Guidebook for Clinical Psychology Interns

1. Front Matter

   Pages i-xv

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2. Selecting and Preparing for an Internship

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 1-2

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   2. Internships in Clinical Psychology

      • George Stricker

      Pages 3-9

   3. The Internship Year

      • George Stricker

      Pages 11-25

   4. The Internship Setting

      • Bernhard E. Blom

      Pages 27-52

   5. Contacts with Professional Staff

      • James W. Hull

      Pages 53-62

   6. Meetings in the Internship Setting

      • Bernhard E. Blom, Nancy R. Holmes

      Pages 63-77

3. Introduction to Clinical Internship

   1. Front Matter

      Pages 79-80

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   2. Admitting Patients to a Mental Health Facility

      • Gary K. Zammit

      Pages 81-104

   3. The Diagnosis of Mental Disorders Using the DSM-IV

      • Gary K. Zammit

      Pages 105-120

   4. Psychological Testing and Assessment

      • Stephen Hurt, Naomi Tomoyasu

      Pages 121-134

   5. Psychotherapy and Behavior Therapy

      • James W. Hull, Naomi Tomoyasu

      Pages 135-149

   6. Chart Notes, Case Histories, and Test Reports

      • Stephen Hurt

      Pages 151-169

   7. Psychopharmacology in Clinical Practice

      • Steven G. Wager, Gary K. Zammit

      Pages 171-209

4. Back Matter

   Pages 211-226

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The internship is the capstone experience of professional education and training preparatory for the application of psychology in health and human services. It is analagous for the practice of psychology to what the doctoral dissertation represents in the student's development as a scholar. At its best, the internship should be viewed as far more than simply a require­ ment for one's degree or licensure, a rite de passage for entry into the profes­ sion. Rather, it should be regarded by students and faculty alike as a rich opportunity for personal and professional growth, the opportunity to as­ sess and even rethink one's assumptions about human behavior and psy­ chological problems in the context of different client populations, types of problems addressed, and psychological service system environments. In articulating the first formal guidelines for the accreditation of grad­ uate training programs in clinical psychology, a committee of the American Psychological Association, comprised of distinguished psychologists of their day, asked, "What are the aims of a psychological internship?" The committee replied to that question as follows: Underlying all of its aims is the principle . . . that the knowledge es­ sential to the practice of clinical psychology cannot be obtained solely from books, lectures, or any other devices which merely provide infor­ mation about people or about ways of studying them.

• clinical psychology
• diagnosis
• pharmacology
• psychology
• psychopharmacology
• psychotherapy

`The present volume, comprised of thoughtful contributions by national leaders of professional graduate education and internship training programs, is a valuable guide to faculty and students....Indeed, the book fills a void in the published literature on a topic that is central to our field.'
from the Foreword by Paul D. Nelson, American Psychological Association, Washington, D.C.

• St. Luke’s-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Columbia University College of Physicians and Surgeons, New York, USA

  Gary K. Zammit

• Department of Psychology, Division of Psychology, Westchester Division, The New York Hospital-Cornell Medical Center, White Plains, USA

  James W. Hull

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