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Internship in Professional Psychology |
Vanderbilt University Psychological and Counseling Center
Setting
and Population Served: The Psychological and
Counseling Center is a multifaceted facility serving
Vanderbilt University students, staff, and their
partners and dependents. Supervision is provided by
clinical and counseling psychologists who represent
diverse theoretical orientations. There are also
vocational and educational counselors, social workers,
psychiatrists, psychiatric nurse practitioners, drug
and alcohol specialist, outreach and training
personnel, and approximately thirty practicum
students, masters level pre-license trainees,
pre-doctoral interns and post-doctoral fellows. On the
average, the Center provides over 19,000 therapy hours
per year with an additional 1200 hours of
presentations/training on campus. In particular the
Center works closely with the Department of
Residential Education and the Athletic Department.
Organizational consulting to university programs
and departments is also provided.
The
population seen at the Center ranges in age from early
childhood to retirement eligible, with approximately
80% being in early adulthood. Sixty percent are
female, forty percent male. The ethnic/nationality mix
reflects that of the university, with ethnic
minorities or international students comprising
approximately 25% of the clientele.
Training
Objectives: The internship at the
Center is designed to provide intensive individualized
professional training experience in the varied
activities carried out by psychologists in an
innovative, service oriented counseling center.
Graduates of our program are trained in short and long
term individual as well as group psychotherapy,
couples counseling, family and child work, diagnostic
interviewing, personality assessment, cognitive
assessment, sports psychology, supervision, crisis
intervention, vocational counseling, outreach and
consultation, program development, and research. This
primary placement provides sound preparation for those
seeking a career in outpatient settings or for those
desiring placement in a setting charged with multiple
responsibilities for mental health and organizational
development in a broad university community or
business-consulting firm.
Training
Program/Experiences: The primary focus for
interns includes individual psychotherapy, but allows
for participation in any or all of the experiences
listed above. Clients exhibit a diverse range of
issues, mostly of moderate or greater severity.
Interns carry an average of 18 (individual, group,
intake and assessment) client hours per week, with an
increase during peak seasons. Services range from
crisis intervention to long-term therapy. Some of the
clinical opportunities available to interns are
intensive study in groups, treatment of eating
disorders, treatment of sexual abuse survivors,
couples work, lesbian/gay/bisexual/trans issues, and
rather uniquely for a university counseling center,
child and family issues. Additionally, there is
opportunity for the development of skills in
vocational counseling.
Psychological
assessment focuses on ADHD, learning disabilities and
personality evaluation of Center clients in ongoing
therapy. Each intern is encouraged to develop his or
her own clinical program, consulting project, or
research effort for the year which would correspond
with a Center need. Interns are given the chance to
experience the role of supervisor by providing
individual ancillary supervision to a masters level
practicum student. This experience is helpful in
developing supervision skills and is another key part
of the intern experience. Interns are also expected to
participate in on-call emergency duty. Currently, this
requires our interns to be available to handle
after-hour emergency calls for four 1-week periods
during the academic year.
The
experiences at this site are fairly constant
throughout the year in that there is no provision for
a rotational system through different experiences at
the Center. However, interns are given a degree of
autonomy, selecting from many diverse opportunities,
to design a program at the Center which will fit their
training needs, interests, and talents.
Special
emphasis is placed on supervision during the
internship. All interns are assigned to two
psychologists with experience in direct client
service, supervision, and training. Interns meet with
supervisors for a total of at least two hours per week
of individual supervision for the three and one-half
days spent at the Center. Additionally, all interns
participate in a vocational assessment seminar,
psychological assessment seminar, group therapy
seminar and a supervision of supervision group. Group
seminars are also available for some of the clinical
subspecialties mentioned above. Each intern also has a
one day a week secondary placement at another site in
the Consortium where there is an additional hour of
weekly individual supervision.
Diversity:
The staff of the Center
is committed to the affirmation of diversity. The
Center provides accentuated training in this area,
including didactic experiences regarding gender,
different ethnicities, cultures, sexual orientations,
socioeconomic backgrounds, religious backgrounds,
ages, and abilities.
Research Possibilities: Interns can participate in
or create team research relevant to Center operations.
The amount and focus of such research varies from year
to year.
Constraints on Secondary
Placement Selection: Since there is no
inpatient service and limited experience with the
chronically mentally ill and health psychology, Center
interns are encouraged to seek such experiences
through the secondary placement.
Additional Criteria for
Acceptance: None. Previous counseling
center experience is valued.
Potential for Program
Change: Not significant over the
next year.
Positions:
3
Salary: $27,592.14
Starting Date: July 1, 2012
Ending Date: June 30, 2013
Contact:
Rhonda R. Venable, Ph.D., Director, Training Director
and Assistant Dean of Students
Daniel
J. Sullivan, Psy. D., J.D., Associate Director
(615) 322-2571
www.vanderbilt.edu/pcc
Faculty:
Allison
K. Bradshaw, Ph.D.; Indiana State
University; M.A., Murray State University. Assessment
Coordinator. Interests include: Anxiety, Psychological
Assessment, ADHD & Learning Disorders, Women's
Issues, and working with international and graduate
students.
Valri Bromfield
MA: Argosy University,
Nashville, Tennessee, Outreach Coordinator. Interests
span all areas, with a special interest in transgender
and transsexual issues.
Ryan
Gillespie, Ph.D.; Indiana State
University. Assistant Director. Vocational Assessment
Coordinator. Occupational Assessment Interests:
Individual, group, and couples psychotherapy,
student-athletes, men and masculinity, existential
concerns, and student development/supervision.
