Accordingly, the focus on this internship placement is on health psychology and its many facets that are addressed in education, research and practice. Interns, therefore, will be involved with many different activities that involve the relationship between the mind and a variety of health and medical issues. Interns are involved in both group and individual activities in the context of the role the mind and psychological makeup play in wellness and health. Group activities range from psychoeducational groups to support groups and classes. Individual activities include individual stress evaluations, individual consultation and individual therapy, primarily with a brief focus.
Supervision is provided by two on-site licensed psychologist in both individual and group formats.
Interns would be expected to co-lead several groups and to develop a curriculum for at least one psychoeducational group. The Division of Child and Adolescent Psychiatry is one component of the Department of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt School of Medicine. It has provided an APA-approved internship experience for more than 20 years. It is associated with the youth services component of the Vanderbilt Community Mental Health Center, and is both a major mental health service provider for middle Tennessee and a regional training center. In addition, we are associated with the Psychiatric Hospital at Vanderbilt which allows interns to work on inpatient services, as well as a partial hospitalization program, for young people.