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Practicum Students

Description of Externship/Practicum:

Our externship program is designed to provide clinical training to exceptional doctoral level students in clinical/counseling/school psychology. Trainees will receive supervised training in counseling/psychotherapy, comprehensive training and supervision in mental health crisis intervention.

Populations commonly served:

  • Adolescents
  • Adults
  • Racial, ethnic, religious, sexual, gender, & economic diversity

Common Experience:

  • Adjustment/Transition Concerns
  • Anxiety Disorders
  • Depression/Mood Disorders
  • Eating Disorders
  • Relationship Issues
  • Sexuality & Gender Identity Concerns
  • Substance Abuse
  • Trauma/Abuse

General information about externship site:

Training Director, (degree): Joy Zelikovsky, Psy.D., CEDS-S., MSCP, M.A., M.Phil.Ed., M.S.Ed

Website: www.drjoyzee.com

URL for Externship Brochure:

Length of externship (in months): 9 – 10 months

Start Date: Orientation in August 2022

End Date: Mid-May 2023 (although may work through June if additional hours are needed)

How many hours a week are expected of extern?: Trainees are expected to work 16-20 hours/week., trainees schedule two 8-hour days and one 4-hour day. Individual schedules are arranged over the summer prior to the start of the training year. Trainees may adapt their schedules during the year, in consultation with their individual supervisors and the training director.

Specialty tracks: N/A

# of externs to be accepted for 2020-21: 1

Minimum level of readiness (any prior experiences or level of training required for applicants: Masters and doctoral level trainees

Preferences: NTHC generally only considers doctoral students who will be in their 3rd through 5th years of training at the time of their placement. However, consideration is given to rising 2nd-year doctoral students who have previous clinical experience.

Do you provide a stipend?: No

If so how much?: N/A

Interviews:

When do you expect to begin interviews? Zoom (Video) interviews are required. Interviews occur between January and February 2022.

Interview process (provide information about interview process- time frame, how decisions are made) Also, do you conduct individual and/or group interviews; case presentation, other information?: individual interviews with Dr. Zelikovsky

What application materials are required (i.e., cv, transcript, how many reference letters, case summary, test report, other?:

  • Letter of interest /Cover letter [Required]
  • Curriculum vitae [Required]

Intervention and Assessment:

Training models offered:

  • Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT)
  • Interpersonal Process Therapy (IPT)
  • Crisis Intervention
  • Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT)
  • Existential/Humanistic
  • Family Systems
  • Integrative
  • Mindfulness-based Approaches
  • Short-term psychotherapy
  • Trauma-Informed Approaches

Intervention training experiences offered:

  • Crisis Intervention/Triage
  • Individual Psychotherapy
  • Intake Assessment
  • Psychiatric Consultation

Estimate average number of individual patients that students will carry: Approximately 8-10 therapy hours per week

Supervision:

Estimate hours/week of individual supervision: 2 hours
Estimated hours/week of group supervision: 0 hour
Estimated hour/week of didactics: 0 hours
Estimated co-therapy hours with supervisors: N/A
Context of didactics (seminars, Grand Rounds): N/A
Estimated informal open door “curbside” supervision: As needed

Describe direct supervision:
Specify if observation occurs during intervention, assessment, consultation (audio, video, live in person (in treatment room, one-way mirror, live video stream): Video, Audio & Live video stream (via Zoom Healthcare/Doxy.me)

Support:
If you have only one extern, would you be to have the extern participate in a peer support consortium with other sites- live or “SKYPE”?: N/A
Is the agency readily accessible through public transportation?: No
Wheelchair accessible: N/A
Are home visits required as part of the trainee’s duties?: No
Is a transportation stipend provided?: No

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