Emory Counseling Center Internship

INTRODUCTION
The Emory University Counseling Center offers a twelve-month predoctoral internship program in professional psychology, with 3 Intern positions. The internship is fully accredited by the American Psychological Association (750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242; (800) 374-2721 or (202) 336-5000). Interns at the Emory Counseling Center receive intensive, supportive training in individual, couples and group psychotherapy, assessment, outreach, crisis intervention, and consultation. The program is designed to allow interns to develop a balanced general foundation of clinical knowledge and experience. At the same time, there is enough flexibility to permit each individual to explore and develop particular areas of clinical interest.

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PHILOSOPHY OF TRAINING
The staff of the Emory University Counseling Center seeks to provide training and service which reflect commitment to ethical principles, sensitivity to cultural issues, and dedication to competence. The internship year is seen as a time for trainees to expand and polish developing clinical skills by receiving a balance of challenges and support. The Center’s model of training emphasizes three components: intern development over the course of the internship year, mentoring relationships with senior professionals, and the importance of combining practice with science (practitioner/scholar model). Interns are viewed as colleagues with valuable perspectives and insights, but are also given the instruction and support appropriate for their level of experience and training.

It is the goal of the Emory Counseling Center internship to train clinical and counseling psychologists who are competent and comfortable with varied settings, populations, and treatment modalities. Therefore, each intern receives diverse training opportunities, both within the Counseling Center , and in the larger University community. Individual supervision by psychologists with different theoretical backgrounds and clinical styles is provided to assist interns' development of a personal clinical orientation that is theory-based, informed by the scientific literature, and responsive to client concerns and needs.

The Emory Counseling Center is committed to maintaining a diverse staff whose members fully appreciate diversity in others. Therefore, Center staffing, policies and activities reflect sensitivity to, and respect for, human differences in gender, race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, gender identity and disability. Diversity issues are infused in all didactic and experiential components of the internship program, including the internship’s seminars, supervision of clinical work, and case staffing meetings.

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APPLICATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA
Applicants for the internship should be doctoral candidates from APA-accredited Clinical Psychology or Counseling Psychology graduate programs. Each applicant should have completed all pre-internship requirements of his or her university before the August 1 internship starting date. Generally, it is expected that an intern will have completed all required courses for the doctorate (at least 3 years of graduate study), will have passed the doctoral candidacy qualifying exam, and will have a minimum of 1000 supervised practicum hours.

A number of sources of information are used to assess candidates for the internship, including the written application, letters of recommendation, and a statement of professional goals. Telephone or face-to-face interviews are also a part of the application process, and are scheduled by invitation. Approximately one-third of applicants are invited to participate in the interview process. Selections are made without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual/affectional orientation, or veteran's status. Prior to beginning employment for the internship year, the interns who match with the Emory Counseling Center internship must successfully complete a pre-employment drug screening and criminal background check, in accordance with Emory University policy.

The Emory Counseling Center Internship program holds membership in the Association of Postdoctoral and Psychology Internship Centers (APPIC) and adheres to APPIC regulations regarding selection and notification of internship applicants. This internship site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person at this training facility will solicit, accept, or use any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.

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THE SETTING

Emory University
Emory University , a private university affiliated with the United Methodist Church , began as a liberal arts college over 170 years ago. Since then, it has grown into a national teaching, research and service center, with an enrollment of over 12,000 students. The university is comprised of two undergraduate colleges, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Law, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Theology, and Business. Emory has an APA-accredited clinical psychology doctoral program, as well a psychiatry training program, creating the opportunity for research and clinical collaboration.

The University Counseling Center
The University Counseling Center provides comprehensive psychological services for the student population at Emory. Undergraduates, as well as graduate and professional students, utilize the Center for individual psychotherapy, couples and family therapy, and problem-focused or interpersonal process groups. In addition to direct clinical services, the Counseling Center places a priority on providing consultation, outreach and preventative services for the university community. The Center has a multidisciplinary staff, comprised of licensed psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and psychiatrists; in addition to psychology predoctoral interns, there are clinical social work interns, psychology postdoctoral fellows, and a psychiatry resident completing their training at the Counseling Center . All of the training staff at the Counseling Center are involved in the provision of direct clinical services. Along with psychotherapy, staff and interns at the Center provide consultative services, a Stress Management Clinic, psychoeducational workshops, sexual assault response and education services, and crisis intervention. In addition, Center staff train and supervise student volunteers who serve as peer counselors and peer educators. While the Counseling Center is primarily a service-oriented facility, some opportunities to be involved in research are available.

