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Course Overview
Course Dates: 17-21 July 2023
Pathways to Military Internships: The Summer Institute is a five-day course that was established to raise doctoral students’ awareness of what it would be like to serve as a psychologist in the Armed Forces and to increase their competitiveness for a military internship.
The course is:
- Offered at no cost and provides lodging for the entirety. (Students are required to pay for their own travel, meals, and incidentals)
- Hosted at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences located in Bethesda, MD
- Intended for 1st, 2nd, 3rd, and 4th year doctoral students in clinical or counseling psychology
- Aimed at students seriously considering applying for military internships at one of the ten training programs located throughout the U.S. Army, Navy, and Air Force
- An intensive program which will strengthen trainees’ backgrounds in military behavioral health as they gain first-hand knowledge of military culture, the work of psychologists serving in uniform, and evidence-based strategies to treat active duty Service members
Curriculum
Through didactics, experiential exercises, and panel and group discussions led by CDP faculty and experts in the field, participants learn about:
- Types of clinical and assessment opportunities for military psychologists
- The warrior ethos, deployment cycle stress, military family challenges and resilience
- Ethical dilemmas faced by providers working with military patients. Students have the opportunity to explore situations that may expose military psychologists to unique ethical challenges
- Clinical problems experienced by Service members and cognitive behavioral treatments used at military clinics
Course Highlights
- Chance to interact with psychologists from different branches of the military
- Panel discussion with Training Directors from each of the military branches
- Discussion of what military life is like for family members
- Four hour training in PTSD assessment
- One day skills-based training in assessment and crisis intervention for suicide
Questions can be emailed to Hakimah Campbell at hakimah.campbell.ctr@usuhs.edu.
Application Deadline: 30 March 2023
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This course is NOT appropriate for students who plan to begin their internship in the fall of 2023.