Adolescent Day Treatment
The Child and Family Institute at St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals is offering a psychology externship experience for doctoral students in its’ Comprehensive Adolescent Rehabilitation and Education Service (C.A.R.E.S.). The CARES program is a collaboration of the New York City Department of Education and the Hospital Center. It provides high school students suffering from psychiatric difficulties and/or substance abuse issues with the opportunity to work toward a Regents, IEP or General Equivalency diploma while receiving intensive group and individual psychotherapy, as well as psychopharmacological treatment. The externship provides training in Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) and substance abuse treatment in a fast-paced but highly supportive milieu setting. Trainees participate in all aspects of the therapeutic community, carry individual cases and co-lead groups. They attend intensive summer orientation training, Grand Rounds lectures, weekly individual supervision and group supervision. A commitment of at least sixteen per week is required. Positions will begin on July 1, 2011 and end on June 30, 2012. Applicants from school and clinical psychology doctoral programs (Psy.D. or Ph.D.) are welcome to apply. Prior hospital-based clinical experience is strongly preferred. This externship is ideal for an advanced student.

Child and Adolescent Outpatient Treatment
The Child and Family Institute (CFI) at St. Luke’s and Roosevelt Hospitals is offering a psychology externship experience for second, third and fourth year doctoral students in its’ outpatient department. This multi-disciplinary clinic provides intake evaluations, psychopharmacological treatment, neuropsychological testing, individual, family and group psychotherapy. The target population is children between the ages of four and eighteen, and their families. CFI also has a growing Parent-Infant Center for children ages zero to three where trainees may work with a parent-infant dyad. Patients come to CFI seeking treatment for a wide range of psychosocial difficulties, psychiatric diagnoses and severity of illnesses. Trainees, along with permanent staff conduct over 20,000 patient visits annually. Externs are fully integrated into the life of the clinic. They carry approximately six psychotherapy cases, conduct intake evaluations, run groups and attend all clinic-wide administrative meetings. Supervision takes place in both weekly individual sessions and in groups. Externs are welcome to participate in didactic courses along with our psychology interns, post-doctoral fellows and psychiatry residents. Externs may also attend CFI’s intensive summer orientation training and Grand Rounds. A commitment of sixteen hours per week is required. Positions will begin on July 1, 2011 and end on June 30, 2012. Applicants from school and clinical psychology doctoral programs (Psy.D. or Ph.D.) are welcome to apply. Prior hospital-based clinical experience is preferred but not essential.

Application Instructions:
Please send a cover letter describing your interests and goals, two letters of reference, a CV and a recent transcript by January 14, 2011 to:

Genevieve Rosenbaum, Ph.D.
The Child and Family Institute
St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center
1090 Amsterdam Avenue
16th Floor
New York, NY 10025

Inquiries and application materials can also be sent via e-mail to grosenba@chpnet.org.