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CLINICAL TRAINING PROGRAM, GOALS & OBJECTIVES
The Clinical Training Program at Connection’s Day School is quite extensive - offering two Post-Doctoral Fellowship (APPIC), two Pre-Doctoral Internship (APPIC) and four Psychotherapeutic Externship/Practicum positions.
Each program has been designed to help Externs/Interns/Fellows develop and refine their clinical skills in key areas of practice, all while functioning as a valued member of a Multidisciplinary Team. There is an emphasis on training in fundamental and advanced clinical skills with a primary focus on Individual, Group and Family Therapy and Crisis Intervention. The training program is organized in such a way that it is designed to provide Externs/Interns/Fellows with a planned, programmed sequence of training experiences, one which assures breadth and quality of training. Trainees are provided with opportunities to work with high-risk children, adolescents and their families – individuals struggling with mild to severe: mood, anxiety, behavior, substance-related, psychotic, developmental and personality disorders. Trainees also get an opportunity to work with people of all ages, and diverse cultural, ethnic and socioeconomic backgrounds. All of this is done under the careful supervision of the Clinical Director/Director of Clinical Training, and other members of the Clinical Training Staff.
Ultimately, the main training goal/objective is to promote the Extern’s/Intern’s/Fellow’s professional growth in such a way that, by the end of the training year, s/he feels confident in his/her ability to competently function as a Clinician, with the ability to practice in accordance with the highest standards of care.
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