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APPIC Member Number: 1535
NOTE: The APPIC Member Number is different from the program code number(s) used in the APPIC Match.
Program Type: Internship
Last Modified by Member: 12/27/2012 8:45:55 AM
Institution: Friends Hospital
Department: Psychology
Address: 4641 Roosevelt Boulevard
Philadelphia, PA  19124-2399
Country: United States
Metro Area: Philadelphia Metro Area
Distance from Major City:
Phone: (215) 831-4057
Fax: (215) 831-4531
Email: Gina.Fusco@uhsinc.com
Web Address: www.friendshospital.com
Brochure Website's Address: http://friendshospital.com/about-us/licensing-and- accreditation/clinical-psychology-training-program s/
Primary Agency Type: Private Psychiatric Hospital
Additional Agency Types:
Accreditation
APA Accreditation: Accredited
CPA Accreditation: Not Accredited
Staff / Faculty Information
Training Director: Gina  Fusco, Psy.D.
Director of Psychology
Psychology Lead/Director/Chief: Dawn  DeBrocco, Psy.D.
Asst. Director of Psychology
No. of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty: 3
No. of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty: 2
Position Information
Start Date: August 19, 2013
No. of slots expected next class:
  Funded Unfunded
Full Time 8 0
Part Time 0 0
Annual Stipend ranges for next class:
  Low Stipend High Stipend
Full Time 22568
Part Time

Stipend values are in US Dollars
Fringe Benefits: Health Insurance
Dental Insurance
Vacation
Sick Leave
Dissertation Release Time
Professional Development Time
Other Fringe Benefits:
(not indicated above) 		21 Paid Time Off days, 2 professional development/dissertation days; Health insurance, including vision and dental, is provided with minimal cost to interns.
Application Process
Application Due Date: November 9  
This program uses the AAPI: Yes with additions
This program conducts interviews: Yes
An on site interview is: Required
Interview notification date: December 16 (This is the final date by which all applicants can expect to be notified of their interview status.)
Interview Process Description: Applicants will be notified of their interview offer via email or phone by December 16. Interviews are conducted on-site throughout the month of January. Interviewees spend up to a full day at Friends Hospital learning about the facility, the internship program, and attending both group and individual interviews with the psychology department faculty. Interviewees will have the opportunity to tour the hospital and attend an informal lunch with students and hospital staff.
How to obtain application info: Website or email
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email
Applicant Requirements
Applicant Requirements:
US Citizenship RequiredYes
Canadian Citizenship RequiredNo
Masters Degree RequiredBy application deadline
Comprehensive Exams PassedBy ranking deadline
Dissertation Proposal ApprovedBy start of internship
Dissertation DefendedNo
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours: 450
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours: 50
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required: 3
Applicants Welcome From What Program Types:
Clinical Psychology Preferred
Counseling Psychology Acceptable
School Psychology None
APA-Accredited Preferred
CPA-Accredited Preferred
Non-Accredited None
Ph.D. Degree Preferred
Psy.D. Degree Preferred
Ed.D. Degree None
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program. No
How to obtain text of statement: N/A
Other Requirements: Submit one de-identified psychological evaluation report. Pre-employment screening, including drug testing is required. Attendence at a week long, paid hospital orientation in August is mandatory.
Program Description
Program Description:
As the oldest private psychiatric hospital in the Unitied States, Friends Hospital has been committed to providing compassionate clinical care and creating a friendly and collegial environment for professionals for two centuries. Today, the hospital serves an economically, culturally, and diagnostically diverse population of individuals form Philadelphia and the surrounding areas. Recovery principles and Trauma-Informed care are at the core of Friends Hospital's commitment to mental health treatment. Our internship program in Clinical Psychology utilizes a Practitioner-Scholar model, with a strong emphasis on applying empirically-supported principles of treatment in an acute inpatient setting. The training program is grounded in cognitive and behavioral models. Throughout the course of the training year, interns participate in two major clinical rotations, which may include the adolescent unit, older adult unit, or intensive adult unit (for more acute mental illness), as well as several general adult units. Additional clinical experiences are available in our Crisis Response Center (a psychiatric ER) and the Greystone Program (a long-term community residence for chronically mentally ill individuals). Interns gain experience providing supervision while working with psychology practicum students in the hospital's externship program. Psychological assessment is an important part of the clinical training program, and interns complete 4 integrated assessment batteries and several brief screenings. Interns receive weekly individual and group supervision, and attend regular didactic trainings provided by various speakers from within and outside of the hospital. Overall, Friends Hospital offers a large variety of clinical and professional training opportunities, and is committed to assisting interns in meeting their individual training needs. Applicants must have a minimum of 3 years of academic training and 1400 total hours (testing, interv., & support) of experience.
Training Opportunities
Note: Major = Major Experience; Minor = Informal/Minor/External Experience
Populations:
Children
M Adolescents
M Adults
M Older Adults
M Inpatients
Outpatients
I Gay/lesbian/bisexual/ transgend.
M Ethnic minorities
  
I Spanish-speaking
French-speaking
Deaf/Hearing-impaired
I Students
International students
I Rural
M Urban
M Low income
I Homeless
Treatment Modalities:
M Individual therapy
Couples therapy
I Family therapy
M Group therapy
I Community Intervention
  
M Consultation/Liaison
M Crisis intervention
M Brief psychotherapy
I Long-term psychotherapy
I Cognitive rehabilitation
Experience:
I Health Psychology
Primary Care
I Women's Health
I HIV/AIDS
I Eating disorders
I Sexual Disorders
Sports Psychology
I Rehabilitation Psychology
I Physical Disabilities
I Learning Disabilities
I Developmental Disabilities
M Assessment
I Neuropsychology - Adult
Neuropsychology - Child
M Serious mental illness
M Anxiety Disorders
M Trauma/PTSD
  
M Sexual abuse
M Substance use disorders
I Forensics/Corrections
I Sexual offenders
M Geropsychology
Pediatrics
School
Counseling
Vocational/Career Devel.
M Multicultural Therapy
Feminist Therapy
Religion/Spirituality
M Empirically-supported treatments
I Public Policy/Advocacy
I Program Devel./Evaluation
M Supervision
Research
I Administration
Additional information about training opportunities:
Friends Hospital places an emphasis on preparing future psychologists for clinical leadership roles. These opportunities include conducting hospital-wide training, serving on various task forces and committees, and becoming involved in other administrative activities.
Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Internship Class
2010-2011 2011-2012 2012-2013
Number of Completed Applications 142 141 169
Number of applicants invited for interviews 34 40 38
Total Number of Interns 6 8 8
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs 6 8 8
Total no. of interns from Ph.D. programs 2 2 1
Total no. of interns from Psy.D. programs 4 6 7
Total no. of interns from Ed.D. programs 0 0 0
No. of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 6 8 8
No. of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0 0
No. of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest no. of reports written 1 3 2
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest no. of reports written 107 23 26
Summary of Post-Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class
2008-2009 2009-2010 2010-2011
Working on dissertation/Student 2 1
Postdoctoral Fellow 4 4
Community Mental Health Center 1
Health Maintenance Organization
Veterans Affairs Medical Center
Military Medical Center
Private General Hospital
General Hospital
Other Medical Center
Private Psychiatric Hospital 1
State/County/other Public Hospital
Correctional Facility
School District/System
University Counseling Center
University Teaching Faculty 1
2 or 4 year Undergraduate Teaching Position
Medical School
Academic Non-Teaching Position
Research Position
Independent Practice
Other (e.g., consulting) 1
Not currently employed
Changed to other career field
Unknown 1 1 3
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