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Internship Opportunities

Table of Contents

IntroductionAmerican Psychological AssociationPre-Doctoral Level Internship

Adult Day ServicesHome Care Services, Inc.Department of Educational ServicesMedical and Clinical ServicesResidential ServicesRecreation Services

Administration and General

Training


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Introduction

There are many exciting internship opportunities at AHRC New York City.Internships are offered through various universities primarily in or around NewYork City, such as Columbia University, NYU, Hunter College, FordhamUniversity, St. John's University, as well as Duke University in North Carolina.

The goal of the Internship Program at AHRC is to provide educationally soundplacements so that the organization can introduce students to the challengesfaced by persons with developmental disabilities, and attract talented,dedicated professionals to the field.

AHRC offers interns the opportunity to work with individuals of all ages whohave varying degrees of developmental delays and disabilities. Whetherproviding services to preschool children, adolescents, adults, or senior citizens,interns will be working alongside AHRC staff that is knowledgeable about thebest practices used in the field.

By taking part in the Internship Program at AHRC, Interns will gain hands onexperience providing services to individuals with disabilities and related servicesin the field. Interns will also have the opportunity to take part in both generaland program specific training sessions offered at AHRC New York City.

If you are interested in obtaining more information on Internship Opportunties

at AHRC New York City, please contact us by emailing:[email protected]


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American Psychological Association Pre-Doctoral Level Internship

Department of Family and Clinical ServicesProgram Accredited

The American Psychological AssociationCommission on Accreditation

750 First Street NEWashington, DC, 20002-4042

T 202-336-5979 F202-336-5978http://www.apa.org/ed/accrediation/

Email:[email protected]

For over sixty years, AHRC has been offering services to people withdevelopmental disabilities as well as to their families. The Department of Familyand Clinical Services, of which Psychological Services forms an integral part, isone of the largest outpatient clinics in New York City focused on providingservices to persons with developmental disabilities.

As part of their training, psychology interns can expect to become involved in anumber of service delivery programs including:

Outpatient mental health servicesInterdisciplinary assessment servicesRehabilitation services for persons with traumatic brain injuryCrisis intervention services provided via a mobile team

As part of an interdisciplinary team, psychology interns will interact with abroad range of professionals including physicians, social workers, nurses,speech and language pathologists, occupational therapists and physicaltherapists.

The Training Model Over a twelve month period, interns are providedwith opportunities of graduated complexity to develop expertise and effectiveintervention skills in the areas of psychopathology and developmentaldisabilities via exposure to experiences of graduated complexity and quantity.The goal of training skilled independent professional psychologists is achievedvia a program of individual mentoring, group supervision and exposure to case

studies and formal clinical presentations by experts in the field.

TRAINING OBJECTIVES

The predoctoral psychology internship program at AHRC was established in1995 with the goal of training professional psychologists in the field ofdevelopmental disabilities. Accreditation of the program by the AmericanPsychological Association (APA) was granted in 1998. The programs currentstatus is accredited on probation with a site visit scheduled for the spring of2011.
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The programs mission, in accord with AHRCs overall mission, which is toprovide psychology graduate students with the opportunity to grow from a levelof the mastery of basic concepts of evaluation and treatment of

psychopathology to an awareness of, and eventually expertise in, thoseconcepts and how they apply to individuals with developmental disabilities andtheir families. By the completion on an internship, an intern is prepared toindependently assess and treat these individuals as well as work effectively inconcert with other treating professionals from medical, rehabilitative,educational and other mental health disciplines.

The model of the psychology internship program is best summarized in terms ofa professional psychology training model. Interns are selected through thematching procedures of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral andInternship Centers APPIC). Applicants must be approved by their graduateprogram as being ready for predoctoral internship, have completed 1000 hoursof practicum experience 500 hours of which involves face to face contact withclients. A minimum of five psychological evaluations which include assessmentof cognitive functioning is recommended

Emphasis is placed on the development of skills in assessment, intervention,interdisciplinary collaboration and consultation. In addition, it is the objective ofthe program that the intern develop expertise in the ability to evaluate and useresearch which is relevant to the interns professional development and clinicalpractice. Finally, it is expected that over the course of the internship the internwill grow in self knowledge and self identification as a psychologist in a mannerwhich will enable the individual to function effectively and experience personalgratification in the role of psychologist.

