Supervision

Interns are assigned one primary supervisor, who acts as a mentor and primary contact throughout the internship year. In addition, interns are assigned to at least one secondary supervisor. Consistent with requirements for New Jersey licensure, interns receive a minimum of 2 hours of individual and 2 hours of group supervision. Group supervision is case-based and consists of small, intimate groups.

Seminars & Didactic Experiences

In addition to supervision, interns are provided with opportunities to further their training through a minimum of two hours per week of seminars and other structured didactic activities. The following are offered monthly:

General Didactics

• Grand Rounds A: This Grand Rounds is sponsored by the Department of Psychiatry and features speakers from inside and outside of the institution who speak on a variety of topics. Recent presentations have included "Women's Mood Disorders Across the Life Cycle," "Addressing Tobacco in Mental Health Settings" and "Advances in the Science of Well-being"
• Grand Rounds B: This Grand Rounds is cosponsored by psychologists and medical staff, and focuses on psychological treatment and evidence-based practice for a variety of treatments and disorders. Recent presentations have included topics such as, "Evidence-Based Practice in Mental Health: What It Means, Where It Is Headed, & How It Will Affect Practitioners," "Overcoming Mental Health Disparities: The Challenges of Culturally Competent Care," and "Family Therapy With Substance Abusing Patients."
• Psychology Case Conference: This is intended as a forum for psychology interns and faculty to discuss particularly challenging clinical cases on psychology.
• Research Seminar/Journal Club: Participants are assigned an empirically-based article from the literature to present, discuss and critique. An emphasis is placed on sharpening participants' critical thinking skills and methodological sophistication and on developing an individually tailored research project.

In addition to the above, interns participate in a rotating series of seminars:

Specialized Seminars

• Assessment: Instruction is provided in neuropsychological, intelligence and personality testing, as well as a variety of issues pertinent to assessment with specific clinical populations such as substance abuse, eating disorders and trauma.
• Psychopathology & Personality: This seminar allows interns to delve more deeply into the phenomenology, symptomatology, etiology and epidemiology of specific clinical syndromes and personality types. Specific topics include trauma and abuse, eating disorders, substance abuse and dual diagnosis.
• Treatment Approaches: Interns are provided with an intensive overview of a range of treatment modalities, with a focus on evidence-based practices. Teaching modalities include lecture/discussion and taped demonstrations. Topics include motivational interviewing, relapse prevention and cognitive-behavioral therapy.
• Professional & Cultural Issues: This seminar focuses on other professional issues relevant to clinical psychology. Selected topics include "Working with Hispanic Patients," "Racial Issues in Treatment" and "Controversies in Psychology."