GENERAL CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY TRAINING PROGRAM

I. ROTATION REQUIREMENTS:

The following inpatient and outpatient rotations are required of all interns selected for the General Clinical Psychology Internship.

Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Corrective Psychology:

• 4-month adult Psychosocial Rehabilitation and Corrective Psychology rotation 20 hours per week at Wayne County Jail or STEP (Services for Treatment in Early Psychosis) Program.

Desired Competencies and Outcomes of Inpatient/Rehabilitation  Rotations:

Goal 1 - Consultation - To develop intermediate to advanced skills in working with multidisciplinary teams.

Objective A: Demonstrate respect for opinions and information provided by other disciplines, such as medicine, social work, dietitians and nursing staff.

Objective B: Demonstrate the ability to integrate information from other team members.

Objective C: Demonstrate the ability to provide feedback to team members in a constructive manner.

Outcome Measures: Supervisor evaluations, observation in multidisciplinary team meetings, review of cases during supervision, written reports and progress notes, and review of feedback from multidisciplinary team members.

Goal 2 - Evaluation - To develop intermediate to advanced competency in assessment and testing of adults with chronic/acute psychiatric and behavioral/emotional problems.

Objective A: Demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills in selecting, administering, scoring, and interpreting psychological tests suitable for adults with chronic/acute psychiatric illness, behavioral/emotional problems, and substance abuse problems.

Objective B: Demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills in making differential diagnoses based upon an integration of tests and interviews of patients with chronic/acute psychiatric illness, behavioral/emotional problems, and substance abuse problems.

Objective C: Demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills in communicating the results of such evaluations through written reports and verbal contacts with other team members.

Outcome Measures: Supervisor evaluations, written testing reports, review of cases during supervision, and discussion of cases during diagnostic case conferences.

Goal 3 - To develop intermediate to advanced competency in stabilization of acute and chronic psychiatric disorders.

Objective A: Display intermediate to advanced skills in conducting brief problem-focused, psychoeducational psychotherapy.

Objective B: Display intermediate to advanced skills in tailoring individual and group therapy for the chronically mentally ill and substance abuse patients.

Outcome Measures: Supervisor evaluations, observation (live, video, audio), review of cases during supervision, chart review of treatment plans and progress notes, input from co-therapist/faculty for group therapy, final exam.

Goal 4 - To develop intermediate to advanced skills in treatment and discharge planning.

Objective A: Write treatment and discharge plans.

Outcome Measures: Treatment and discharge plans reviewed in treatment team meetings.

HEALTH PSYCHOLOGY ROTATION:

• 4-month Health Psychology rotation.

• 20 hours per week in either Behavioral Medicine (University Clinic  and Detroit Receiving Hospital) or Geriatric Psychology (Detroit Medical Center Nursing/Assisted Living facilities). (See Desired Competencies and Outcomes under Rotations and Electives).

OUTPATIENT:

• Year-long psychotherapy cases utilizing psychodynamic psychotherapy approaches, cognitive behavior therapy approaches, child/family approaches, brief and crisis-oriented therapy approaches.

• Outpatient psychological assessment requirements. Minimum of five full batteries including written report and consultation.

Desired Competencies and Outcomes of year long Outpatient Rotation:

Goal 1 - Evaluation - To develop intermediate to advanced competency in making differential diagnostic decisions.

Objective A: Demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills in conducting differential diagnostic interviews (both structured and unstructured clinical interviews) with a heterogeneous outpatient psychiatric population.

Objective B: Demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills in using rating scales and psychological tests to make differential diagnostic decisions.

Outcome Measures: Observation of interviews, supervisor evaluations, discussion of case formulation in case conferences, review of cases in supervision, final exam.

Goal 2 - To identify appropriate assessment methods and techniques for diverse populations and different types of psychopathology, incorporating cultural and individual diversity in this process. (Applies to inpatient rotations also)

Outcome Measures: Review of test reports and intake evaluations, discussion of case examples during cultural issues seminar, observation of testing and interviewing, final exam.

Goal 3 - To develop intermediate to advanced competency in psychotherapy.

Objective A: Demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills in individual psychotherapy, including psychodynamic therapy, supportive therapy, and cognitive/behavioral therapy.

Objective B: Demonstrate intermediate to advanced skills in group therapy (either process-oriented psychodynamic group or a skills-training cognitive-behavioral group).

Outcome Measures: Supervisor evaluations, observation (live, video, audio), review of cases during supervision, chart review of treatment plans and progress notes, input from co-therapist/supervisor for group therapy, discussion of case examples during seminars, final exam.

Goal 4 - To identify appropriate treatment methods and techniques for diverse populations and different types of psychopathology, incorporating cultural and individual diversity in this process. (Applies to inpatient rotations also)

Outcome Measures: Review of treatment plans and progress notes, discussion of case examples during multicultural issues seminar, observation of therapy sessions.

OPTIONAL SPECIALTY ROTATIONS:

Interns can elect a 4-month specialty rotation (by approval only) for 20 hrs/week in one of the following areas:

• Neuropsychology

• Child/Adolescent Inpatient/Pediatric Psychology

• Forensic
  

Mutual evaluation of the intern and training program will be conducted three times during the training year, in December, April, and August, including a final exam (mini-Board model) at the end of each rotation.

 

II. SEMINAR REQUIREMENTS:

The following core seminars are required for interns in the General Clinical Psychology Internship.

1. Health Psychology
2. Psychoanalytic Theory and Technique
3. Cognitive Behavior Therapy
4. Continuous Case Conference

Core Training Faculty
Jesse Bell, Ph.D., ABPP
Suzanne Keller, Ph.D.
Kathleen Moore, Ph.D.
Lori Lackman-Zeman, Ph.D.

Rotation Supervisors
Adult Rehabilitation - Jesse Bell, Ph.D., John Restum, Psy.D., 
George Fleming, Ph.D., Alireza Amirsadri, M.D., Victor Ajluni, M.D., Matcheri Keshavan, M.D., Michelle Buda Abela, Ph.D.

Child/Adolescent Inpatient - Vicki Petti, Ph.D., 
James Bow, Ph.D., Arthur Robin, Ph.D., Angela Tzelepis, Ph.D.

Geriatric Psychology - Suzanne Keller, Ph.D.

Behavioral Medicine - Jesse Bell, Ph.D., Lori Lackman-Zeman, Ph.D., Kathryn Tucker, Ph.D.

Neuropsychology - Darren Fuerst, Ph.D., Robert Rothermel, Ph.D.

Substance Abuse - Sandra Jacobson, Ph.D.

Trauma - Barry Tanner, Ph.D., Kathryn Tucker, Ph.D.,
Christina Ramirez, Ph.D.

Forensic - Elizabeth Jarratt, Ph.D.

Outpatient - Jesse Bell, Ph.D., Kathleen Moore, Ph.D., 
Suzanne Keller, Ph.D., Richard Balon, M.D., Melvin Bornstein, M.D., Mary Roberts, M.D.

Other Contributors - Teachers/Instructors
David Dietrich, Ph.D.
Lori Lackman-Zeman, Ph.D.
Richard Balon, M.D.
Melvin Bornstein, M.D.
Natraj Sitaram, M.D.
Eugene Ebner, Ph.D.

Wayne State University Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Neurosciences  welcomes applications from under-represented groups and does not discriminate based on race, ethnicity, age, gender, national origin, or sexual orientation.