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Internship
in Clinical Psychology
Development of Individualized Programs
While all interns
are required to have a core curriculum and set of training experiences,
they are also guided to select training opportunities that reflect their
own professional interests and areas of desired specialization. Selection
of clinical research, clinical practice, and research rotations occurs
during the first few weeks of the program with the facilitation of the
Director of Psychology Training. Interns meet with and discuss rotations
with faculty, observe clinics and clinical research projects, and read
relevant literature related to the rotations. Discussions of opportunities
occur primarily in a group format to encourage collaboration among interns
and shared responsibility for program assignments. The process of consensus
and collaboration that is required for this selection sets a positive
tone for the year by the identification of shared interests and interdependent
activities among interns and faculty. Effort is made to match year-long
commitments to interns’ individual career objectives and graduate school
experiences.
Year-long core experiences afford interns
opportunities to make significant contributions to research and clinical
projects, often earning publication status, while also receiving intensive
instruction in the development and implementation of clinical methods
and procedures. Interns’ participation in faculty-directed research
avoids frustrations often experienced by interns who attempt to initiate
research projects during their internship year. For example, interns
often do not have the time to develop high quality clinical research
projects while also maintaining a clinical caseload consistent with
a full-time clinical internship. Additional barriers to clinical research
productivity on the internship year are the time needed to obtain university
IRB approval and difficulties in subject recruitment. Involving interns
in faculty-initiated clinical research projects avoids these problems,
by minimizing start-up time and enhancing the quality of the clinical
research experience. To ensure that interns' contributions are substantially
different from graduate student roles, interns and the supervising faculty
member develop an educational plan specifying the intern's roles and
contributions to that project. The intern, the faculty mentor, and the
Director of Internship Training review this plan semi-annually and at
the end of the year.
Individuals will apply to and be accepted
into either the Adult or the Child Track, but they can select experiences
from the other track as part of their program. Applicants should indicate
the track (either child or adult) that they are applying to, and their
preferences as to area of concentration. This information is requested
in the cover letter as part of the application procedure.
ADULT PSYCHOLOGY
TRACK CONCENTRATION OPPORTUNITIES
Clinical Research Opportunities:
Anxiety and Mood Disorders (Carmin, Herbener, Schmid, Wiegartz)
Health Psychology (Labott, Pliskin, Prensky)
HIV (Martin)
HIV Medication Adherence (Razzano)
Major Mental Illness (Harrow, Herbener, Porges,
Sweeney)
Neurosciences/Neuroimaging (Herbener,
Martin, Pliskin, Sweeney)
Traumatic Brain Injury (Pliskin)
Addiction Neuroscience (Martin)
Clinical Rotations:
Eating Disorders (Astrachan-Fletcher)
Health Psychology (Labott, Prensky)
Neuropsychology-Adult (Pliskin)
Neuropsychology-Child (Pliskin,
Hill, Stanford)
Stress & Anxiety Disorders
Clinic (Carmin, Schmid)
Women’s Mental Health (Astrachan-Fletcher)
OCD Clinic (Wiegartz, Schmid)
Biofeedback (Prensky)
Other Research Opportunities:
Eating Disorders Database (Astrachan-Fletcher)
Electrical Injury (Pliskin)
HIV (Martin)
Bariatric Surgery ; Stem Cell Donation (Labott)
Cardiac Anxiety (Carmin, Wiegartz)
Anxiety and Depression (Schmid)
CHILD PSYCHOLOGY TRACK
CONCENTRATION OPPORTUNITIES
Clinical Research Opportunities
Delinquency Prevention (Gorman-Smith,
Tolan, & Henry)
HIV Prevention -Family (Paikoff, Jordan, Baptiste)
HIV Prevention -Clinic (Donenberg)
HIV Prevention – Day Treatment School (Donenberg)
HIV Prevention – Mother-Daughter Relationships (Donenberg)
School Based Mental Health Services Research (Atkins, Adil, Graczyk)
Childhood Affective Disorder (Herbener)
Autism Bio-Behavioral Intervention Research (Porges)
Neurosciences/ Neuroimaging (Sweeney, Stanford)
Clinical Rotations
Comprehensive Assessment and
Treatment Unit (Naylor)
Childhood Anxiety Disorders Clinic
(Suarez)
Childhood Bipolar Disorder Clinic
(Pavuluri)
Disruptive Behavior Clinic (Taylor-Crawford)
Autism Bio-Behavioral Intervention
(Porges)
Pediatric Neuropsychology
(Stanford)
Autism and Developmental Disorders (Winnega)
Other Research Opportunities
Biostatistics (Henry)
Longitudinal HIV Risk Exposure Study
(Paikoff)
EXAMPLES OF INDIVIDUALIZED PROGRAMS.