Interns are required to complete a year as a full time member ofthe Department of Family and Clinical Services staff under thesupervision of licensed psychologists. Positions for three internsare regular lines in the departments annual budget. Each internwill have assignments in outpatient clinics, a day program forindividuals with developmental disabilities and on a crisisintervention/in home behavior management team. Interns receiveevaluations at three months, six months and 11 months of theinternship. Minimum competencies are established for each skillarea and required for successful completion of the program

Supervision Supervision of interns will be provided on several levels:

Interns will be assigned one supervisor for the year who will each provide aminimum of two hours of individual supervision per week.

At least one hour per week of group supervision focused on review ofevaluation and treatment cases


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A weekly one hour group supervision for long term treatment cases is provided.

An hour per week of additional supervision in specialized areas such as crisismanagement, substance abuse, etc.

Interns will participate in weekly departmental meetings devoted topresentations provided by multiple disciplinary in-house and outside staff.

The Population Served AHRCs mission is to serve persons withdevelopmental disabilities and their families. In carrying out this mandate,psychology interns can expect to work with an ethnically and socially diversepopulation of service recipients only some of whom have disabilities. Theseinclude:

Children, adolescents and adults with developmental disabilities

Non-disabled siblings and other family members individuals with traumaticbrain injury

Various clinical and paraprofessional service providers

Remuneration Pre-Doctoral level psychology interns are paid as employeesof AHRC and are eligible for all benefits available to full-time staff, includingsick leave, paid holidays, vacation and health insurance. Currently, full-timeinterns are paid an annual salary of $15,000. Four weeks of paid vacation aregenerally taken in August.

Application Procedure

Prerequisites for application: Applicants are expected to havecompleted all required academic and practicum work prior to beginning theinternship. Applicants must be registered in an APA-approved doctoral programin clinical or counseling psychology. This requirement may be waived forindividuals enrolled in an equivalent program. We consider applicants for allpositions without regard to race, religion, creed, color, gender, national origin,citizenship status, age, disability, marital or veteran status, sexual orientation,or any other legally protected status.

How to apply: A complete application should contain the followingdocuments:


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Current curriculum vitae (CV)

Latest academic transcript

APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI)

Three letters of recommendation

Match Process APPIC standards with regard to Match procedures arestrictly followed. Match applicants are required to undergo background checksbefore appointment.

Internship Handbook

For more detailed information regarding the programs training objectivescompetency goals, performance evaluations, due process and grievance andadministrative policiesa and procedures please see the programs InternshipHandbook which is available by going to the following link.http://www.ahrcnyc.org/employment/APA%20Internship%20Handbook%202012.doc

Applications should be sent to:

Chief Psychologist Department of Family and Clinical Services AHRC 83 MaidenLane, 5th Floor New York, NY 10038

To obtain further information, please contact:David Louick, Ph.D. 212-780-2578 [email protected]

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Adult Day Services

All Adult Day Services Interns will be required to:

Attend AHRC's OSHA trainingHave medical clearanceBe fingerprintedHave state clearance

Undergraduate InternshipsInterns Will:Work with groups and individuals as they take part in dailyprogram activities and including trips in the community; Help individualsimprove their ability to interact with others; Help individuals accomplishdesignated tasks; Help individuals achieve specified educational and behavioral
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goals


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Social Work InternsInterns Will:Work with groups and individuals on attaining specified goals;Take part in identifying and addressing educational and behavioral needs;Helping individuals acquire or strengthen the skills necessary for self regulation

and emotional stability; Assist individuals in the development of appropriatesocialization skills; May interact with families and other programs; Maintaincase notes

Psychology InternsInterns Will:Conduct adaptive functioning and intelligence testing; Participate ininterdisciplinary team meetings; Participate in functional assessments of behavior and thedevelopment of behavior plans; Provide individual counseling; Facilitate groups focused oncognitive, behavioral goals such as anger management and socialization; Maintain conciseand well written case notes; Complete assessments and reports in a timely fashion

