Psychology Intern-MSH/ELM-13400-073

The Psychology Intern is a learning position in which the Intern conducts intake evaluations, individual, group and family therapy and counseling under the supervision of a licensed Psychologist.

1. Assist as treatment team members in evaluation, treatment planning and treatment on inpatient units or evaluation services when rotating in these areas.
2. Assist outpatient Ambulatory Mental Health Clinic team by conducting intake evaluations and participating in case disposition and treatment planning process.
3. Perform individual, group, couple or family psychotherapy under supervision in various outpatient clinics in the Department of Psychiatry.
4. Perform psychological, neuropsychological, and diagnostic testing under supervision with both inpatient and outpatient populations.
5. Attend and participate in training courses, seminars and case conferences.
6. Provide assistance in gathering diagnostic and other data from patients in research protocols.

-Work requires enrollment in a doctoral psychology program in Clinical, Counseling, School, or Clinical Neuropsychology. Interns must be accepted as a doctoral candidate by their respective programs before the start of the internship.
-Completion of all program coursework, including assessment/psychological testing courses. In addition, completed practicum year as well as at least one year of part-time externship.
-Work requires satisfactory completion of application and interview process by the Director of Training in Psychology as well as the faculty in the Psychology Department.
-Interpersonal contact skills are critical for good performance; good written and oral communication skills are mandatory.
-Work requires manual dexterity for use of computer keyboard. Light lifting of clinical supplies may be required.​

Strength Through Diversity

The Mount Sinai Health System believes that diversity, equity, and inclusion are key drivers for excellence. We share a common devotion to delivering exceptional patient care. When you join us, you become a part of Mount Sinai’s unrivaled record of achievement, education, and advancement as we revolutionize medicine together. We invite you to participate actively as a part of the Mount Sinai Health System team by:  

• Using a lens of equity in all aspects of patient care delivery, education, and research to promote policies and practices to allow opportunities for all to thrive and reach their potential.
• Serving as a role model confronting racist, sexist, or other inappropriate actions by speaking up, challenging exclusionary organizational practices, and standing side-by-side in support of colleagues who experience discrimination.
• Inspiring and fostering an environment of anti-racist behaviors among and between departments and co-workers.

At Mount Sinai, our leaders strive to learn, empower others, and embrace change to further advance equity and improve the well-being of staff, patients, and the organization.  We expect our leaders to embrace anti-racism, create a collaborative and respectful environment, and constructively disrupt the status quo to improve the system and enhance care for our patients. We work hard to create an inclusive, welcoming and nurturing work environment where all feel they are valued, belong and are able to advance professionally.

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Mount Sinai Health System is one of the largest academic medical systems in the New York metro area, with more than 43,000 employees working across eight hospitals, more than 400 outpatient practices, more than 300 labs, a school of nursing, and a leading school of medicine and graduate education. Mount Sinai advances health for all people, everywhere, by taking on the most complex health care challenges of our time — discovering and applying new scientific learning and knowledge; developing safer, more effective treatments; educating the next generation of medical leaders and innovators; and supporting local communities by delivering high-quality care to all who need it. Through the integration of its hospitals, labs, and schools, Mount Sinai offers comprehensive health care solutions from birth through geriatrics, leveraging innovative approaches such as artificial intelligence and informatics while keeping patients’ medical and emotional needs at the center of all treatment. The Health System includes approximately 7,400 primary and specialty care physicians; 13 joint-venture outpatient surgery centers throughout the five boroughs of New York City, Westchester, Long Island, and Florida; and more than 30 affiliated community health centers. We are consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Hospitals, receiving high "Honor Roll" st