Training Experiences

Interns will have the opportunity to improve their skills in the delivery of evidence-based interventions in a required psychotherapy outpatient rotation. These experiences include: Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Parent Child Interaction Therapy, Trauma Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Family Based Treatment for eating disorders, Dialectical Behavioral Therapy for adolescents and/or adults.

We offer training opportunities in psychological and neuropsychological assessment. Additionally, interns may gain exposure to psychological and cognitive screening measures on various rotations. Child Clinical track interns will have the opportunity to participate in neurodevelopmental assessment experiences. 

A unique feature of our program is the breadth of training opportunities to provide psychological services in specialty clinics. These include: Disordered Eating Center of Charleston (DECC), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy Services Program (DMT) and Cardiac Rehabilitation. 

Not only do interns have the opportunity to train in an integrated primary care rotation, interns have the option to participate in both urban and rural primary care clinics. Interns will gain a broader understanding of health psychology and behavioral medicine. 

Faculty are often actively engaged in scholarly work. Interns will have the opportunity to participate in a variety of ongoing clinically-oriented research projects. Interns' participation can vary from poster presentations to published journal articles. 

Many required and optional rotations include varying degrees of exposure to multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary standards of care. The consultation/liaison and inpatient required rotations for the Health Service Psychology track are entirely team-based opportunities, to include residents, medical students, psychology interns and Psychiatry/Med Psych attendings. Child Clinical track interns will have the opportunity to participate in pediatric specialty clinics alongside with medical specialist colleagues.  

Interns will participate in a recurring supervision seminar that is designed to further refine and advance their knowledge, skills and abilities in supervising. 

Interns will participate in weekly psychology didactics seminars and interdisciplinary seminars/journal club. Additional didactics related to their emphasis area may occur spending on the rotation. Interns in the Child Clinical track will also participate in biweekly interprofessional child case consultations and a child developmental seminar.