Speech Therapy InternsInterns will:Work with individuals and groups in order to achieve identifiedgoals; Work with members of the interdisciplinary team to maximize the gainsmade during therapy; Maintain session notes; May assist in the assessment ofindividuals who may need speech therapy; May take part in training sessionsthat center on the development and enhancement of speech and language

Occupational Therapy InternsInterns will: Work with individuals and groups in order to achieve identified goals;Work members of the interdisciplinary team to maximize the gains made duringtherapy; Maintain concise and well written session notes; May assist in theassessment of individuals who may need occupational therapy; May take part intraining sessions that center on the enhancement of fine motor skills

Physical Therapy InternsInterns will:Work with individuals and groups in order to achieve identifiedgoals; Work with members of the interdisciplinary team to maximize the gainsmade during therapy; Maintain concise and well written session notes; Mayassist in the assessment of individuals who may need physical therapy; Maytake part in training sessions that center on the enhancement of gross motorskills

Nursing InternsInterns will:Implement OSHA policies; Monitor infection control procedures in order toprevent the spread of communicable diseases; Administer tuberculoses screening tests;Provide emergency first aid treatment and referrals; Administer medication in accord withOMRDD regulations; Assure that medical orders and prescriptions are current and precise;Provide exact documentation


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Home Care Services, Inc.

All Home Care Services Interns will be required to:


Social Work InternsInterns Will: Work with developmentally delayed individuals in achieving identifiedgoals; Conduct assessments, identify, and address needs; Help the individuals toacquire the skills necessary for self regulation, improved family and socialfunctioning, dealing with frustration, increasing independence, and functioningeffectively in the community; Help family members develop routines, learneffective strategies for discipline, and learn appropriate responses to challengingbehaviors; Contact and work collaboratively with other programs on achievinggoals; Maintain case notes; Fulfill agency documentation requirements.

Department of Educational ServicesAll Educational Services Interns will be required to:

Attend AHRC's OSHA trainingHave medical clearance

Be fingerprintedHave state clearance

Preschool Teacher Interns

Interns Will:Take part in implementing IEP's and the goals discussed at thechild study team meetings; Work with the teachers in developing lesson andunit plans and and later take the lead in developing plans and in presentinglessons; Employ educational strategies that are appropriate tot he type anddegree of the developmental disability of the students

Social Work Interns


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Interns Will:Work with the team to assist the students' families in obtainingnecessary services and in incorporating educational and behavioral goals intofamily life; Facilitate parent support groups and parent training sessions; Work

with individual parents, and provide outreach to families that are difficult toengage; Represent the families' needs and concerns to the child study team;Conduct interviews to update social histories and conduct initial social historyinterviews; Interns may facilitate play therapy with the students

Special Education Internships Elementary, Midde & High Schoolteachers

Interns Will:Conduct discrete trials using ABA and other similar teaching approaches;Provide academic or vocational instruction; Provide training in activities of daily living; Workwith the teachers in developing lesson and unit plans and later taking the lead indeveloping and presenting lesson plans

Music Therapy Interns in Special Education Schools

Interns will:Help integrate music into classroom lesson plans; Take the lead inpresenting music based lesson; Assist staff in incorporating music intoclassroom activities; Work with groups and with individual children to help themuse music to acquire the skills necessary for self regulation and emotionalstability; Work with classes and groups to help students prepare musicalpresentations for graduation and special occasions; Conduct instructionalgroups for parents to help them integrate the strategies of music therapy intohome life

Art Therapist Interns in Special Education Schools

Interns will: Help to integrate art into lesson plans; Take the lead in presenting art basedlessons; Help the staff to incorporate art into classroom activities; Work with groups andindividual students to help them use art to acquire the skills necessary for self regulationand emotional stability; Work with groups and classes to help them prepare material forpresentation; Conduct instructional groups for parents to help them incorporate thestrategies of art therapy into home life

School Psychology InternsInterns will:Work with individual students and with groups of students on

attaining IEP goals and the goals identified by the child study teams; Work withthe psychologist, teachers, and therapists in developing effective classroomstrategies; Assist in performing functional analyses and developing behaviorplans; Maintain session notes; May have the opportunity to participate in andfacilitate parent training sessions; May assist in the assessment of studentswho may need psychological services