The examples below are sample programs,
designed to provide ideas to students who may apply to our program.
A student does not need to have the details of the program for his/her
year articulated to apply, but does need to indicate a specific area
of emphasis for the year.
Example 1:
Student is interested in a career in the
neurosciences. He applies to the adult track, and develops the program
below for his internship year.
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12 month Clinical
Research project focusing on Addiction Neuroscience (Dr. Martin)
– 20% time
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12 month Clinical
Practice Placement in Adult Neuropsychology (Dr. Pliskin) –
20% time
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6 month Clinical-Biofeedback (Prensky) – 20%
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6 month Research
– Electrical Injury (Pliskin) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
rotation – Health Psych (Dr. Labott) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
Research Rotation – HIV (Dr. Martin) – 20%
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Seminars/Clinical Conferences (20%
entire year): Behavioral Neuroscience Series; Neuropathology Rounds;
Neuroradiology Rounds; Health psychology seminar; Core seminars.
Example 2:
Student has a strong interest in psychopathology
in adults. She applies to the adult track. Note that the concentration
she develops also contains several experiences offered by the child
track.
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12 month Clinical
Research project focusing on Affective Disorders & Schizophrenia
(Dr.Herbener) – 20% time
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12 month Clinical
Practice Placement in Women’s Mental Health (Dr. Astrachan-Fletcher)
– 20% time
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6 month Research
– Stress & Anxiety (Drs. Carmin & Wiegartz) - 20%
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6 month Research
– Stress & Anxiety (Drs. Carmin & Wiegartz) - 20%
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6 month Clinical
rotation – Childhood Anxiety Disorders Clinic (Dr. Suarez)
– 20%
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6 month Clinical
Rotation - Anxiety & Depression(Dr.Schmid) - 20%
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Seminars/Clinical Conferences (20%
entire year): Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Stress and anxiety disorders
clinic staffing; Medication management staffing; Seminar on severe
psychopathology; Seminar on Psychopharmacology for severe mental
illness; Core seminars.
Example 3:
Student has a strong interest in school-based
intervention. He applies to the child track and develops the program
below. Note that his clinical placement complements his clinical/research
interests.
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12 month Clinical
Research project focusing on Delinquency Prevention (Dr. Gorman-Smith)
– 20% time
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12 month Clinical
Practice Placement in Disruptive Behavior Disorders Clinic (Dr.
Taylor-Crawford) – 20% time
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6 month Clinical
Research in School Based Mental Health Services Research (Drs.
Atkins, Adil, & Graczyk) – 20% time
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6 month Clinical
Research in School Based Mental Health Services Research (Drs.
Atkins, Adil, & Graczyk) – 20% time
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6 month Clinical
rotation –Pediatric Neuropsychology (Dr. Stanford) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
Research Rotation – HIV Prevention – Family (Drs. Paikoff &
Baptiste) – 20%
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Seminars/Clinical Conferences (20%
entire year): Prevention and Intervention in Schools and Communities;
Medical Problems Staffing; Multidisciplinary Team Conference; Behavioral Neuroscience Series; Core
seminars.
Example 4:
Student is interested in pursuing a career
in health psychology. She applies to the adult track, and develops the
program below.
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12 month Clinical
Research - Bariatric surgery (Dr. Labott)
– 20% time
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12 month Clinical
Practice Placement in Inpatient Health Psychology (Dr. Prensky) – 20% time
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6 month Clinical
Eating Disorders (Dr. Astrachan-Fletcher) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
Research in OCD (Dr. Wiegartz) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
rotation – Women’s Mental Health (Dr. Astrachan-Fletcher) –
20%
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6 month Research
Rotation – Stem Cell Donation (Dr. Labott) – 20%
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Seminars/Clinical Conferences (20%
entire year): Health Psychology seminar; Stem cell transplant rounds;
Inpatient rehab staffing; Core seminars.
Example 5:
Student is interested in a career in prevention
research, with specific interests in child/adolescent health behavior.
Note that the program she develops includes experiences in adult rotations.
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12 month Clinical
Research project focusing on HIV Prevention Clinic (Dr. Donenberg)
– 20%
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12 month Clinical-Research
Placement in Healthy Youths Program
(Dr. Mustanski) -20%
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6 month Clinical
Research in HIV Prevention – Day School (Dr. Donenberg) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
Research in Longitudinal HIV Risk Exposure (Dr. Paikoff) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
rotation – Health Psychology (Dr. Labott & Dr. Prensky) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
Research Rotation – Health Psychology (Dr. Labott)
– 20%
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Seminars/Clinical Conferences (20%
entire year): Medical Problems Staffing; Prevention and Intervention
in Schools and Communities; Health Psychology seminar; Core seminars.
Example 6:
Student is interested in mental health
services research, with a specific interest in internalizing disorders
in children. She designs the following program, which includes clinical
and research experiences with internalizing disorders in children and
adults.
