Updated July 2021 Psychology Internship Training Program 2022-2023 Central Arkansas Veterans Healthcare System (CAVHS) Accredited by: THE AMERICAN PSYCHOLOGICAL ASSOCIATION (APA) For information regarding APA accreditation of this or other internships, please contact: Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation, American Psychological Association, 750 First Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002-4242, phone: (202) 336-5979. This internship program, as a member of the Association of Psychology Pre-doctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), adheres to APPIC policy regarding offers and acceptances for training. For more information, please contact: Dr. Courtney Ghormley at [email protected] Table of Contents Life in Little Rock...............................................................................................................................................................................6 About Our Medical Center…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....10 Population Served……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………........10 Services Provided…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………...10 History of Training………………………………………………………………..…………………………………………………………………………11 VHA Mission…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..11 VHA Vision…….……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….11 VA Core Values……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....11 Facilities…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………....12 North Little Rock Division…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………12 Little Rock Division………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………….13 Intern Learning Resources.................................................................................................................................................. .13 Contacts..........................................................................................................................................................................................14 Psychology Internship Program……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..15 Overview............................................................................................................................................................................15 Training Model...................................................................................................................................................................15 Program Aims.....................................................................................................................................................................15 Training Philosophy............................................................................................................................................................16 Commitment to Diversity...................................................................................................................................................16 Program Leadership...........................................................................................................................................................17 About Our Faculty..............................................................................................................................................................18 Page 2 of 63 Core Program Requirements............................................................................................................................................................19 Program Structure..............................................................................................................................................................19 Supervision........................................................................................................................................................................19 Evaluation..........................................................................................................................................................................19 Assessment Requirement...................................................................................................................................................20 Evidence-Based Protocols (EBPs).......................................................................................................................................20 Education/Didactics...........................................................................................................................................................21 Internship Development Seminar (IDS).................................................................................................................21 Intern Scholarly Presentation..................................................................................................................21 Intern Case Presentation.........................................................................................................................21 Tuesdays with Ghormley.......................................................................................................................................22 Diversity / Recovery Seminar…………..……………………………………………................................................................22 Supervision Seminar……………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………22 Professional Development Seminar (PDS)............................................................................................................22 Psychology Community Meetings.........................................................................................................................23 Other Didactic Opportunities................................................................................................................................23 Psychology Training Tracks..............................................................................................................................................................24 The General Psychology Track............................................................................................................................................25 The Health Psychology Track............................................................................................................................................. .25 Clinical Rotations.............................................................................................................................................................................26 General Psychology Rotations............................................................................................................................................26 Mental Health Clinic (MHC)...................................................................................................................................26 Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Clinical Team (PCT)................................................................................................27 Substance Use Disorders (SUD) Treatment Program.............................................................................................28 Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (RRTP) General Domiciliary………………………………………………….29 Page 3 of 63 PTSD Domiciliary Residential Rehabilitation Treatment Program (PTSD DOM)……………………………………………..30 Acute Inpatient Psychiatry....................................................................................................................................31 Psychosocial Rehabilitation Recovery Center (PRRC)………………………………………………………………………………..32 Military Sexual Trauma (MST) Program.................................................................................................................33 Sleep Medicine…..………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………34 Clinical Research…………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………34 Local Recovery Coordinator (LRC)………………………………………………………………………………………………………….35 Health Psychology Rotations..............................................................................................................................................37 Primary Care Behavioral Health (PCBH)................................................................................................................ .37 Health Promotion Disease Prevention (HPDP).......................................................................................................38 Integrative Medicine Patient Aligned Care Team (IMPACT) For Pain Management Clinic.......................................38 Home Based Primary Care (HBPC).........................................................................................................................39 Acute Rehab.........................................................................................................................................................40 Geriatric Patient Aligned Care Team (Geri-PACT)……………………………………………………………………………………..41 Community Living Center (CLC)…………………………………………………………………………………………………………….42 Former Interns.................................................................................................................................................................................43 Intern Placement By Cohort (2012-2020) ............................................................................................................................44 Trainee Admissions, Support, and Outcome Data...............................................................................................................47