School Speech Therapy Interns

Interns will:Work with individual students and groups of students on achieving IEP goals;


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Work with the teachers and other members of the interdisciplinary teams in employingstrategies that help the students maximize the gains made during therapy; Maintain sessionnotes; Assist in the assessment of students who may need speech therapy; Maintainconcise log notes; Take part in parent training sessions that focus on the development of

speech and language

Occupational Therapy Interns in Special Education Schools

Interns will: Work with individual students and groups of students on achieving IEP goals;Work with the teachers and other members of the interdisciplinary teams in employingstrategies that help the students maximize the gains made during therapy; Maintain sessionnotes; Assist in the assessment of students who may need occupational therapy; Take partin parent training sessions that center on the development of fine motor skills

Physical Therapy Interns in Special Education Schools

Interns will:Work with individual students and groups of students on achieving IEP goals;Work with the teachers and other members of the interdisciplinary teams in employingstrategies that help the students maximize the gains made during therapy; Maintain sessionnotes; Assist in the assessment of students who may need physical therapy; Take part inparent training sessions that center on the development of gross motor skills

Undergraduate Human Services Interns in Special Education Schools

Interns will:Assist the families in obtaining needed services; Work with thefamilies in dealing with difficulties with bussing, completing USDA forms, andother required forms; Be in contact with families via the telephone and/or inperson; Work with the interdisciplinary team on designated tasks; Complete

and maintain records and files

Medical and Clinical Services

All Medical and Clinical Services Interns will be required to:


Psychology InternsInterns Will:Conduct psychological evaluations; Provide treatment toindividuals in the AHRC Article 16 clinic; Provide psychological consultation inthe clinic and to AHRC programs as needed; Take part in case conferences;Maintain case notes; Meet agency paperwork requirements.


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Social work InternsInterns Will:Conduct psychosocial report interviews for the Article 16 Clinic,Sobriety Services, and the Health Care Clinic; Provide treatment to people with

developmental disabilities; Take part in case conferences; Maintain written casenotes; Consult with other programs and with family members as needed.

Residential Services

All Residential Services Interns will be required to:

Attend AHRC's OSHA training

Have medical clearanceBe fingerprintedHave state clearance

Undergraduate InternsInterns Will: Assist individuals in activities of daily living; Help individuals to take part indaily routines; Help individuals improve their ability to interact with others; Help individualsto accomplish designated tasks; Take part in community trips and work with individuals toacquire appropriate skills for interacting in the community.

Recreation Services

All Recreational Services Interns will be required to:

Attend AHRC's OSHA trainingHave medical clearanceBe fingerprinted

Have state clearance

Social Work Interns Adminis trative TrackInterns Will: Visit the recreation programs; Take part in quality assurance and auditprocedures; Perform administrative tasks as directed by the Director of the department;Take part in intake and assessments or people with developmental disabilities; Maintainconcise log notes; Comply with agency paperwork requirements.

Social Work Interns Interns Will: Work on already identified goals; Provideassessment and establish goals; Help individuals develop appropriate socialization skills;Help individuals to acquire the skills for self regulation and decision making; Helpindividuals develop independence; Be in contact with other programs; Keep concise casenotes and contact logs.


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Administration and GeneralAll Administration Interns will be required to:


Finance Department InternsInterns Will: Assist with organization of accounts payable files; Organize payroll cancelledchecks; Upload information into Excel worksheets; Assist in the design of departmentalforms; Verify the accuracy of data entry; Maintain worksheets; Assist unit staff with

eligibility processing; Assist with year-end reconciliation and paperwork; Assist withbudget data input; Perform other tasks that are assigned by the Chief Financial Officer.

Training

By taking part in the Internship Program at AHRC, Interns will gain hands onexperience providing services to individuals with disabilities and related servicesin the field. Interns will also have the opportunity to take part in both general

and program specific training sessions offered at AHRC New York City.


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American Psychological AssociationPre-Doctoral Level Internship

Adult Day ServicesHome Care Services, Inc.Department of Educational Services Medical and Clinical

Services Residential ServicesRecreation Services Administration and General

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