Provide description of Externship:
The psychology externship program at
the Addiction Institute at Mt Sinai (AIMS) provides a specialized training
experience in the treatment of substance abuse and co-occurring disorders.It
is designed to provide exposure to commonly used treatment modalities used with
this population such as motivational interviewing, harm reduction
psychotherapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, dialectical behavioral therapy and
mindfulness based relapse prevention.
As an extern in the AIMS outpatient department, you will be working as part of a multidisciplinary team composed of clinical psychologists, psychiatrists, social workers, licensed mental health counselors, and addiction medicine specialists. While at AIMS, you will be working with a varied population including, but not limited to, high functioning working professionals, lege students, gay men using crystal meth and patients with co-occurring disorders. In addition to group work, you will have the opportunity to carry a caseload of approximately 3-5 individual therapy cases and will be asked to conduct intakes for patients seeking admittance to various programs in our outpatient department. Didactic seminars are held approximately every 2 weeks
As an extern, you will be expected to work 16 hours per week and will receive one hour of individual and/or group supervision each week. The externship is a year-long commitment beginning in July.We DO NOT have a Summer externship program.
Please note: As of July 2018 we will no longer be offering a separate inpatient track. The externship is solely taking place in our outpatient department.
Directors of the Program: Joseph Ruggiero Ph.D. and Alla Prokohvnik Ph.D
Length of externship (in months): 12 months
Start Date: July 1, 2019
End Date: June 30, 2020
How many hours a week are expected of extern?: 16
Specialty tracks: Gay men using crystal meth, trauma
# of externs to be accepted for 2019-20: 2 externs
Prefer more advanced students but will consider students entering 2nd year if have had prior clinical experience.
We do not provide a stipend.
Interviews:
Applications can be submitted no earlier than Jan 22.
We conduct one individual interview for 30 mins. We will likely ask for a case summary.
We require a CV, transcript and two letters of reference,
Intervention and Assessment:
You will be given 3-5 Individual therapy cases, will co-lead 1-2 groups per day, be scheduled for one intake per day. Testing batteries are optional.
Supervision:
Estimate hours/week of individual supervision: 1
Estimated hours/week of group supervision: 1
Estimated hour/week of didactics: 1 hour every 2 weeks
Estimated co-therapy hours with supervisors: 2 hours per week
Context of didactics (seminars, Grand Rounds): Seminars on topics related to substanceabuse treatment and case conferences
Estimated informal open door "curbside" supervision: Any time
Describe direct supervision: Will co-lead groups with another clinician
Specify if observation occurs during intervention, assessment, consultation (audio, video, live in person (in treatment room, one-way mirror, live video stream):
Observation will be made by co-leader or via audiotape
Support:
Is the agency readily accessible through public transportation?: Yes
Wheelchair accessible: Yes
Are home visits required as part of the trainee's duties?: No
Is a transportation stipend provided?: No