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The
Internship Program at the Mailman Center for Child Development,
Department of Pediatrics, University of Miami School of
Medicine offers a variety of training opportunities in child
clinical psychology, pediatric psychology, and developmental
neuropsychology. This program is accredited by the American
Psychological Association. The program is designed to offer
experiences with the child (and his/her family) with, or
at risk for, developmental disabilities or behavioral problems
due to genetic, environmental, or medical factors. There
are numerous opportunities for training in the psychological
aspects of traditional developmental disabilities (e.g.,
mental retardation, autism, and learning disabilities),
pediatric psychology, lifespan neuropsychology, and prevention
in at risk populations. In addition, the internship program
is part of an interdisciplinary training program, and interns
will work alongside professionals and trainees from pediatrics,
neurology, audiology, social work, nutrition, nursing, genetics,
physical therapy, speech and language therapy, and education.
With this training background, the student is prepared to
advance to further post-doctoral training, or in some cases,
professional careers in pediatric psychology, child and
adolescent clinical psychology, or clinical neuropsychology.
Interns
will develop certain basic skills and knowledge consistent
with the philosophy of the program. There are three aspects
of this philosophy. The first is an interdisciplinary developmental
focus, consistent with that of the Mailman Center. The second
is an intradisciplinary clinical child/pediatric focus,
based on the Hilton Head Conference for the Training of
Clinical Child Psychologists (1985). Within this framework,
we expect each intern to gain experience in clinical/developmental
assessment, intervention, prevention, and consultation while
working alongside professionals from other disciplines.
The third is a multi-cultural diversity focus, acquiring
skills to work with individuals from a variety of cultural
and economic backgrounds. Within each of these areas, we
further expect that each intern will acquire basic knowledge
and skills that reflect this training emphasis.
The
size and location of the Center enables interns to gain
experience with a broad spectrum of problems in a diverse
cultural, ethnic, and socioeconomic population. While the
faculty represent a number of theoretical positions, the
program leans toward a cognitive-behavioral/systems perspective.
However, many different diagnostic and therapeutic techniques,
including cognitive-behavioral, family systems, and interpersonal
techniques, are taught within the program.
A candidate
must be enrolled as an advanced graduate student in a clinical
or counseling psychology program approved (or provisionally
approved) by the American Psychological Association. All
candidates should have a substantial amount of prior practicum
supervision and other clinical experience. Applicants with
strong clinical child, pediatric, or neuropsychology backgrounds
are preferred. The internship program abides by the University
of Miami's policy as an Equal Opportunity/Affirmative Action
Employer.
Matching
to a position involves a 20-hour commitment to one funding
rotation across the 12-month internship year. The remaining
20 hours/week will be spent on rotations individually tailored
to meet the training needs of the intern, selected by the
intern in consultation with his/her primary supervisor.
The source of the 12-month rotation commitment is determined
at the time of the match.
For
more information:
Please refer to our
brochure
and supplemental application.
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. To review APPIC Policies go to:
http://www.appic.org
Questions?
Contact:
Neena M. Malik, Ph.D.
,
Psychology Training Director at
nmalik@med.miami.edu
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