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:
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)
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 15th
Please include all of the following in your application:
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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
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Alexian Brothers Behavioral Health Hospital
DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP
IN
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 fastpaced 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
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concurrent personality disorders. Dual diagnoses such as major depression and chemical
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 Based
Older Adult Unit – 3 North (Lower functioning): Medical and Nursing
Older Adult Unit – 3 Northeast (Mixed) Skill-Based
Older Adult Unit – 3 East (Higher functioning): Cognitive-Behavioral Based
Adult Unit – 2 South (Severe and Persistent Mental Illness): Skill-Based
Adult Unit – 2 North (Acute): Cognitive-Behavioral Based
Adult Unit – 2 Northeast (Addictions): Detoxification and Stabilization
Eating 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 Based
Adolescent Partial Hospital Program – 13 to 17 years: CBT and Family Systems
Adult Partial Hospital Program – 18 to Older Adult: CBT, ACT, DBT
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Center for Addiction Medicine – 18 to Older Adult: Motivational, CBT, ACT
Eating Disorders Partial Hospital Program – 13 to Adult: CBT-E, CBT, DBT, and ACT
Self-Injury Recovery Services (SIRS) – 13 to Adult: ERGT, CBT, DBT, and ACT
OCD 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 disease
Stroke
Brain Tumors
Parkinson’s Disease and Movement Disorders
Pediatric 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.
Psychiatry
General Adult
Child and Adolescent
Neuropsychiatry
Women’s Clinic
Psychotherapy
Individual, 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 Behavior
B. Seek and Use Supervision and Consultation
C. Demonstrate the Use of Positive Coping Strategies
D. Practice Professional Responsibility and Documentation
E. Acquire Skills in Efficiency and Time Management
F. Further Knowledge in Ethics and Law as They Apply to Clinical Work
G. Gain Administrative Competency
Goal 2: Competence in Individual and Cultural Diversity
Objectives:
A. Build Positive Patient Rapport
B. Develop and Practice a Sensitivity to and Appreciation of Patient Diversity
C. Refine Awareness of One’s Own Cultural and Ethnic Background and How It May
Impact Patient Care
D. 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
B. Further Skills in Psychological Test Selection and Test Administration
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C. Hone Skills of Psychological Test Interpretation
D. Refine Report Writing Skills
E. Provide Feedback Regarding Assessment
Goal 4: Competence in Theories and Methods of Effective Psychotherapeutic
Intervention
Objectives:
A. Attend to Patient Risk Management and Confidentiality
B. Provide Clearly Focused Case Conceptualization and Treatment Goals
C. Apply Evidence-Based Therapeutic Interventions
D. 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 Skills
C. Acquire Knowledge of and Practice in Treatment Outcome Studies
Goal 6: Competence in Professional Consultation
Objectives:
A. Conduct Program Treatment Assessment
B. 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
committee meeting, which includes all members of the training team who have frequent and
intensive supervision or educational opportunities with the intern.
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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 wellrounded 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
OCD/Anxiety PHP (3 days per wk) and
Sleep Disorders (2 days)
Self-Injury Recovery Services (SIRS)
Peds Neuropsychology (3 days per wk)
Anxiety Disorders Partial Hospital
Program (2 days)
Peds Neuropsychology (3 days)
Anxiety Disorders Partial Hospital
Program (2 days)
INTERN 6
INTERN 7
OCD/Anxiety PHP (3 days per wk) and
Sleep Disorders (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 Psychologist
Treatment 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., LCPC
Program Supervisor:ANTHONY GORRIE, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Treatment 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.
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TRACK 2 -- EATING DISORDER/SELF INJURY RECOVERY SERVICES
Eating Disorders Partial Hospital Program
Program Director: DENISE STYER, PSY.D.
Program Supervisor:ANNMARIE BELMONTE, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Treatment 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 Psychologist
Treatment 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 Psychologist
Program Supervisor:CECELIA HORAN, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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Treatment Model:
CBT and Family Systems
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 Psychologist
Program Supervisor:TRISHA MCKINNEY, PSY.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Treatment 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 Psychologist
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NICOLE CRUZ, PH.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
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 Psychologist
Program Supervisor:PATRICK MCGRATH, PH.D., Licensed Clinical Psychologist
Treatment 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,
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we need to do it!” Interns will also be involved in running anxiety education groups, and are very
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 Psychologist
Treatment 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 nonlicensed 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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TRAINING SCHEDULES:
Typical Weekly Schedule of Service Hours for Interns (this does not apply to the
Neuropsychology Intern):
Estimated Breakdown of hours:
18 hrs
10 hrs
6 hrs
5 hrs
3 hrs
3 hrs
45 hrs
Direct Patient Contact (i.e., Groups, Individual, Family, Milieu)
Case Management Proper (e.g., charting, phone calls, staffing, UR, etc.)
Diagnostic Testing and Assessment Interviews
Clinical Supervision
Didactic Experiences
Other Administrative Tasks(e.g.,article searches, presentation preparation)
Hours Weekly
A SAMPLE OF A WEEK’S SCHEDULE OF ACTIVITIES FOR AN INTERN IN A
PHP PROGRAM
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY
THURSDAY
FRIDAY
PAPERWORK
PAPERWORK
PAPERWORK
PAPERWORK
PAPERWORK
9:00
INTRODUCTORY
GROUP
INTAKE
ASSESSMENT
INTERN
BUSINESS
MEETING
INTAKE
ASSESSMENT
OFFICE
PAPERWORK
10:00
PROCESS
GROUP
PROCESS
GROUP
ONE WAY
MIRROR
SUPERVISION
PROCESS
GROUP
PROCESS
GROUP
11:00
INDIVIDUAL
CASE
MANAGEMENT
DIDACTIC
GROUP
DIAGNOSTIC
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
1:00
INDIVIDUAL
CASE
MANAGEMENT
INDIVIDUAL
CASE
MANAGEMENT
INDIVIDUAL
CASE
MANAGEMENT
INDIVIDUAL
CASE
MANAGEMENT
FAMILY
SESSION
PAPERWORK
FAMILY
SESSION
PAPERWORK
STAFFING
INDIVIDUAL
SUPERVISION
PAPERWORK
JOURNAL CLUB
8:00
2:00
3:00
4:00
INDIVIDUAL
SUPERVISION
TRAINING
CLINIC
5:00
6:00
PSYCH TESTING
TRAINING CLINIC
FAMILY
GROUP
SAT
SUN
PSYCH
TESTING/
REPORT
WRITING
TRAINING
CLINIC
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)
PAPERWORK
CHART REVIEWSCORING
7:30
8:00
ANXIETY
ASSESSMENTS
10:00
11:00
EXPOSURE
THERAPY
12:00
LUNCH – OFFICE
- PAPERWORK
1:00
GROUP
THERAPY
2:00
PAPERWORK
3:00
5:00
THURSDAY
(Peds NP)
FRIDAY
(Peds NP)
SAT
SUN
CHART REVIEW
9:00
4:00
WEDNESDAY
(OCD)
INTAKE
INTERVIEW /
TESTING
LUNCH –
NEUROSCIENCE
ROUNDS
PAPERWORK
SUPERVISION
INTERN
BUSINESS
MEETING
ONE WAY
MIRROR
SUPERVISION
DIAGNOSTIC
GROUP
SUPERVISION
SCORING
LUNCH PROFESSIONAL
SEMINAR
LUNCH – PEDS
NEURO
SEMINAR
TESTING
PSYCHO-ED
GROUP
EXPOSURE
THERAPY
RESEARCH
EXPOSURE
THERAPY
CHECK-OUT
GROUP
JOURNAL CLUB
PAPERWORK
INDIVIDUAL
SUPERVISION
SCORING –
CONCUSSION
CLINIC
REPORT WRITING
LUNCH –
NEUROSCIENCE
SEMINAR
SUPERVISION
CHART REVIEW
SCORING –
REPORT WRITING
TESTING
CHECK-OUT
GROUP
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 Specialization
Annmarie Belmonte, Psy.D.
Clinical Coordinator Sleep
Disorders Service
Sleep Disorders, Eating Disorders,
Self-Injury
Jennifer Charles, Psy.D.
Adult PHP/IOP Therapist
Primary Supervisor to Intern
Adults, Older Adults
Personality Disorders
Nicole Cruz, Ph.D.
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Clinical Supervisor
Pediatric Neuropsychology
Amy Davis, Ph.D., ABPP
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Clinical Supervisor
Pediatric Neuropsychology
Kelly Demers, Psy.D.
Clinical Psychologist
Developmental Disabilities, Autism
Spectrum Disorders
Rocco Domanico, Ph.D.
Director of Training
Clinical Supervisor
Child and Adolescent Psychology
Health Psychology
Diagnostic Testing
Jill Dorflinger, Ph.D. ABPP
Pediatric Neuropsychologist
Primary Supervisor of NP Intern
Pediatric Neuropsychology
Tony Gorrie, Psy.D.
Clinical Director of Outpatient
Practice
Primary Supervisor of Intern
Children, Adolescent, Adult, Mood,
Anxiety, Addiction Disorders,
Diagnostic Testing
Patrick Gunderson, Ph.D.
Adolescent PHP/IOP
Clinical Supervisor
Adolescent, Families
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Cecelia Horan, Psy.D.
Director, Child and Adolescent
PHP/IOP
Primary Supervisor of Intern
Child, Adolescent, Families, Mood
Disorders, Conduct Disorders
Brian Leahy, Ph.D., ABPP
Director, Neuropsychology Services
Clinical Supervisor
Adults and Older Adults,
Neuropsychologist
Patrick McGrath, Ph.D.
Director, Anxiety Disorders
Program
Clinical 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 Specialties
Kathryn Juzwin, Psy.D.
Clinical Supervisor
Adolescent, Adult, Families
CBT, Emotion Regulation, Eating
Disorders, Self-injury
Jennifer Lindsey, Psy.D.
Outpatient Therapist
Clinical Supervisor
Child, Adolescents, Families
Tricia McKinney, Psy.D.
Clinical Therapist in PHP
Primary Supervisor to Intern
Child, Adolescents, Families
William Roberts, Psy.D.
Outpatient Therapist
Clinical 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 Specialties
Sarah Briley, Ed.D.
Clinical Director of Center for
Addiction Medicine Partial Hospital
Program
Chemical Addictions
Marie Duetsch, LCSW
Assistant Director of Training
Chemical Addictions
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William Koumiss, MA
Director, Adult and Older Adult
PHP/IOP
Adult, Older Adult Psychotherapy
Mood, Anxiety, Personality Disorders
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
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
o
Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vision Insurance
Flexible Spending Accounts
Life Insurance
Retirement Plans
Short-term Disability
Long-term Disability
Paid Time Off (Vacation and Sick time)—21 days
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 Training
rocco.domanico@alexian.net
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