Each trainee receives two hours of weekly individual supervision. The use of videotape in supervision is encouraged. Supervision styles and theoretical orientations are varied, but there is a common emphasis on the importance of the family system and its influence on the child. Our trainees will spend 40 hours per week for twelve months in our program, from September 2001 through August 2002. Trainees have a total of six weeks of time off, which includes holidays, personal, sick and vacation time.
Trainees attend all training activities and supervision, and carry a full clinical caseload.
Our trainees also participate in an on-call rotation of consultation to hospital staff on emergency patients and pediatric psychology issues. Only our Post-Doctoral Fellows share weekend and night call with our staff. In past years we have been able to offer stipends to our full-time trainees. Stipends for 2001-2002 will be announced at a later date when the department budget is finalized. The stipends do not include any other benefits such as medical coverage.