The Center is housed in a renovated facility at the center of Emory's main campus. Audio-visual equipment is available to enhance supervision of work with clients. Each intern has a private office equipped with a personal computer and furnishings. An interactive computing network with Internet access is available to interns, along with access to the University's library and computer resources.

The Atlanta Area
As the capital of Georgia , and one of the largest cities in the Southeast, Atlanta has the excitement and diversity of a major metropolitan area. Atlanta is a dynamic, progressive city, with a wealth of cultural and leisure opportunities, including the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the High Museum of Art, the Martin Luther King, Jr. Center for Nonviolent Social Change, the Georgia Aquarium (the largest in the world) and a plethora of ethnic, community, and regional festivals. The city is also in easy driving distance of recreational areas in the Blue Ridge Mountains and the Atlantic and Gulf Coasts .

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INTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
Program Structure
The internship program begins on August 1st, and ends on July 31. All interns are based within the Counseling Center , but also spend some of their training time in other settings on campus. Services in the Counseling Center are provided primarily between the hours of 8:30 a.m. and 5:00 p.m. However, staff members and interns provide some psychoeducational outreach programs and crisis intervention services which take place during the evening hours. Interns also participate in providing after-hours crisis consultation on a rotation basis. Work weeks usually will vary between 40 and 45 hours per week. Approximately half of the interns' time is spent in direct clinical or consultative services, with the other half divided between supervision, seminars, and administrative/case management duties.

Supervision
Each intern is assigned a Preceptor, a senior staff member who serves as a resource, advocate, and advisor for the intern. The preceptor, who may be a psychologist, clinical social worker, or psychiatrist, is responsible for overseeing the intern's training experiences and progress throughout the internship. It is expected that the preceptor relationship will allow each intern to develop a professional mentoring relationship with a senior staff member with less concern about evaluation.

Each intern will experience several different clinical supervisors during his or her training. The Primary Supervisor, a licensed psychologist on the Counseling Center staff, meets individually with the intern for a minimum of 2 hours per week. An additional hour of individual supervision each week is provided by the Case Supervisor; case supervision typically focuses on a particular client or type of intervention. Interns receive additional supervision on their outreach, group and consultation experiences. Typically, each intern will spend an average of 5-6 hours per week in supervision, with a minimum of 3 hours per week of individual supervision.

Emory University Counseling Center Trainee Self-Disclosure Policy:
Training staff at the Emory University Counseling Center value the power and complexity of the therapeutic relationship. Because of this value, in our intervention, supervision, and training activities there is a focus on the “person-of-the-therapist” and how this may impact the quality and effectiveness of work with clients and consultees. Trainees may be asked to reflect upon and share the ways that their own personal qualities, reactions and experiences influence and are impacted by their clinical work in supervision and other training settings. Such exploration and disclosure is not intended to serve as psychotherapy for the trainee, and is focused on enhancing self-awareness and professional development as related to the trainee’s clinical practice during the training program. Supervisors and other training staff are expected to explore relevant information in a respectful, non-coercive manner, within the context of a safe and supportive professional relationship.

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Seminars
Interns participate in a number of didactic training experiences while at the Counseling Center . The training seminars are designed to enhance and supplement the learning that occurs through supervision and clinical experiences.

Clinical Issues Seminar
The Clinical Issues Seminar meets each week during the academic year for two hours, and explores a broad spectrum of theoretical and applied clinical issues. These include Ethics, Cultural Diversity, Psychopathology and Diagnostics, Short-term Therapy Models, Professional Development Issues, and Clinical Theory and Methods. This seminar combines didactic presentations with case discussions, and the curriculum is flexible in order to reflect the interests and needs of the current intern class.

