are provided referrals to services that specialize in the formal evaluation and treatment of ASD. Interns who are selected for the Child and Adolescent Training Track gain experience in working with staff and patients from ARC.

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DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

Training Goals and Objectives:

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital’s APA accredited internship strives to develop well-rounded health-service psychologists and neuropsychologists who are prepared to provide diagnostic and evidence-based therapeutic services to patients at all levels of care from outpatient psychotherapy through partial hospitalization group interventions and inpatient diagnostic assessments. In the Partial Hospitalization Programs, interns are responsible for a patient’s diagnostic, group psychotherapeutic, psycho-education and case management services and are assigned as the primary case manager/milieu therapist for a minimum of 4 patients at any given time. In today’s health care environment, psychologists need to have the skills necessary to interact effectively with patients, families, physicians, community agencies, and managed care insurance companies to provide research-based, empirically supported, effective, and efficient treatment. Proficiency in communicating and documenting care according to external accrediting-body standards is a skill that each intern learns.

Our training program’s goals and objectives outline a learning agenda in which interns gain the following competencies:

Goal 1: Competence in Professional Conduct, Ethics and Legal Matters

Objectives:A. Demonstrate Professional Interpersonal BehaviorB. Seek and Use Supervision and ConsultationC. Demonstrate the Use of Positive Coping StrategiesD. Practice Professional Responsibility and DocumentationE. Acquire Skills in Efficiency and Time ManagementF. Further Knowledge in Ethics and Law as They Apply to Clinical WorkG. Gain Administrative Competency

Goal 2: Competence in Individual and Cultural Diversity

Objectives:A. Build Positive Patient RapportB. Develop and Practice a Sensitivity to and Appreciation of Patient DiversityC. Refine Awareness of One’s Own Cultural and Ethnic Background and How It May Impact Patient CareD. Understand the interface between individual diversity and treatment planning

Goal 3: Competence in Theories and Methods of Psychological Diagnosis and Assessment

Objectives:A. Refine Diagnostic Skills using DSM Classifications

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B. Further Skills in Psychological Test Selection and Test AdministrationC. Hone Skills of Psychological Test InterpretationD. Refine Report Writing SkillsE. Provide Feedback Regarding Assessment

Goal 4: Competence in Theories and Methods of Effective Psychotherapeutic Intervention

Objectives:A. Attend to Patient Risk Management and ConfidentialityB. Provide Clearly Focused Case Conceptualization and Treatment GoalsC. Apply Evidence-Based Therapeutic InterventionsD. Effectively Use Emotional Reactions in Therapy E. Learn and Practice Group Therapy Skills and Preparation

Goal 5: Competence in Scholarly Inquiry and Application of Current Scientific Knowledge to Practice

Objectives:A. Seek Current and Relevant Scientific Knowledge

B. Develop and Implement Writing and Presentation SkillsC. Acquire Knowledge of and Practice in Treatment Outcome Studies

Goal 6: Competence in Professional Consultation

Objectives:A. Conduct Program Treatment AssessmentB. Provide and Accept Consultative Guidance

Goal 7: Competence in Providing Supervision

Objectives:A. Develop Knowledge of and Use of Empirically Supported Supervisory

Skills

These goals and objectives are outlined here in the online Internship Brochure and, again, during the interview process. They are reiterated during the internship orientation, and are contained in the Internship Training Manual.

The Internship Competency Evaluation Form contains an expanded explanation of the internship competency objectives along with ratings for various degrees of achievement. Interns are expected to familiarize themselves with the ratings so as to become aware of and motivated to gain developmentally appropriate levels of achievement.

The Internship Training Committee promotes these goals and supports the effective accumulation of scholarly knowledge and empirically supported practice outlined in the specific objectives. The Internship Training Committee formalizes its quarterly evaluation process in a

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committee meeting, which includes all members of the training team who have frequent and intensive supervision or educational opportunities with the intern.

The primary supervisor discusses the committee’s ratings with the intern during regularly scheduled supervision. Open discussion of any question or divergent opinions is encouraged; however, the committee’s rating stands as it was presented in the committee’s meetings unless compelling reasons lead the director of training to re-evaluate the decision. The evaluation is signed by the supervisor, intern, and director of training. A copy of the evaluation is sent to the intern’s academic institution for their academic DCT’s review.

