Clinical Psychology Internship Program
Founded in 1912 as the Boston Psychopathic Hospital, the Massachusetts Mental Health Center (MMHC) was one of the nation's first public psychiatric teaching hospitals. Operated by the Department of Mental Health, the MMHC has a proud history of providing enlightened treatment to the seriously mentally ill as well as excellent training and research in a rigorous academic program. The academic program became integrated into the Harvard Medical School Department of Psychiatry at the Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center in 2005.
The program provides comprehensive training in the major roles of the contemporary psychologist and in the mastery of skills essential to the practice of psychology.
The program aims to develop reliable competencies in evaluation and treatment planning, psychotherapy, psychodiagnostic testing, and neuropsychological testing through supervised clinical experience, seminars, and relevant readings. This training includes a core psychology curriculum and a sustained, year-long involvement in one or two clinical placements.
At the clinical placement the intern works on a multidisciplinary team and is responsible for providing individual therapy, both short-term and long-term; family interviewing and family therapy; group therapy; intake evaluation; crisis intervention; case administration; and consultation with community agencies.
The program includes experience with populations which have typically been underserved, particularly the chronically and severely mentally ill.
The predoctoral internship program in clinical psychology at MMHC / BIDMC is fully accredited by the Committee on Accreditation of the American Psychological Association. It is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and abides by its regulations.
This program is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association.
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