Special Topics Seminar
During the summer term, interns participate in a weekly, hour-long seminar which covers clinical topics which are of special interest to the current intern class. Past presentation topics have included Hypnotherapy, Family Therapy, Integrating Cultural Identity with Dynamic Theory, and Treatment of Personality Disorders.

Consultation Seminar
The weekly consultation seminar focuses on interns' consultation work with Residence Life and other organizations on campus. The format includes both supervision and didactic presentations on consultation theory, provided by a licensed psychologist on the Counseling Center staff.

Group Seminar
A weekly, 1 hour Group Therapy seminar focuses on processes and procedures for conducting therapy and support groups. Stages of group development, theories of group process, and ethical issues in group leadership are explored. In addition, some supervision of intern’s group therapy work is provided in the context of the seminar.

Case Assignment Committee
Interns participate with senior staff each week in this case conference, during which new clients are presented and assigned or recommended for referral. Treatment issues and client dynamics are discussed, along with initial treatment planning recommendations. Interns have the opportunity to choose clients for their caseloads during the Case Assignment Committee meetings, with input from senior staff supervisors.

Multicultural Film Festival
Each week during the summer, senior staff and interns participate in a lunch-time viewing of films which focus on race, class, gender, sexual orientation, religion or other cultural factors. Following the viewing, there is a discussion of the issues raised and the ways that they may impact our perspectives and our work with clients.

Direct Service & Training Experiences
Each intern is involved in a number of types of direct service during his or her training year, including brief psychotherapy with individuals and couples, group therapy, longer-term therapy, crisis intervention, case management, and diagnostic intake interviews. In addition, interns have the opportunity to gain experience in providing outreach programming, consultation services, and supervision of practicum-level therapists.

Psychotherapy
The Counseling Center provides psychotherapy services to an undergraduate and graduate student population which reflects society's diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, gender, gender identity and religion. Clients at the Center present with a wide range of needs and concerns, ranging from developmental or transitional difficulties to serious, chronic psychopathology. Interns gain experience in using a variety of theoretical orientations and interventions to assist clients' growth and remediation. Each intern typically has a caseload of about 12 - 15 clients. In addition to brief therapy clients (typically seen for up to 15 sessions), interns may carry one long-term client for the duration of the internship year. It is also expected that each intern will have the opportunity to co-lead a therapy group during the internship year. Interns are involved in case selection, with input from supervisors. This ensures that each intern’s caseload is appropriately diverse, but also allows interns to focus on developing specialty or interest areas.

Residence Life Consultation
Interns provide psychological and systems-oriented consultations for professional and paraprofessional staff within the Residence Life department. Each intern has primary consulting responsibility for one of the following areas of campus: undergraduate housing, graduate housing, or Greek Life. Typical services include assisting with paraprofessional training, crisis management assistance, providing outreach workshops to address concerns within the hall, and mediation of organizational or staffing issues. Interns receive weekly group supervision on their consultation activities.

Supervision of Supervision
During the spring and/or summer terms, interns have the opportunity to gain supervisory experience by supervising a graduate-level practicum student from a local social work, professional counseling, counseling or clinical psychology training program. Group supervision, provided by a licensed psychologist, focuses on defining and enhancing the interns' supervisory style, using audiotapes of supervision sessions and didactic discussions on theoretical models of supervision.

Psychological Assessment
Interns gain significant diagnostic and assessment experience by conducting weekly intake interviews, which focus on eliciting the information needed to formulate initial treatment plans for new clients. The Counseling Center does not typically conduct much formal psychological testing. However, interns with previous assessment experience may have the opportunity to gain additional testing experience as an elective training experience.

Crisis Intervention
Interns participate in the Center’s on-call rotation along with senior staff, to assist students who come into the center in crisis during office hours. During the early part of the year, interns primarily serve as back-up for senior staff, but they are allowed to assume more responsibility as the year progresses and they gain experience. Crisis intervention activities may include case management with agencies on- or off-campus, consulting with parents, faculty members or peers who are concerned about a student on campus (within the limits of confidentiality), or providing debriefing after campus emergencies. In addition, interns participate in providing after-hours emergency coverage on a rotating basis. A senior staff member is always available for consultation during daytime and evening on-call hours.

