Adult clinical and health psychology track
Adult clinical and health psychology interns work consistently and collaboratively with other members of healthcare teams. They play a critical role in interdisciplinary meetings and are exposed to a wide variety of clinical populations and presentations throughout the training year.
Interns on the adult track attend evidence-based treatment seminars. These unique opportunities are designed to aid interns in the development of knowledge and skill in the gold-standard treatments for the most common behavioral and clinical health concerns.
Interns will complete rotations in and around rural Danville, Pa.
Brief outpatient therapy clinic
You’ll spend 1 to 2 days a week providing evidence-based assessment and intervention in a Geisinger outpatient clinic. Referrals are selected to provide a varied, somewhat tailored training experience. Supervisors learn about your clinical interests and training needs at the start of each training year. We aim for you to gain experience in providing evidence-based treatment for mood and anxiety disorders, suicidality, posttraumatic stress disorder, obsessive-compulsive disorder, insomnia and grief/end-of-life issues. We also distribute a wide variety of clinical health psychology referrals across your schedule, with your interests in mind. These include referrals for chronic pain conditions, chronic illness and related issues, and weight management and disordered eating.
Interdisciplinary specialty care clinic
As part of the adult clinical and health psychology track, you may spend time at an integrated specialty care clinic. Most experiences are based in outpatient clinics providing brief consultations and behavioral interventions.
Adult cystic fibrosis clinic
Funded by a grant through the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, clinical health psychology provides mood and anxiety screening, assessment and brief intervention to adults attending quarterly outpatient clinic appointments. As an intern, you’ll be a critical member of this multidisciplinary team, which includes pulmonologists, a nurse coordinator, a respiratory therapist, a dietitian and a social worker.
Elective clinical opportunities, if available also include participation in offered therapy groups
Educational seminars
You’ll attend weekly educational seminars with all interns in our program. Educational experiences include case conferences, journal club and faculty-led seminars. Faculty-led seminars will address evidence-based techniques, ethical and professional issues, supervision and diversity and culture. Trainees from other disciplines often attend weekly educational sessions with our interns allowing for interdisciplinary collaboration and learning.
Supervision
In accordance with American Psychological Association (APA) accreditation requirements, you’ll have 4 hours of supervision per week. Adult clinical and health track interns receive at least 2 hours of individual supervision per week and are assigned a primary supervisor. Additional hours of supervision may be in the form of individual supervision or weekly group supervision.