Our internship is primarily geared toward training students in how to do long-term psychotherapy either in community mental health settings or private practice. Interns will carry a full caseload of clients to meet with weekly or sometimes 2-3x/week as needed. Interns work closely the Executive and Clinical Directors (both licensed psychologists and psychoanalysts) and with several individual supervisors each who are seasoned clinicians (see Supervision section for # of hours of supervision). Interns also participate in weekly group supervision in order to learn from and support one another as a cohort. We encourage and facilitate a supportive and warm cohort experience. Interns participate in a weekly Intake Meeting with the Clinical Director where they learn how to assess a client's fit for therapy and begin to conceptualize and formulate a diagnosis. Seminars on Theory and Technique include: Assessment; Clinical use of Dreams; Core Issues in Psychodynamic Psychotherapy; Couples Treatment; Object Relations Theories; Treatment of Eating Disorders; Treatment of Narcissistic Personality Disorders; Treatment of Primitive Mental States; Treatment of Trauma; Theory specific courses including Kohut, Winnicott, Klein are offered variably. 6-8 hours of seminars weekly.

N/A, we generally do not have practicum training.

Interns are expected to set and manage their weekly schedule of clients while also regularly attending all required meetings (supervisions, seminars, intake meeting, etc.) Interns are expected to follow all policies clearly laid out WILA's training manual and those of the CA Board of Psychology. Interns are expected to communicate openly with WILA Supervisors and staff when any concerns or needs arise. WILA is committed to helping students perform successfully during internship.

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