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Additional Training Activities
In addition to the training experiences outlined above, interns have the opportunity to participate in other ongoing training activities within the University. These include the Clinical Research Conference within the Department of Psychology and Psychiatry Grand Rounds at the Medical School . Interns are also allowed educational leave time for conference or workshop attendance, and receive a travel fund ($100) for conference expenses. Each intern receives four hours of research time per week, which may be used for dissertation or other research projects.

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Elective Training Experiences
Interns may elect to gain experience in several other settings within the University. Electives are typically matched to an individual intern's areas of interest.

Emory University Center for Women
The Emory University Center for Women serves as a resource for the university's female faculty, staff, and students. Working in conjunction with a senior staff member, an intern may elect to provide outreach programming and/or consultation to the staff of the Center. Consultation services include meeting with women through a weekly "drop-in" consultation and referral service which the Center for Women provides.

Faculty Consultation
The consultation program is currently being expanded to provide consultative support to faculty and academic departments. The objective of the Faculty Consultation program is to assist faculty members when they encounter students with personal concerns that impact both the individual student and the academic environment. Interns have the opportunity to assist senior staff in providing outreach programs and on-call assistance to faculty and staff who are concerned about meeting student needs.

Emory HELPLINE
The Emory HELPLINE is a volunteer telephone crisis counseling service, which is administered by the Counseling Center . Interns may choose to assist the senior staff member who directs this program. The intern has the opportunity to develop skills in training and supervising paraprofessionals within a community-based intervention program. Activities may include providing lectures for a peer counseling course, helping with administration of the Helpline, and assisting with clinical supervision of Helpline phone counselors.

International Student Programs Consultation
Interns with an interest in multicultural issues may choose to provide consultation for Emory's Office of International Student and Scholars Programs (ISSP). Possible services to students from other countries include crisis intervention, psychoeducational programs, assisting ISSP program staff with cross-cultural communication skills, and research regarding the needs and concerns of the international population. Supervision is provided by a Counseling Center staff psychologist.

Consultation with the Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life
The Office of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender Life (LGBT) provides programs and services which support the needs of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgendered students, faculty and staff at Emory. Working with a senior staff member, an intern may choose to serve as a liaison/consultant with LGBT office staff. Consultation may include addressing organizational or staffing issues, providing outreach workshops, or assisting with the support groups offered by the LGBT office.

Family Therapy Team
Interns may choose to participate in specialized training and supervision in family and marital therapy. This training takes place at Grady Hospital , an Emory-affiliated public hospital in downtown Atlanta . Participants in the Family Therapy Team participate in live supervision of couples and family therapy, and may have the opportunity to provide direct services.

Multicultural Programs and Services Consultation
The Office of Multicultural Programs and Services implements programs which support diversity within the University and address the needs of students of color on the Emory campus. An intern may elect to serve as a consultant to this office for the academic year. Possible consultation services include organizing and facilitating discussion groups, providing outreach training, and assisting with program development and evaluation.

Consultation with Adolescent Program
An Emory youth educational program provides another possible training site for interns. The Hughes Science Initiative program brings gifted African-American high school students to Emory's campus for an intensive summer math and science program. Interns may choose to serve as psychological consultants for this program, providing psychoeducational programs, consultation with program staff, and crisis intervention assistance. Intern consulting services with the adolescent programs are supervised by a Counseling Center psychologist.

Sexual Assault Response and Education Services (SARES)
This elective is an opportunity to learn about the issue of sexual assault on the college campus. The intern will work with the SARES coordinator in providing educational outreach to the Emory community to raise awareness of the issue. The educational efforts incorporate premises of risk-reduction, social responsibility, and the inclusion of men in prevention efforts. Interns will gain experience in presenting seminars to students in the dormitories and to Resident Advisors through in-service training, as well as teaching course modules and facilitating classroom discussions on sexual assault. The intern will also have the option of participating in the leadership of the Sexual Assault Student Advisory Board. This group is responsible for planning and participating in Sexual Assault Awareness week at Emory.

