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| Jump to: | Major Rotations | Required Seminars |
| Minor Rotations | Individual Health Services Psychology Project |
Major rotations correspond to the specialty tracks to which an individual applies. Major rotations are 24 hours per week for 12 months. For the 2009-2010 training year we will offer five specialty tracks as listed below. Applicants may apply for only one track. Because this training has a specialty emphasis, applicants who show promise of a career focus in the specialty area will be given priority. Evidence of prior experience in and commitment to the specialty area will be weighted heavily in evaluating applicant credentials.
Specialty Track |
APPIC ID |
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| JFK Developmental Disabilities | (117512) |
| Deaf Link Marion Downs Hearing Center | (117513) |
| Colorado Department of Corrections | (117514) |
| Primary Care Psychology | (117519) |
| Primary Care Psychology Rural/Latino |
(117520) |
| Adult Developmental Disabilities | (117521) |
Minor rotations are 10-12 hours per week for 6 months. Minor rotations allow interns to acquire additional training in areas of interest to them. Interns select two clinical minor rotations.
Each intern completes a health services psychology scholarly project, to be presented during the Professional Issues Seminar at the end of the training year. Projects should be aimed at addressing a particular topic area in the integration of physical and mental health services with an underserved population. Projects are coordinated with a supervising psychologist and may include case studies, focused research projects, compilations of evidence based service delivery methods, review articles, etc.
Oglala Lakota School, Pine Ridge Reservation, South Dakota: During early fall and again in late March, Department of Psychiatry trainees (psychology interns, child and adolescent psychiatry residents, and social work interns) will travel from Denver to the Pine Ridge Reservation to spend one week conducting psychosocial assessments for the Dormitory Program of the Oglala Lakota School. The day school and boarding school are administered by the Bureau of Indian Affairs and has 150 students, grades 1-12, who board on the campus Monday through Thursday nights. Often these children have multiple psychological and social needs that require intervention by the dorm staff and Pine Ridge community human service providers. The assessments aid the school in planning individual and group interventions that attend to the children’s needs and build on their strengths. Late afternoon and evening activities provide cross-cultural educational and recreational experiences. The Department of Psychiatry pays for all expenses (travel, food, and lodging) related to this rotation.
Other required seminars are held every Thursday throughout the year. Most seminars are offered in blocks of 10 to 12 weeks, with the exception of the Professional Seminar and the Intern Lunch, which meet weekly throughout the year. Additional required Thursday afternoon seminars are as follows: