Site Learning Activities and Requirements
All interns will participate in the internship learning activities as specified in the manual. Specific site activities/rotations/requirements above and beyond what is listed in the manual are provided below:
Interns will complete two major rotations in the areas of Intervention and Assessment:
- Therapeutic Intervention: Intervention services may include individual therapy for all ages, family therapy, couples therapy, and group therapy.
- Psychological Assessment: This experience is designed to enhance the already established skill and knowledge base in the area of psychological assessment. The intern is expected to complete a minimum of 15 full psychological batteries focusing on the integration of various tests and report writing skills. The intern will be closely supervised through the process of conducting assessments. As competency is gained, the supervisor will allow a greater degree of autonomy. The intern is expected to incrementally become more proficient and sophisticated in their ability to perform and report assessments and results as the internship progresses.
Interns will have the opportunity to select at least one minor rotation for a commitment of at least 6 months (time may vary from approximately 4-12 hours per week). These minor rotations are available based on the developmental needs and interests of the intern. Minor rotation availability changes each year and examples have included the following:
- Autism Center
- Be Well Initiatives
- DBT Team
- Groups (variety of topics)
- Neuropsychological Evaluations
- Program Development
- RecoverED (eating disorders treatment)
- Youth substance use treatment
- Youth Focus Clinic (ADHD assessment and treatment)
- Youth Residential
Additional internship experiences may include:
- Participation in peer review teams with multiple experienced clinicians
- Participation in Burrell-sponsored research projects
- Community presentations (internal and/or external)
The interns’ training and rotations will be highly influenced by their preferences and areas of interest. They will receive information about each of the minor rotations available prior to their site orientation and will work with their supervisor to select the rotations which best fit their training goals.
It is expected that the internship and training activities come first, and any other roles/duties are secondary to the completion of the internship program.
Administrative Overview
Salary:
$40,000
Schedule:
Full-time (40 hours per week) generally 8:00 am – 5:00 pm Monday-Friday. Interns may be required to travel between multiple locations based on need and intern rotation interests.
Overtime:
Interns may be allowed to work over 40 hours per week (never to exceed 50 hours per week), but only under the prior approval of their site Training Director.
Nights/Weekends:
While an intern’s time commitment will typically be daytime, it is possible that periodic travel or clinical needs will require working later than 5:00 pm (e.g., groups). Interns will not be required to work on Saturdays or Sundays.
Malpractice Insurance:
If an intern is not covered by their school, Burrell Behavioral Health will provide insurance for them.
Mileage:
IIntern may be expected to travel to multiple locations. Mileage will be reimbursed according to Burrell policy.
Benefits:
Interns are eligible for benefits offered to other site employees. Benefits will be discussed in detail during site orientation.
Leave Time
Paid Time Off (PTO):
14 days (112 hours) combined vacation and sick leave available from your first day.
Professional Development Leave:
3 days (24 hours) of professional development leaveProfessional Development time is not considered PTO time. To use this time, interns will coordinate their schedules with their Primary Supervisor and Training Director, and track the hours as hours worked in their local system and as “Professional Development Leave” in the NPTC time tracking portal.
In an effort to promote self-care, interns are encouraged to utilize all leave time. Burrell Behavioral Health will not pay out any remaining PTO balance at the end of the internship year; however, Burrell Behavioral Health may, in some cases, extend an official offer for interns to continue their employment within the agency following completion of internship. Interns who accept such offers of continued employment will be allowed to roll over any unused PTO into their annual leave bank.Since Professional Development time is not considered a type of PTO, unused Professional Development will not be paid out at the end of the year.
Holidays
New Year’s Day
Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Memorial Day
Independence Day
Labor Day
Thanksgiving
Day After Thanksgiving
Christmas Eve
Christmas Day
Floating Holiday
When a designated Company Paid Holiday falls on a Saturday, it will be observed on the preceding Friday. When a designated Company Paid Holiday falls on a Sunday, it will be observed on the following Monday. At their discretion, Burrell Behavioral Health may elect to allocate additional Company Paid Holidays to enhance business services to clients and provide a benefit of extended time off for employees.
Site Directors/Supervisors cannot require an intern to work on any holiday listed above that the site does not observe. Also, if a site observes additional holidays or is closed for other reasons and the intern is unable to work, the intern cannot be forced to use their vacation time or sick days.
Additional Information
Psychology Intern Expectations
- Interns will comply with all employment expectations of Burrell Behavioral Health including the drug policy, HIPAA policy, documentation requirements, etc.
- Interns will carry a case load of individual patients and will run all groups as assigned.
- All documentation will be completed within 48 hours of the service being completed and will be sent to the appropriate supervisor for signature (unless otherwise specified by the supervisor).
- Intern will attend supervision prepared by bringing charts, testing data, and/or reports.
- Intern will inform/involve supervisor of any hotline reports, suspected abuse or neglect, and/or high risk situations, and will follow all site-specific policies for the situations above.
- When completing psychological evaluations, intern will submit a first completed draft of the report to the supervisor within two weeks of the completion of testing and at least one week prior to the scheduled feedback session.
- Intern will be present and on time for all didactic trainings.
- Professionalism will be demonstrated at all times.