Family Counseling Center: A Division of Trinity Services - - Chicagoland, IL

Doctoral Psychology Internship: Trinity’s doctoral internship program is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). As part of their training experience, interns spend four days per week at one of Trinity’s three-day treatment programs and one day per week at Trinity’s diagnostic clinic. Within the day program, interns gain experience working with adults with serious mental illness and/or with serious mental illness and mild intellectual disability. The intern’s training goals determine the populations emphasized during the year. In addition, the intern achieves competence applying empirically based treatments to assist clients in improving adaptation across important spheres of functioning. At the diagnostic center, interns obtain experience administering psychological tests to adults and children and generating written reports. The clinic serves persons with a range of presenting concerns. Autism screening and assessment is also a service provided at the clinic. Interns receive a total of four hours of supervision per week, and participate in weekly didactic trainings covering third-wave contextual behavior therapy models, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, Dialectical Behavior Therapy, and Functional Analytic Psychotherapy. The opportunity to co-facilitate case consultation for therapy externs is also provided. The hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday. The training year begins July 1 and ends June 30. Doctoral Psychology students interested in applying to the program may contact Carl V. Indovina, Psy.D. via email at cindovina@trinityservices.org or by phone at (815) 462-4273.

Questions related to the program’s accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, American Psychological Association, 750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002. Phone: (202) 336-5979 / E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org. Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation

Website link: https://www.trinityservices.org/careers/internship-externship-and-practicum-opportunities

(Information updated October 21, 2022).