Training Opportunities:

The internship is composed of activities that foster an intern’s personal and professional development, broaden and refine their skills and abilities, and prepare them for licensure following the postdoctoral/fellowship year. Therefore, the intern is assigned to a specific track (i.e. Adult and Addictions, Eating Disorders and Self-Injury, Child and Adolescent, or Neuropsychology and Anxiety Disorders) that provides intensive training in specialized areas within the context of an overall generalized training experience. During the application process, the intern specifies a track that fits best with their learning goals and clinical interests. This match focuses on an age group (i.e., child, adolescent or adult) and/or a specialized branch of learning and treatment (i.e., eating disorders, chemical addictions, self-injury, pediatric neuropsychology, anxiety disorders).

The intern’s daily and weekly activities may afford the opportunity to provide services to patients at various levels of care. For example, an intern may initiate treatment of a partial hospital patient who within a week is “stepped up” to an inpatient unit for an additional week during which time psychological testing is requested, and then returns to the PHP for three additional weeks. After that time, if the patient qualifies for reduced-fee clinical services, the intern may continue as the patient’s outpatient therapist in the Outpatient Psychotherapy Training Clinic.

Interns participate in regularly scheduled weekly case reviews to discuss their patients with other members of the interdisciplinary team. During these meetings, the intern serves in the role of case manager and takes the lead during the discussion of their patients. These weekly reviews exemplify the interdisciplinary approach to patient care which involves professionals of many disciplines. It also allows interns to function in a consultative role. Case management within a managed-care setting is a skill that all of our interns learn as well as the process of patient review required by most insurance companies.

Finally, the intern receives training in supervision in the context of co-leading with the Psychology Post-doctoral staff member bi-weekly group supervision for psychology externs. During this opportunity, the intern is able to learn from direct observation how to conduct group supervision, and functions as a co-leader of the group. In addition to group supervision, interns also have opportunities to supervise diagnostic externs on their testing cases.

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Year-long clinical Activities:

Program Assessments:

In conjunction with their other duties in assigned Partial Hospital Programs, interns perform initial assessments of patients treated in intensive level services. Learning to collect and coordinate data, make appropriate treatment decisions, and convey necessary clinical information to staff, managed care utilization reviewers, schools, and other providers are the goals of this experience.

Psychological Testing:

Interns who are not in the Pediatric Neuropsychology Track complete at least 8 comprehensive psychological batteries during their internship year. (Neuropsychology interns meet the requirements of the Neuropsychology Program—more information is found under “Neuropsychology Rotation”). The intern’s schedule provides the time and resources for developing skills in diagnostic evaluations. The typical referral for testing is ordered by the treating psychiatrist to clarify a specific question or concern related to the current psychiatric problem and treatment needs. Interns have the opportunity to test/assess patients across the life span. They also learn assessment skills across the continuum of care and spectrum of psychiatric disorders.

The assessment process includes collecting background data, administering tests, scoring the data, and interpreting the results, as well as providing feedback to referring psychiatrists and treatment teams. Intern’s present cases in a diagnostic case conference and consult with supervisors and other team members to further the learning process. Consultation and feedback with clinicians, patients, families, and schools is expected. Clinical interviews conducted as part of the assessment process occur in the presence of the assessment supervisor. Over the course of the training year, the intern progresses from observing the clinical interview conducted by the supervisor to the intern fully conducting the interview in the presence of the supervisor. Additional supervision directly follows these interviews.

Outpatient Psychotherapy:

Throughout the year, interns (with the exception of the neuropsychology intern) will carry up to four individual, couple, or family therapy cases in the Internship Training Clinic. The Training Clinic operates in collaboration with the hospital’s Outpatient Group Practice and trains interns to conduct outpatient therapy with underserved populations in a traditional outpatient model. Patients are assigned to a given intern based on the intern’s training, experiences, as well as interest in furthering their knowledge base. Referrals to the Training Clinic emanate from the hospital’s Access Department (Behavioral Acute Care Service), partial hospital programs, inpatient units, group practice intake office, and the community. The patients accepted into the Training Clinic are either uninsured or underinsured. Interns are responsible for assessment, treatment, and management of their outpatient clinic cases. This includes a semi-structured clinical interview, assessment summary, treatment planning and provision of services, discharge planning, and collateral contacts with psychiatrists, family members, schools, and other mental health practitioners.

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Program Tracks:

We accept seven interns into our year-long training program. All interns begin their training during the first week of July with a week-long hospital system orientation. Immediately following the orientation, each intern begins his/her first rotation (shown on the schedule below). At the beginning of January, interns rotate into the second rotation which has been preselected to accompany the first rotation due to the resulting combination being able to provide a well-rounded training experience.

