Internship

Program Description   

This program is a large, busy, multisite, bilingual, bi-cultural mental health private practice providing culturally and linguistically appropriate mental health treatment to a largely Chinese recent immigrant community.  Services include outpatient treatment of many common disorders including mood, anxiety, psychotic, personality, substance use, developmental, and cognitive disorders.   The primary modes of treatment are medication management coupled with individual psychotherapy, although there are also groups. The practice includes 15 – 20 therapists, in addition to psychiatrists and nurse practitioners, providing therapy to thousands of patients of all ages including a large number of children and adolescents.  The two main sites are in Flushing, Queens, and Sunset Park, Brooklyn serving two “Chinatown” communities.  Dialects spoken by patients are largely Mandarin, Cantonese, Fujianese, and Taishanese though many patients also speak English.  Extensive multidisciplinary supervision will be provided to maximize the learning experience. 

Main Responsibility

Interns will be trained to perform screening/intake including interview clients as well as family members and significant others.  Interns will be trained to provide psychotherapy to suitable patients.  In addition, many patients require case management.   Interns will be required to complete all routine clinical documentation including progress notes and treatment plans.   They will also be required to attend staff meetings and continuing education programs.

Candidate Requirement

Candidates must be available for at least 16 to 20 hrs per week, be fluent in Mandarin and/or Cantonese, and be willing to make a minimum one year commitment. The student should be enrolled in a Masters program in psychology, counseling or social work. The student should have interest in working with a Chinese population and have excellent communication, interpersonal and organization skills, and tasks.  In addition, the candidate must be eager to learn and flexible enough to work in a private office setting.