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Department of Pediatrics > Psychology Internship > Objectives > Intervention
Intervention
A range of supervised therapy experiences and training in diverse types of interventions are available. Didactic training in psychotherapy is provided weekly in the Psychotherapy Seminar and group supervision of psychotherapy. The opportunities for psychotherapy experiences vary across clinical services so psychotherapy caseloads vary among rotations. Assignment of cases and choice of therapeutic modalities are based on patients needs, interns training needs and interests, rotations resources, and supervisors orientations. In general, psychotherapy is eclectic, drawing chiefly on cognitive-behavioral and behavioral modalities, including empirically-supported treatments. Intervention experiences with children and adolescents are provided throughout the year. Interns caseloads throughout the year include primarily individual psychotherapy cases, parent training, and counseling related to medical care, with more limited exposure to family and group therapies. Interns are encouraged to arrange to continue a small number of psychotherapy patients (usually < 3) from the first rotation to the second rotation at the discretion of primary supervisors of both rotations. Similarly, interns are encouraged to arrange to obtain limited intervention experiences outside of their rotations if it becomes necessary to supplement the opportunities for intervention within their rotations (e.g., when on the Pediatric Neuropsychology rotation). In addition to conducting psychotherapy with psychiatric patients, interns may obtain intervention and consultation experiences with patients in specialized medical settings. Psychotherapy experiences can be with inpatients and outpatients, and may include exposure to a range of clinical approaches among Internship rotations.
On the Pediatric Psychology rotation, interns consult with treatment teams, provide case management and coordination of care, and provide behavioral consultation to patients and families. Limited adult intervention experiences also may be arranged based on interns interests and at the discretion of primary supervisors. Interns are encouraged to obtain sufficient intervention experiences to be prepared for post-internship clinical practice. At minimum, 80 hours of therapy/intervention is expected on the Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and Pediatric Psychology rotations and 40 hours on the Pediatric Neuropsychology rotation. It should be emphasized that interns are expected to exceed these minimal targets and usually are able to make arrangements to obtain significantly more psychotherapy experience.
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