The rotation schedules are as follows:

First Rotation (July – January) Second Rotation (February - June)INTERN 1 Adolescent Partial Hospital Program Child Partial Hospital Program

INTERN 2 Child Partial Hospital Program Adolescent Partial Hospital Program

INTERN 3 Adult Partial Hospital Program Center for Addiction Medicine

INTERN 4 Center for Addiction Medicine Adult Partial Hospital Program

INTERN 5 Eating Disorder Partial Hospital Program

Self-Injury Recovery Services (SIRS)

INTERN 6 OCD/Anxiety PHP (3 days per wk) and Sleep Disorders (2 days)

OCD/Anxiety PHP (3 days per wk) and Sleep Disorders (2 days)

INTERN 7 Peds Neuropsychology (3 days per wk)Anxiety Disorders Partial Hospital Program (2 days)

Peds Neuropsychology (3 days)Anxiety Disorders Partial Hospital Program (2 days)

Five of the seven interns train in the Partial Hospital Programs and switch rotations mid-year. The PHP programs are based on a group model of intervention and are highly structured and intensive with patient treatment and education, fostering engagement in the treatment milieu. The sixth intern divides his/her week between OCD PHP and Sleep Disorders throughout the year. The seventh intern divides his/her week between the Pediatric Neuropsychology Program and the OCD PHP throughout the year as well.

In the PHP programs, each intern is assigned four to five treatment groups, which include both process groups and psycho-education groups and up to four case management/milieu treatment cases in program. Interns also conduct one aftercare or multi-family group. That group is defined by each program’s emphasis.

The assignment of two and a half days equivalent out of the intensive program allows the intern to train in other areas including diagnostic evaluations and outpatient therapy.

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TRACK 1 – ADULT / CHEMICAL ADDICTION SERVICES

Adult Partial Hospitalization Program

Program Director: WILLIAM KOUMISS, M.A.Program Supervisor:JENNIFER CHARLES, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistTreatment Model: CBT, ACT, and DBT in a Group Treatment Model

The intern assigned to this rotation as their first experience, trains in the Adult PHP and then proceeds to the Centers for Addiction Medicine (CAM) PHP during the second half of the year. The Adult PHP serves patients with more severe clinical disorders who may have concomitant personality disorders or dual-diagnoses. This rotation emphasizes the treatment of patients who suffer from mood, anxiety, and personality disorders, as well as PTSD. Therapy groups in Adult PHP are co-led by staff members who model the cognitive behavioral group treatment method of intervention. The intern co-leads four groups per week, which includes psycho educational groups. Patients in this program receive significant amounts of group therapy training, family work, and individual case management within a therapeutic milieu setting. The intern provides these services for at least four patients per week. By the end of the rotation, the intern will have a strong grounding in adult PHP treatment and have the tools required to successfully assess and treat severe psychopathology.

Center for Addiction Medicine Partial Hospitalization Program

Program Director: SARAH BRILEY, ED.D., LCPCProgram Supervisor:ANTHONY GORRIE, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistTreatment Model: Motivational Interviewing, CBT, and ACT in a Group Treatment Model

In CAM PHP, interns are trained in intensive work with adults suffering from the effects of addiction. The addiction may be to substances such as alcohol, hallucinogens, opioids, and amphetamines or it may be a process addiction, such as an addiction to computer video games, sex, or gambling. These patients are at times dually diagnosed with another psychiatric problem and may receive treatment simultaneously in both the Chemical Dependency Program and the Adult, Eating Disorder or Anxiety PHP’s. The intern functions as a group therapist and also provides family treatment as well as case management services for up to four individuals in a milieu setting. There are many opportunities to conduct substance abuse assessments and become familiar with patient presentations that are associated with addictions. We teach the skills of case management to each intern in a stepwise fashion that allows the intern to become familiar with the hospital’s addiction treatment model as well as the complex effects of abuse, dependency, and withdrawal. Facilitating educational groups is another skill the intern acquires during this rotation. The intern may offer to present foundational seminars to the high school students in the community. The rotation between the Addictions program and the Adult PHP offer an excellent opportunity for an intern to gain breadth and depth of experience when treating an adult population.

TRACK 2 -- EATING DISORDER/SELF INJURY RECOVERY SERVICES

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Eating Disorders Partial Hospital Program

Program Director: DENISE STYER, PSY.D.Program Supervisor:ANNMARIE BELMONTE, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistTreatment Model: CBT-E, CBT, DBT, and ACT

The ED PHP is well known in the Chicagoland area as well as the larger Midwest region, and receives many specialty referrals. Although previous experience is not a prerequisite, the intern who selects this rotation should have a strong interest in understanding and treating eating disorders as well as self-injurious behavior. The intern acquires the necessary skills to treat anorexia, bulimia, and binge eating disorders in a highly structured therapeutic group setting. At the same time these patients are frequently diagnosed with another clinical disorder such as OCD, a mood disorder, or PTSD, which complicates their presentation and treatment. Along with psycho-education and process group treatment, the intern gains experience in family therapy and milieu treatment of Eating Disorders. Since some of our patients begin their treatment on the inpatient unit, the intern may observe patients throughout the continuum of care and may interact with a few child patients, if the intern’s background permits. The intern facilitates the weekly Anorexia Nervosa and Associated Disorders (ANAD) group.

Self-Injury Recovery Services Partial Hospital Program

Program Director: DENISE STYER, PSY.D.Program Supervisor:ANNMARIE BELMONTE, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistTreatment Model: ERGT, CBT, DBT, and ACT

Eating disorders and self-injury can be conceptualized as compulsive disorders and share as a part of their etiology, distress intolerance or affect dysregulation. We have advanced our treatment model through the use of Emotion Regulation Group Therapy (ERGT) and CBT to treat patients as they move toward recovery. The intern who rotates in this program learns this model as well as the biological, psychological, societal, and family system contributions to this complex disorder. Patients in SIRS PHP range in age from adolescent through adult and are frequently diagnosed with significant mood, anxiety, oppositional, PTSD, and personality disorders. Treatment is group based with family work and individual case management occurring throughout the week. Skills in group process and containment along with education and expressive therapy aid the patients in their growth toward recovery.

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT TRACK

Adolescent Partial Hospital Program

Program Director: CECELIA HORAN, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistProgram Supervisor:CECELIA HORAN, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistTreatment Model: CBT and Family Systems

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The Adolescent PHP program treats adolescents with severe behavioral and emotional difficulties. Many of the adolescents present with significant substance abuse, misuse, or dependency as well. Group therapy sessions as well as case management and family interventions are provided by the intern for up to four patients at a time. A structured classroom setting with licensed educators assists the patients in their studies, and helps them to remain current in their school assignments. Art, Dance, and Movement therapy and Spirituality groups are additional avenues of treatment provided to adolescents in Adolescent PHP. Interns are involved in all aspects of patient treatment including school staffing, and presentations for school and community personnel.

Child Partial Hospital Program Program Director: CECELIA HORAN, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistProgram Supervisor:TRISHA MCKINNEY, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistTreatment Model: Structured Behavioral Interventions While training in Child PHP, the intern gains knowledge of child development and learning theory to assess and treat children from 7 through 12 years. These children are treated for mood, anxiety, attention, developmental, oppositional and psychotic disorders and are often diagnosed for the first time while in our hospital. Within our highly structured treatment milieu, the children and parents gain skills and confidence in their ability to manage behaviors more effectively. The treatment team has the added benefit of special education teachers, and art and movement therapists. The intern will learn the techniques of behavioral treatment, exposure and response prevention, play therapy, and family therapy.

In addition, the intern will meet with, educate, and assist in the referral of children and families who are suspecting a diagnosis of an Autism Spectrum Disorder in their child. While this aspect of the rotation occurs outside of the Child PHP, in the Outpatient Group Practice, it is an important aspect of the thoroughly and comprehensively trained child and adolescent intern to effectively interact with individuals and families while the assessment process progresses. The Autism Resource Center is a screening, treatment, referral and educational service offered to the community for free by The Alexian Brothers Foundation.

PEDIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGY AND ANXIETY & OCD DISORDERS TRACK

Pediatric Neuropsychology Rotation

Neuropsychology Program Director: BRIAN LEAHY, PH.D., ABPP, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Pediatric Neuropsychology Program Coordinator and Supervisor: AMY DAVIS, PH.D., ABPP, Licensed Clinical Psychologist

Supervisors: JILL DORFLINGER, PH.D., ABPP, Licensed Clinical PsychologistNICOLE CRUZ, PH.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist

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The Pediatric Neuropsychology Track of the Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital internship program is designed to meet American Psychological Association Division 40 and Houston Conference guidelines for training in clinical neuropsychology. As such, the goal is to complete training in the general practice of professional psychology and extend specialty preparation in the science and professional practice of clinical neuropsychology. The Pediatric Neuropsychology intern spends at least 60% of their time in clinical activities and didactic training related to the practice of clinical pediatric neuropsychology. It is anticipated that the individual who completes this training will be prepared to move on to advanced postdoctoral residency training in clinical neuropsychology.

