Faculty aims to train future health service psychologists to meet the individual
and collective mental health needs of all persons, with attention to diversity
of gender, gender identity, race, ethnicity, nationality, social class,
sexual orientation, religion/spirituality, age, and abilities using comprehensive,
evidence-based interventions. We work in collaboration with primary care
physicians, psychiatrists, and other health professionals in an effort
to provide person-centered, interdisciplinary, health care services. We
seek to train culturally informed psychologists to be leaders, advocates,
clinicians, educators, and supervisors, as part of this internship experience.
Interns will share a commitment to scholarship and the application of
research methodologies in order to develop their assessment, intervention,
teaching, and supervision philosophies and approach.
Developmental and Sequential Learning
The internship training program at Independence Health System is developmentally
planned and sequentially organized. The internship program operates under
the assumption that most interns will have little experience in the delivery
of services within a medical system and specifically within the primary
care setting. Interns begin by participating in a comprehensive orientation
which is aimed at helping them transition into the Family Medicine Residency
Program and to identify with the role of an Intern. Interns are introduced
to the importance of the psychologist/physician collaboration, the medical
culture, community-based resources, and person-centered health care. Interns
appreciate the rich diversity among patients and colleagues, and learn
to develop assessments, interventions, supervision, and teaching modalities
within the framework of social justice and equality.
Consortium Internship Orientation
The first two to three weeks of the internship, interns participate in
various meetings and seminars to introduce them to the internship, the
consortium, and basic theory, techniques, and issues related to the providing
services in which they will be participating. Much of the orientation
will involve all consortium interns attending the same seminars; however,
some seminars will need to be site specific, such as the policies and
procedures specific to the internship site.
Modalities
Orientation
Didactic seminar sessions
Participation in case conferences
Observation of supervisors and seasoned psychologists and colleagues
Providing direct services
Videotaping direct services for increased self-awareness
Developing teaching styles and strategies consistent with the family medicine
residency program objectives
Developing supervision theory and skills
Participation in quality improvement projects/scholarly activity
Participation in family medicine resident wellness initiatives
Evaluation and formative feedback from supervisors and training committee
More information can be found on the
Chatham University website. Please feel free to
contact us if you have questions regarding this internship experience.
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