Internships: West South Central

Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System 

Location

2200 Fort Roots Dr., Mental Health Service (116/B), North Little Rock, AR 72211

Contact

Courtney Ghormley, PhD, ABPP, Director of Training

Setting

Vetarans Administration

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Types of trainees

• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.)
• Doctoral internship
• Postdoctoral

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 70%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 90%
• Staff has earned a certification in group therapy (e.g., Certified Group Therapist): 50%

Approximate percentage of staff that have run at least one psychotherapy group each year

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 70%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 70%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Postdoctoral: 100%
• Licensed staff: 70%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 20-30
• Levels of care offered to clients: Inpatient or residential, partial/intensive outpatient (IOP), outpatient: brief, outpatient: long-term, other
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Recreational; structured, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; support; mindfulness/meditation/relaxation; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational; diversity-related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: Hours are dependent on the training track (General, Health, Neuro) and the rotations selected.
• Average length of groups: Semester, quarter
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy, re-decision/solution-oriented, other: trauma-focused therapy including CPT, seeking safety, moral injury, nightmares and substance use/recovery
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, training groups (trainee is a member of an experimental learning letting), group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy, serving as a process observer
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Either senior staff or another trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); direct observation: audio recording; feedback from a process observer
• Additional information: This program offers training in a wide variety of group psychotherapy techniques working with a variety of patient populations. Many of the staff are certified in the various evidence-based psychotherapies and serve as national VA trainers in the therapy. Trainees are given a great amount of autonomy with appropriate individual and group supervision.

Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center

Location

1542 Tulane Av.

Contact

Michelle Moore, Training Director

Setting

Hospital

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Types of trainees

• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.)
• Doctoral internship
• Postdoctoral

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 70%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 50%
• Staff has taken AGPA Group Principles course: 20%

Approximate percentage of staff that have run at least one psychotherapy group each year

• Doctoral internship: 50%
• Licensed staff: 30%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 1-5
• Levels of care offered to clients: Inpatient or residential, outpatient: long-term
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Psychotherapy/process; support; psychoeducational
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 100
• Average length of groups: On-going
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, psychodynamic, re-decision/solution-oriented
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, training groups (trainee is a member of an experimental learning letting), group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy, serving as a process observer
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Either senior staff or another trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); direct observation: audio recording; feedback from a process observer
• Additional information: This program offers training in a wide variety of group psychotherapy techniques working with a variety of patient populations. Many of the staff are certified in the various evidence-based psychotherapies and serve as national VA trainers in the therapy. Trainees are given a great amount of autonomy with appropriate individual and group supervision.

Eastern Oklahoma VA Health Care System 

Location

10159 E. 11th St., Suite 100, Tulsa, OK 74128

Contact

Patricia Byrd, Director of Training

Setting

Veterans Administration

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Types of trainees

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.)
• Doctoral practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.)
• Doctoral internship

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 100%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 60%

Approximate percentage of staff that have run at least one psychotherapy group each year

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 50%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 100%
• Doctoral internship: 100%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 20-30
• Levels of care offered to clients: Inpatient or residential, partial/intensive outpatient (IOP)/day treatment, outpatient: brief, outpatient: long-term
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Structed, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; support; mindfulness/meditation/relaxation; theme/topic specific; psychoeducational; diversity related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 104 at minimum
• Average length of groups: Semester, quarter, on-going
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral, group as a whole, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy, re-decision/solution-oriented
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, experiential seminars, individual supervision of group therapy, serving as a process observer
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Either senior staff or another trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); no observation, based on oral or written report by trainee
• Additional information: The program offers several training opportunities in group-based, evidence-based therapy such as: ACT, CBT-insomnia, CBT for chronic pain, CPT, DBT skills group, anger management, STAIR, mindfulness, CBT for depression, support groups for LGBTQ individuals and support groups for IPV survivors.

University of Texas Health Science Center Houston 

Location

1941 East Rd., Houston, TX 77054

Contact

Katherine Loveland, PhD, Professor and Training Director

Setting

Hospital

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Types of trainees

• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.)
• Doctoral internship
• Postdoctoral

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 60%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 50%

Approximate percentage of staff that have run at least one psychotherapy group each year

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 20%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 60%
• Doctoral internship: 80%
• Postdoctoral: 40%
• Licensed staff: 30%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 1-5
• Levels of care offered to clients: Inpatient or residential, outpatient: brief, outpatient: long-term
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Structed, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; theme/topic specific; psychoeducational
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 60
• Average length of groups: Single session/hospital group therapy
• Theoretical orientations: Cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral therapy
• Training formats: Training groups (trainee is a member of an experimental learning setting), group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Either senior staff or another trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); feedback from a process observer
• Additional information: The program includes DBT groups with youth in a hospital setting, as well as occasionally young adult or older adults with autism in outpatient groups.

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