In the Pediatric Neuropsychology Track formal and informal individual supervision are provided on a weekly basis. Didactic training in neuropsychology includes weekly seminars in the areas of applied clinical neuropsychology, behavioral neurosciences, and professional issues/ethics. Interns will also be expected to present cases and topics at these seminars over the course of the year. In addition, interns participate in guided self-study courses in neuroanatomy and clinical neuropsychology over the course of the year. Opportunities may also be provided for observation of neurological examinations and neurosurgical procedures as available. Interns will also participate in ongoing research projects conducted in the neuropsychology service, and will have the opportunity to present this research at conferences and/or through preparation of manuscripts for publication.

In their clinical experiences interns will be involved in clinical interviews, review of medical records, test selection, test administration, scoring, and interpretation of results, report writing, and patient feedback under the supervision of the neuropsychologist. When appropriate, interns will also be involved in school observations and attending school meetings for determining eligibility for services. The pediatric neuropsychology program serves children and adolescents from age 18 months to 18 years, with various conditions including autistic spectrum disorders, learning disabilities, attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, genetic conditions, and other neurological disorders (e.g., seizure disorders, traumatic brain injury, etc.).

Center for Obsessive Compulsive Disorders and Anxiety (OCD/Anxiety PHP)

Program Director: PATRICK MCGRATH, PH.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistProgram Supervisor:PATRICK MCGRATH, PH.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistTreatment Model: CBT AND ERP

The Center for OCD and Anxiety is the only Partial Hospitalization and Intensive Outpatient Treatment Program for anxiety disorders in the metropolitan Chicago area. Therefore, the range and intensity of anxiety disorder patients’ presentations is very large. Some patients come in for the treatment of panic attacks, while others have severe OCD, Phobias, or PTSD. The treatment philosophy of the program is Cognitive Behavioral Therapy and Exposure with Response Prevention (ERP). All treatment is empirically based and is driven by updates in the research literature. Interns can expect to be fully involved in all aspects of the program, from assessing potential clients to doing ERP with patients on a daily basis. Our motto is, “If you are afraid of it, we need to do it!” Interns will also be involved in running anxiety education groups, and are very

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involved in our cross-track groups where we treat patients from other programs that also have anxiety concerns. We also encourage research development in our program, and encourage interns to create a research project or study that might contribute to the knowledge base of anxiety disorders.

Sleep Disorders Service

Program Director: XIONG YU, M.D.Program Supervisor:ANNMARIE BELMONTE, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical PsychologistTreatment Model: CBT-I

The Sleep Disorders Service is a hospital based consultation service that provides assessments, psychoeducation, and treatment to patients enrolled in ABBHH who present with a sleep disturbances. The Program Director is a psychiatrist with fellowship training in Sleep Medicine. The intern in this rotation conducts sleep evaluations which includes training in and use of Actigraphy in pre- and post-treatment efficacy evaluations. The intern additionally provides individual and group treatment. The primary mode of intervention for either modality is CBT-I. The intern also leads psycho-education groups on sleep hygiene to patient groups enrolled in our various hospital based PHP programs.

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Clinical Supervision And Didactics

Supervision

Licensed clinical psychologists/neuropsychologists, according to the schedule outlined below, provide formal clinical supervision to interns. In addition, opportunities for consultation by non-licensed doctors of clinical psychology and licensed staff from other disciplines are readily available. Interns are also encouraged to make use of peer consultation.

At a minimum, two hours of individual clinical supervision with a Licensed Clinical Psychologist staff member.

One hour of group supervision each week with the Executive Director of Outpatient

Services who uses the one-way mirror technique of live supervision.

One hour of diagnostic group supervision led by a Clinical Psychologist who specializes in diagnostic testing.

The basis for the assignment of a primary supervisor is both the intern’s rotation and the clinical specialty of the supervisor. We consider the intern’s personal preference in the supervisory assignment, but cannot promise any particular arrangement. The Primary Clinical Supervisor is responsible for all program related cases and facilitates, with the training committee, quarterly intern evaluations. The Director of Training also provides clinical supervision for each intern and is responsible for administrative training and the organization of the intern’s experiences.

