Psychology Internship Brochure - Florida Department of Children ...

APA Committee on Accreditation*Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to theCommission on Accreditation:Office of Program Consultation and AccreditationAmerican Psychological Association750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002Phone: (202) 336-5979Email: apaaccred@apa.orgMAJOR ROTATIONSOpportunities are available for interns to do a General Major Rotation providing direct coverageas a member of a treatment team. The Geriatric Rotation serves individuals in a specialized setting emphasizingresidents over age 65 and/or with significant neurological impairments. The Forensic Rotationserves individuals throughout the hospital who have been found Incompetent to Proceed or Not Guilty byReason of Insanity. A Forensic Major Rotation cannot be guaranteed. A determination of specific majorrotation sites for each intern is made at the start of the intern training year based on hospital resourcesand intern interests. Interns will have a variety of training experiences. They will maintain a caseload ofapproximately five to eight individuals with whom they will engage in psychotherapy. Groups are an importantcomponent of treatment and, therefore, interns will initially observe, serve as co-therapist and ultimatelylead various types of psycho-educational groups. Interns may also have an opportunityto co-lead a DBT group.Residents are evaluated on admission and discharge and every six months while hospitalized.Thus, interns will administer both structured and unstructured mental status exams, conduct clinical interviewsand determine diagnoses. To clarify diagnostic issues interns will administer, score and interpretpsychological assessments. Interns will learn to write meaningful reports to aid the team in treatmentplanning.Multidisciplinary treatment team meetings are held for all residents on a regular schedule. Internswill participate in these meetings and learn how to present relevant information about the resident to includeprogress in therapy and assessment results. Interns will also learn how to suggest additional treatmentstrategies and assist the resident in understanding issues discussed during the meeting.Approximately twenty-five percent of the hospital's population is classified as forensic. As previouslymentioned these residents have been adjudicated by a state criminal court as either ITP(Incompetent to Proceed) or NGI (Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity). Opportunities are available to leadboth ITP and NGI groups.5