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12 month Clinical
Research project focusing on School Based Mental Health Services
Research (Drs. Atkins, Adil, & Graczyk) – 20% time
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12 month Clinical
Practice Placement in Pediatric Stress & Anxiety Disorders
Clinic (Dr. Suarez ) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
Rotation in Pediatric Neuropsychology
(Dr. Stanford) – 20%
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6 month Clinical
Research in Childhood Bipolar Disorders Clinic (Dr. Pavuluri)
– 20%
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6 month Clinical
rotation – Autism Bio-Behavioral Intervention Research (Dr. Porges)
– 20%
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6 month Clinical
Research Rotation – (adult) Stress & Anxiety Disorders Clinic
(Dr. Carmin) – 20%
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Seminars/Clinical Conferences (20%
entire year): Prevention and Intervention in Schools and Communities;
Childhood Anxiety Clinic Staffing; Childhood Bipolar Clinic Staffing;
Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy; Core Seminars.
2004-05
Internship Programs (samples)
Intern # 1
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Time
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Program
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Supervisor
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Full year
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HIV Prevention
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Donenberg
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Full year
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Delinquency Prevention
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Gorman-Smith
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Full year
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Eating Disorders
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Astrachan-Fletcher
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Fall
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DBD Clinic
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Abdul-Adil
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Spring
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Epidemiology
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Fendrich
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Spring
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CHAMP
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Baptiste
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Intern # 2
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Time
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Program
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Supervisor
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Full year
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Child MH Services Research
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Atkins
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Full year
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Pediatric Neuropsychology
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Stanford
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Full year
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Pediatric Anxiety
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Graczyk
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Full year
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Offspring of Women with Major Mental Illness
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Paikoff
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Intern # 3
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Time
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Program
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Supervisor
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Full year
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Pediatric Anxiety Clinic
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Graczyk
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Full year
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Women’s Clinic
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Astrachan-Fletcher
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Full year
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Child MH Services Research
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Atkins
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Fall
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Multiple Family Groups
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Mason/Atkins
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Fall
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Delinquency Research
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Gorman-Smith
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Spring
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DBD Clinic
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Abdul-Adil
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Spring
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CHAMP
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Baptiste
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Intern # 4
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Time
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Program
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Supervisor
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Full year
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Balance Program
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Donenberg
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Full year
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HIV Prevention
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Paikoff
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Fall
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OCD Clinic
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Weigartz
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Fall
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HIV Research
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Donenberg
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Spring
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Psychosis
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Silverstein
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Spring
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Delinquency Prevention
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Gorman-Smith
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Adult Interns
Intern # 5
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Time
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Program
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Supervisor
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Full year
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Child MH Services Research
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Atkins
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Full year
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Anxiety Disorders
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Carmin
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Fall
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Psychosis
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Silverstein
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Fall
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Parenting Assessment Team
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Grossman
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Spring
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Eating Disorders
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Astrachan-Fletcher
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Spring
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Geropsychology
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Labott
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Intern # 6
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Time
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Program
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Supervisor
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Full year
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Anxiety
Disorders (clinical)
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Carmin
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Full year
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Anxiety
Disorders (research)
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Carmin
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Full year
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Health
Psychology
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Labott
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Fall
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Brain/Behavior
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Porges
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Spring
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Psychosis
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Silverstein/Wilkness
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Intern # 7
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Time
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Program
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Supervisor
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Full year
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Affective
Neuroscience
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Herbener
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Full year
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Health
Psychology
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Labott
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Full year
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Pediatric
Anxiety Clinic
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Graczyk
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Fall
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Pediatric
Neuropsychology
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Stanford
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Spring
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Adult
Neuropsychology
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Pliskin
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Intern # 8
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Time
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Program
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Supervisor
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Full year
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Psychosis
& Severe Depression
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Silverstein
& Wilkness
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Full year
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Anxiety
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Carmin
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Fall
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Neuropsychology
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Pliskin
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Fall
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Affective
Neuroscience
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Herbener
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Spring
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Women’s
Clinic
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Astrachan-Fletcher
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SUPERVISION
The training director and each intern’s research mentor and clinical
supervisor will comprise that intern’s training committee. Each intern
receives individual supervision from their research and clinical supervisors,
as well as additional supervisors from other rotations. Outpatient individual
and group therapy are supervised by both UIC staff and consultants to
the training program from social work, psychiatry, and psychiatric nursing.
Interns generally receive four to six hours of supervision per week
depending on their caseload and activity mix, with additional supervision
hours added when necessary. Small group and case conference-based supervision
are provided in the context of several tracks. In addition, interns
meet as a group with the Director of Training monthly to monitor progress,
resolve difficulties, and share information and experiences.
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