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> INTERNSHIPS
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PSCH is an agency that is committed to enriching the lives, health and welfare of its clients. The agency
is equally committed to enhancing the skills of future professionals joining the ranks of those working
diligently in the fields of mental health and developmental disabilities. PSCH offers opportunities for
graduate students in the fields of social work, psychology, human services, nursing, and other disciplines
to learn and to provide clinically sound and evidence-based treatment.
A key focus of the internship program is to provide students with opportunities to integrate the internships
theories learned in classroom settings into their professional practice. PSCH is devoted to helping facilitate the
professional educational development of the young men and women who will one day be future leaders in
the areas of developmental disabilities and mental health treatment as well as social service delivery.
Student interns have the opportunity to work directly with clients and to develop their clinical skills while
fulfilling their educational obligations and receiving the guidance of seasoned and talented clinicians.
Some of the placements that students may fulfill their practicum requisites in are:
Assertive Community Treatment ACT-
Treatment Teams committed to providing clients with the treatment that they need in the communities
in which they reside and work.
Permanent Housing Assertive Community Treatment PHACT Teams-
Treatment teams providing clients with individual and group treatment as well as housing related
services in their own communities.
Clinical Review Teams-
Multi-disciplinary teams providing crisis intervention, consultation, training and clinical supervisory
services to clients with co-occurring disorders and to less clinically trained case management staff.
Congregate Care Residences-
24 hour residential facilities serving clients with serious and persistent mental illnesses, co-occurring
disorders as well as developmental disabilities.
Article 31 and Article 16 Clinics-
Facilities devoted to providing psychotherapeutic treatment to individuals dealing with Axis I and
Axis II illnesses.
IPRT-
Intensive Psychiatric Rehabilitation Treatment programs providing consumer- oriented, goal-focused
rehabilitation for individuals recovering from mental illness and need assistance living, working and
socializing in the communities in which they live.
As well as the clinical supervision that student interns have access to at their individual placement sites, they
also participate in group supervision, in-service trainings, and grand rounds on a regular basis. If you are
interested in learning more about the internship program at PSCH, please contact:
Human Resources
(718)445-4700
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