Didactic Experiences

The training program provides a series of planned didactic experiences for all students, with additional training opportunities for psychology interns. In addition, interns are encouraged to attend ABBHH sponsored professional presentations that occur throughout the year as well as hospital based Grand Rounds.

On-Site Weekly Didactic and Seminar Opportunities:

Pro-Seminar – Didactic program for all psychology, social work, counseling, and expressive therapy students - one hour per week

Journal Club – Recent journal articles for discussion and investigation – one hour per week for psychology interns only

Case Staffing – Program staff including the intern present cases for review – 1.5 hours per week

Diagnostic Seminar –along with diagnostic practicum students-- one hour per week

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Off-Site Monthly Conferences:

In addition to the weekly seminar experiences at ABBHH, psychology interns attend monthly professional development conferences that are approved by the APA for CEU training. These conferences are sponsored by ABBHH and are open to the public. All conferences are held off campus at a nearby university setting and typically are 2 to 4 hours in length. Attendance to these conferences is built into the intern’s schedule. For an example of the type of conferences offered, please refer to the follow web-link.

(http://www.alexianbrothershealth.org/abbhh/professionaleducation/programs/)

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http://www.alexianbrothershealth.org/abbhh/professionaleducation/programs/


TRAINING SCHEDULES:

Typical Weekly Schedule of Service Hours for Interns (this does not apply to the Neuropsychology Intern):

Estimated Breakdown of hours:

18 hrs Direct Patient Contact (i.e., Groups, Individual, Family, Milieu) 10 hrs Case Management Proper (e.g., charting, phone calls, staffing, UR, etc.) 6 hrs Diagnostic Testing and Assessment Interviews 5 hrs Clinical Supervision 3 hrs Didactic Experiences 3 hrs Other Administrative Tasks(e.g.,article searches, presentation preparation)

45 hrs Hours Weekly

A SAMPLE OF A WEEK’S SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR AN INTERN IN APHP PROGRAM

MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAY THURSDAY FRIDAY SAT SUN8:00 PAPERWORK PAPERWORK PAPERWORK PAPERWORK PAPERWORK

9:00 INTRODUCTORYGROUP

INTAKE ASSESSMENT

INTERN BUSINESS MEETING

INTAKE ASSESSMENT

OFFICEPAPERWORK

10:00 PROCESSGROUP

PROCESS GROUP

ONE WAY MIRROR

SUPERVISION

PROCESSGROUP

PROCESSGROUP

11:00INDIVIDUAL

CASE MANAGEMENT

DIDACTIC GROUPDIAGNOSTIC

GROUP SUPERVISION

DIDACTIC GROUP

OUTCOME STUDY

ANALYSIS

12:00 LUNCH – OFFICE - PAPERWORK

LUNCH - GROUP SUPERVISION OF

STUDENTS

LUNCH - PROFESSIONAL

SEMINAR

LUNCH – OFFICE -

PAPERWORK

LUNCH – OFFICE -

PAPERWORK

1:00INDIVIDUAL

CASE MANAGEMENT

INDIVIDUALCASE

MANAGEMENT

PSYCH TESTING

INDIVIDUALCASE

MANAGEMENT

INDIVIDUALCASE

MANAGEMENT2:00 FAMILY

SESSION PAPERWORK FAMILY SESSION PAPERWORK

3:00 STAFFING INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISION

INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISION

PSYCH TESTING/ REPORT WRITING

4:00 PAPERWORK JOURNAL CLUBTRAINING

CLINIC5:00FAMILYGROUP

TRAINING CLINIC TRAINING CLINIC

6:00 TRAINING CLINIC

7:00

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A SAMPLE OF A WEEK’S SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR AN INTERN IN THE PEDIATRIC NEUROPSYCHOLOGY/OCD PHP PROGRAM

MONDAY(OCD)

TUESDAY (Peds NP)

WEDNESDAY (OCD)

THURSDAY (Peds NP)

FRIDAY(Peds NP)

SAT SUN

7:30PAPERWORK CHART REVIEW-

SCORING PAPERWORKCHART REVIEW

SCORING – REPORT WRITING

8:00 SUPERVISION

9:00ANXIETY

ASSESSMENTSINTAKE

INTERVIEW / TESTING

INTERN BUSINESS MEETING

CONCUSSION CLINIC10:00

ONE WAY MIRROR

SUPERVISION

11:00 EXPOSURE THERAPY

DIAGNOSTIC GROUP

SUPERVISIONLUNCH –

NEUROSCIENCE ROUNDS

SCORING

12:00 LUNCH – OFFICE - PAPERWORK

LUNCH - PROFESSIONAL

SEMINAR

LUNCH – PEDS NEURO SEMINAR

LUNCH – NEUROSCIENCE

SEMINAR

TESTING1:00 GROUP THERAPY PSYCHO-EDGROUP

CHART REVIEW SCORING –

REPORT WRITING

SUPERVISION

2:00 PAPERWORK

TESTINGEXPOSURE THERAPY

RESEARCH EXPOSURE THERAPY

3:00

4:00 JOURNAL CLUBCHECK-OUT GROUP

CHECK-OUT GROUP

5:00 PAPERWORK INDIVIDUAL SUPERVISION PAPERWORK

6:00

7:00

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Training Staff:

The Intern Training Committee is comprised of 9 full-time and 3 part-time Clinical Psychologists and Neuropsychologists. The Intern Training Committee meets once per month to review the progress of interns and to develop policies and procedures. Quarterly meetings of the Training Committee are designated times to conduct formal evaluations of interns across the many competencies of interest.

The Intern Selection Committee Members are Licensed Clinical Psychologists who participate in the selection and evaluation of psychology interns.

Members of the Supervisory Training Staff specialize in the various clinical intern rotations provided throughout the hospital. There is a total of 14 full-time and 5 part-time Licensed Clinical Psychologists that are involved in the training and supervision of the psychology interns.

Licensed Clinical Psychologists/ Neuropsychologists

FULL-TIME

Name Clinical Position Clinical SpecializationAnnmarie Belmonte, Psy.D. Clinical Coordinator Sleep Disorders

ServiceSleep Disorders, Eating Disorders, Self-Injury

Jennifer Charles, Psy.D. Adult PHP/IOP TherapistPrimary Supervisor to Intern

Adults, Older AdultsPersonality Disorders

Nicole Cruz, Ph.D. Pediatric NeuropsychologistClinical Supervisor

Pediatric Neuropsychology

Amy Davis, Ph.D., ABPP Pediatric NeuropsychologistClinical Supervisor


Kelly Demers, Psy.D. Clinical Psychologist Developmental Disabilities, Autism Spectrum Disorders

Rocco Domanico, Ph.D. Director of TrainingClinical Supervisor

Child and Adolescent PsychologyHealth PsychologyDiagnostic Testing

Jill Dorflinger, Ph.D. ABPP Pediatric NeuropsychologistPrimary Supervisor of NP Intern


Tony Gorrie, Psy.D. Clinical Director of Outpatient PracticePrimary Supervisor of Intern

Children, Adolescent, Adult, Mood, Anxiety, Addiction Disorders, Diagnostic Testing

Patrick Gunderson, Ph.D. Adolescent PHP/IOPClinical Supervisor

Adolescent, Families

Cecelia Horan, Psy.D. Director, Child and Adolescent Child, Adolescent, Families, Mood

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PHP/IOPPrimary Supervisor of Intern

Disorders, Conduct Disorders

Brian Leahy, Ph.D., ABPP Director, Neuropsychology ServicesClinical Supervisor

Adults and Older Adults,Neuropsychologist

Patrick McGrath, Ph.D. Director, Anxiety Disorders ProgramClinical Supervisor

Adolescent and Adult Anxiety Disorders

Thuy Pham, Psy.D. Clinical Therapist in PHP Child, Adolescents, Families

Clifton Saper, Ph.D. Executive Director, Intensive Outpatient Services,Clinical Supervisor

Child, Adolescent, Adult, Solution Focused Therapy, ADHD, Hypnosis

PART-TIME

Name Clinical Position Clinical SpecialtiesKathryn Juzwin, Psy.D. Clinical Supervisor Adolescent, Adult, Families

CBT, Emotion Regulation, Eating Disorders, Self-injury

Jennifer Lindsey, Psy.D. Outpatient TherapistClinical Supervisor

Child, Adolescents, Families

Tricia McKinney, Psy.D. Clinical Therapist in PHPPrimary Supervisor to Intern

Child, Adolescents, Families

William Roberts, Psy.D. Outpatient TherapistClinical Supervisor

Child and Adolescent

Jason Washburn, Ph.D., ABPP Director, Outcome Research,Journal Club

Hospital-Based Outcome Research

NON- PSYCHOLOGIST MEMBERS: Other members of the Intern Training Committee who are not Licensed Clinical Psychologists