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STIPEND AND BENEFITS
The stipend for the internship year is $21,100.00. Interns receive the same health and dental insurance benefits as regular, full-time staff, and have access to University library and computer facilities. There is a fitness center on campus which interns may use for a low annual fee. Interns receive two weeks of paid vacation, eleven University holidays, 12 sick days, a $100 professional development fund (to assist with conference/workshop attendance costs), 4 hours per week of dissertation research time, and one week of professional or educational leave.

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APPLICATION MATERIALS
1. APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI)

2. Curriculum Vitae

3. Official Graduate Transcript(s)

4. Three Letters of Reference

5. APPIC Verification of Internship Eligibility and Readiness Form (to be completed by graduate program training director)

APPLICATION DEADLINE
Application materials should be received by November 1, 2007 .
You may choose to send to send all materials in one packet.
Mail application materials to:
Pamela J. Epps, Ph.D. Associate Director for Training
Emory University Counseling Center
569 Asbury Circle
Cox Hall, Suite 217
Atlanta , Georgia 30322
(404) 727-1920 (internship line)
(404) 727-7450 (main office)

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TRAINING STAFF
Follow this link for a list of current training staff

INTERNS
2007-2008
Daniel Crosby, Counseling Psychology, Brigham Young University
Kathryn Ganske, MA, Counseling Psychology, Georgia State University
Claudia Brasfield, MS, Counseling Psychology, Georgia State University

2006-2007
Maryam Ilahi, M.A. Clinical Psychology, Illinois School of Professional Psychology
Chandana Kanithi, Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, California Institute of Integral Studies
John Wilson, Psy.D., Clinical Psychology, Georgia School of Professional Psychology

2005-2006
Susanna Gallor, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Maryland -College Park
Stephanie Klein, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, American University
Rebecca Walter, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Catholic University

2004-2005
Jaime A. Blandino, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Georgia State University
Angela D. Schaffner, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Ball State University
Benjamin Stillman, Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, Loyola College of Maryland

2003-2004
Meredith M. Campbell, Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Denver
Nancy K. Lewis, Psy.D.. Clinical Psychology, Georgia School of Professional Psychology
Maria Mosby-Nickens, M.S. Counseling Psychology, Howard University

2002-2003
Lindi A. Meadows, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Georgia State University
Kesi L. Miller, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Southern Illinois University at Carbondale
James D. Russell, Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, Georgia School of Professional Psychology

2001-2002
Melonie A. Bell, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Georgia
Nelson J. Binggeli, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Georgia State University
Scott M. Salathe, Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, Spalding University

2000-2001
Jessica O. Baker, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Florida
L. Carolyn Turner, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of Louisville
Allan P. Vives, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University

1999-2000
Wendy C. Bailey, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Emory University
Joya A. Crear, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, The Pennsylvania State University
Rashaun K. Roberts, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Case Western Reserve University

1998-1999
Maureen C. Deger, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Arizona State University
Deborah L. Southerland, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Southern California
Michelle L. Toma-Harrold, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Michigan State University

1997-1998
Nicole L. Jenkins, M.A. Clinical Psychology, Southern Illinois University-Carbondale
Gregory Simonsen, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of North Texas
Jennifer E. Spring, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Indiana State University

1996-1997
Jeffrey Penick, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, Georgia State University
Lynn Thompson, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, University of South Dakota
Allyson Yarbrough Clay, M.S. Counseling Psychology, University of Southern Mississippi

1995-1996
Carol Goodwin, M.S., M.A. Clinical Psychology, Georgia School of Professional Psychology
John Reed, M.B.A., Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Georgia
Nicholette Scofield, M.A. Clinical Psychology, Georgia State University

1994-1995
Sara Dimitri-Carlton, Ph.D. Clinical Psychology, Catholic University
Jonathan Raskin, Ph.D. Counseling Psychology, University of Florida
Valerie Vroon Raymond, Psy.D. Clinical Psychology, Georgia School of Professional Psychology

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