Cindy
Greene, M.S.S.W., L.C.S.W.; University of Tennessee -
Nashville. Interests include: Spirituality in
Psychotherapy, Eating Disorders, Couples and Family.
Dorothy
H. Gager, M.Div., LCSW--University
of
Tennessee college of Social Work, MSSW;
Vanderbilt University Divinity School, M.Div.; Alcohol
and Drug Counselor. Interests: Substance use
disorders, 12 Step Recovery, Harm Reduction,
Spiritual/religious issues, Families of
alcoholics/addicts.
Jennifer
C. Kasey, Psy.D.; James
Madison University; M.A./Ed.S., James Madison
University. Interests include: Individual and Group
therapy, Multicultural/diversity issues, Family of
Origin issues, Adjustment, Interpersonal Process,
Relationship Concerns, LGBTQI issues, and Identity
Development. Jennifer expects to be independently
licensed and a staff psychologist in mid-September,
2011.
Carolyn
J. LaBarbera, Ph.D.; Vanderbilt
University, Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology, 1977;
Previously at Student Heath Center at Vanderbilt from
1985 until 2011; Currently Staff Psychologist at PCC
since May, 2011. Interests: Psychotherapy with adults,
women’s issues, relationship issues, approach is
eclectic using variety of methods as needed such as
Insight, CBT/Behavioral, and Supportive therapies.
Lisa
Lorenzen, Ph.D.; Tennessee State
University. Intake Coordinator. Interests include:
Individual, group, and couples psychotherapy, eating
disorders and body image disturbances in men and
women, and psychological assessment.
Monicah
Muhomba, Ph.D.; University of Kentucky,
M.A. Asbury Theological Seminary. Research
Coordinator. Interests include: Diversity Issues,
Spirituality, International Student Issues, Adjustment
Issues, Relationship Concerns, Couples Therapy, and
Group Therapy.
Jonathan
Rudiger, Psy.D.: Virginia Consortium
Program in Clinical Psychology. Long-term
psychotherapy group co-facilitator. Interests include:
anxiety, depression, relationship
conflicts, family of origin/trauma, men's issues,
personality disorders, and couple's therapy. Focus on
psychoanalytic theory and psychodynamic treatment
approaches. Jonathan expects to be independently
licensed and a staff psychologist in mid-September,
2011.
Johanna
C. Shadoin, M.S.S.W., L.C.S.W.;
UT-Knoxville; M.P.S. Loyola University- New Orleans.
Staff Therapist at VU Psychological and Counseling
Center. Interests include: Depression, Anxiety,
Adjustment/Transition Issues, Bereavement/Loss, and
Spiritual Issues.
Vida
Sobie, Ph.D.; University of Miami.
Co-Coordinator of Case Assignment; Interests:
Psychodynamic/Interpersonal Psychotherapy, Personality
Disorders, Body Image Disturbances and Eating
Disorders.
Daniel
Sullivan, Psy.D.; Wright State
University. J.D.; University of Alabama. Associate
Director. Interests: Learning Disabilities & ADHD,
LGBTQ Issues, Trauma/PTSD Issues, EMDR, Group Therapy,
Psychological Assessment.
Rhonda
Venable, Ph.D.; Georgia State
University. Director, Training Director, Psychological
and Counseling Center. Assistant Dean of Students,
Vanderbilt University. Associate Director,
Vanderbilt-Department of Veterans Affairs Internship
in Professional Psychology. Interests: Training and
Supervision, Adult Survivors of Sexual Abuse, Child
and Family Therapy, Diversity Issues and Training
(including gay and lesbian issues), Alcohol and Drug
Abuse, Group Psychotherapy, Couple Therapy, Sports and
Performance.
Vickie
Woosley, Psy.D., Argosy University,
Washington, D.C. Coordinator of Sport Psychology
Services & Police Screening Coordinator. Interests
include: Individual, couples, and group psychotherapy,
sports and human performance, and police assessments.
Medical Faculty:
Brad Williams,
M.D. University of MS
Medical Center; Residency in Psychiatry, Vanderbilt
University Medical Center.
Casey Arney, M.D. University of Louisville School of Medicine. Internship- Loyola Medical Center; Residency- Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Board Certification in Psychiatry. Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry, Vanderbilt University School of Medicine.
Paula Nunn, M.D. Vanderbilt
University Medical School; Board Certification in
Child and Adolescent Psychiatry and in Adult
Psychiatry; Assistant Clinical Professor of Psychiatry
Vanderbilt University School of Medicine, Medical
Director of the PCC.
Christopher D. L.
White, APRN-BC, Psychiatric-Mental
Health Nurse Practitioner. Bachelor of Arts in
Psychology, University of Tennessee Knoxville,
Knoxville, Tennessee, 1984 ; Master of Science
in Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville,
Tennessee, 1997. Diagnosis and treatment of Axis I and
Axis II disorders utilizing medication and therapeutic
alliance to effect symptom improvement, empowerment of
those seeking treatment, and sustainable approaches to
health and hope.
Taylor C. Fife,
APRN-BC: Undergraduate: Ft.
Lewis College, BA Psychology; Masters: Vanderbilt
University, Nurse Practitioner in psychiatry.
Doctorate (currently enrolled): Vanderbilt University,
Doctorate of Nursing Practice. Clinical Interests: Brief CBT
interventions coupled with providing medications when
needed for the full spectrum of psychiatric illness.
Utilizing psychodynamic intervention over the course
of the therapeutic relationship.
10-30-2011