Name Clinical Position Clinical SpecialtiesSarah Briley, Ed.D. Clinical Director of Center for

Addiction Medicine Partial Hospital Program

Chemical Addictions

Marie Duetsch, LCSW Assistant Director of Training Chemical Addictions

William Koumiss, MA Director, Adult and Older Adult PHP/IOP

Adult, Older Adult PsychotherapyMood, Anxiety, Personality Disorders

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Linda Lewaniak, LCSW Director, Intensive Outpatient Services and Center for Addiction Medicine

Adolescent, Adult, Older Adult Addiction Services

Denise Styer, Psy.D. Clinical Director of ED and SIRS PHP’s

Eating Disorders and Self-Injury

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APPLICATION INFORMATION AND PROCEDURES

Information:

There are seven doctoral psychology intern positions. The internship extends for one full year with a minimum of 2000 hours. No part-time internships are offered.

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital is an equal opportunity employer and complies with all government requirements pertaining to EEOC and ADA regulations. We encourage individuals of diverse backgrounds to apply to our site.

The intern stipend is $25,000 per year. As an employee of the hospital, interns are afforded the following benefits:

o Health Insurance o Dental Insuranceo Vision Insurance o Flexible Spending Accountso Life Insuranceo Retirement Planso Short-term Disabilityo Long-term Disabilityo Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick time)—21 dayso Paid Holidays—8 days

If an intern wishes to be granted accommodations for any health related issues, please contact the Director of Training for the accommodation request.

Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital abides by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers guidelines regarding application and notification day procedures.

Interns are expected to abide by the American Psychological Association Code of Ethics.

The Internship begins the first Monday in July with a mandatory five-day orientation program.

Alexian Brothers Hospital System requires and pays for all doctoral Interns to receive specific immunizations, complete a pre-employment drug screen, a two-part TB test, a CANTS screen, employment paperwork, and attend an Alexian Health System and ABBHH hospital orientation before or at the outset of the internship. Each intern will be required to receive an influenza vaccine in the autumn at the expense of ABBHH.

Interns must complete the ABBHH employment application form before the internship begins. This form will be made available to you by the HR department of

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ABBHH after you have matched with our program through the APPIC process. The application encompasses personal work history including licensure, health limitations, and felony convictions. We recommend that interns provide all information accurately and honestly, and to inform the Director of Training in advance if they have specific limitations or problems that may affect the internship. This institutional specific application is a part of the process for on-boarding interns. The actual process of offering to and acceptance of the internship position by the intern is executed through the APPIC matching process.

ABBHH provides formal evaluations with interns at 3, 6, 9 and 12 months. The Internship Training Committee meets monthly to review each intern’s progress. Interns are informed immediately if they are falling behind in any area of competence. If necessary, a plan of action is implemented between the intern and primary supervisor with the input of the DOT and Training Committee members.

If problems arise during the training year, either for the student or supervisor/s, ABBHH provides policies and procedures for remediation and intern grievance. These documents are defined and presented during the orientation program and are available for review before the training year begins and throughout.

Application Requirements and Procedures:

In order to qualify for the internship, all applicants must demonstrate that they will complete the following before the first day of the internship:

The applicant must be matriculated in an APA-accredited academic doctoral program in Clinical or Counseling Psychology.

Evidence of at least 800 hours of supervised practica experience (MA internship experience counts toward these hours as well as experience not yet completed).

Evidence of at least 200 hours of supervised assessment experience with 100 of these hours in the form of direct patient contact.

Candidates applying to the Pediatric Neuropsychology Track must also meet the requirement of 800 hours of supervised practica experience and must have accrued at least 400 hours of supervised assessment experience with 200 of these hours in the form of direct patient contact.

Successful completion of all doctoral coursework. Successful completion of comprehensive exams in clinical or counseling psychology. If Comps aren’t offered in your training program, please note that on AAPI.

Complete applications will consist of the AAPI online, and include all graduate program official transcript/s, three (3) letters of recommendation, and a cover letter that clearly specifies the Track to which you are applying.

The materials are to be submitted online no later than November 15 in order to begin internship the following year. Candidates will be notified by December 31 if an interview is being offered.

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Interviews are conducted in both an individual and group format. An hour long informational meeting precedes the interviews and an informal lunch offers the applicant time to discuss the internship with present and previous interns. The interviews are scheduled during the second through fourth weeks of January.

Please direct any communications to the Training Director via e-mail:Rocco Domanico, Ph.D.Director of [email protected] v. 10/15

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