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Iicaps yale child study center5/29/2024 During the first 6 weeks of the internship year, an intensive summer training period provides a theoretical and practical foundation for the work to be carried out during the year. The faculty members responsible for the psychology internship program of the Child Study Center are committed to providing sequential, cumulative experiences that increase in complexity as the year progresses. Ongoing research conducted by the Center provides a unique opportunity for interns to see the importance of the relationship between science and clinical practice. Examples include seminars in autism and neuropsychology that highlight the interface between science and practice. This approach is infused into all aspects of the training program. Opportunities are presented in didactic and clinical experiences to learn about and explore the relationship between the practice and science of psychology. The science of psychology provides a foundation on which the Child Study Center psychology training program is built. An over-riding goal is to demonstrate to interns, through a combination of applied and didactic experiences, that provision of mental health services to children requires intervention at multiple and interacting levels of influence. Those trained at the Center work within traditional and nontraditional settings and are trained to embrace diverse roles and responsibilities. The psychology training program seeks to prepares professionals to successfully address the complexities associated with children and families who are psychologically vulnerable. Just as we view the competencies and needs of our patients and clients from ecological and developmental perspectives, so too do we organize our curriculum around a developmental sequence of applied, didactic, and mentoring experiences aimed at preparing trainees for eventual independent practice in a range of settings. The psychology training program of the Yale Child Study Center takes a scientist-practitioner approach to clinical training and is based upon a developmental model of education. The Child Study Center is committed to recruiting, supporting and encouraging the most gifted clinicians, researchers, and leaders in the field today as well those in succeeding generations in the service of its clinical, research, training, policy, and prevention agendas. The mission of the Yale Child Study Center is to improve the mental health of children and families, advance understanding of their psychological and developmental needs, and treat and prevent childhood mental illness through the integration of research, clinical practice, and professional training. Unlike those who match to the two-year fellowship, those who match to the Yale Affiliated position are not guaranteed a postdoctoral year of training. The Affiliated intern fully participates with their entering internship cohort, including training in one of the areas of focus. The Yale Affiliated intern must meet the requirements for acceptance to the internship and have completed a minimum of one year of practica at the Child Study Center. *The Child Study Center also has an Affiliated Internship position with the Yale Department of Psychology reserved for eligible Yale clinical psychology graduate students. Interns and second year fellows work with other community agencies, including private and public schools, local law enforcement, and the state child welfare agency. Clinical settings include an urban child guidance clinic with multiple community-based intervention programs and a university teaching hospital with medical, surgical, and psychiatric services for children. The program’s didactic curriculum and clinical placements emphasize public service to underserved populations, including the urban poor, children and their families impacted by significant biopsychosocial adversity, and children with combined developmental, medical, and psychiatric disorders. Most students matched to our program meet their goals for licensure at the end of the two-year training sequence. Successful applicants are appointed as Fellows of Yale Medical School for the two-year training experience, and are required to complete their doctoral degree prior to beginning the second year. All Fellowship candidates enter the program through the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) match process. Doctoral candidates enrolled in APA Accredited programs in Clinical, Counseling, or School Psychology may apply. The Yale Child Study Center (YCSC) Psychology Fellowship consists of a two-year integrated training sequence: an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited internship and a (non-accredited) Postdoctoral Fellowship * in clinical psychology.
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