HALF-TIME TRAINEESHIPS IN PSYCHOLOGY AT CAMBRIDGE HEALTH ALLIANCE
Half-time traineeships at the Cambridge Health Alliance offer post-practicum
training for advanced graduate students in psychology. Trainees
are eligible for appointment as a Clinical Fellow at the Harvard
Medical School, which provides the appointee with access to university
libraries, athletic facilities, and other benefits. Most trainees
have reported that the placement requires about 20-24 hours per
week. All trainees receive three weeks of vacation. The traineeship
typically begins September 1, and runs through August 31. Positions
are unpaid.
How the Traineeship is Structured
At Cambridge Health Alliance, the education of psychologists occurs
in multidisciplinary settings. All trainees share a dual responsibility
to the Psychology Division and to their placement sites, and report
to the Psychology Division Training Directors as well as to their
Site Director and Team leaders. Each site maintains specific seminars
that address the particular treatment modality within which patients
are treated in the respective setting. A core seminar for all half
time trainees is led by the Managing Director of the Half-time Training
Program (Dr. Seidman) and one of the Associate Directors of Psychology
and Psychology Training (Dr. Harney). The Director of Psychology
(Dr. Leary) also attends these seminars when possible. Opportunities
for psychology testing are required for some sites and optional
for others.
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