Major Rotations

All sites will offer three major rotations:

Psychotherapy : Each consortium site provides opportunities for interns to work in inpatient and/or outpatient settings to provide individual, group, family and/or couples therapy to people from a diverse range of age groups (children, adolescents and adults), ethnic groups, and socioeconomic levels.

Psychological Assessment : Assessment experience is provided at each consortium site. Interns at every site will be expected to administer, interpret, and provide written synthesis of psychological test batteries. Assessments may include intellectual, achievement, personality, and competency-based measures. Interns will have opportunities to write reports and make recommendations that convey meaningful information to clients. While each site varies on the number and type of referrals, most interns will complete 5-10 batteries throughout the course of the year.

Addictions Treatment : All interns will have experience working with patients with drug and alcohol comorbidities. The clinical experiences within this major rotation will vary from site to site and may involve outpatient treatment, inpatient treatment, assessment, consultation, psychoeducation, and work within a court setting.

Required Minor Rotations

Every intern will complete an intensive, 2-week minor rotation at the Alaska Psychiatric Institute in Anchorage in order to gain clinical experience in an inpatient setting, as well as at least one week-long minor rotation in a rural or frontier setting and one week-long Transcultural Medicine rotation in Anchorage.

Elective Rotations

All sites will offer elective rotations, which will differ across sites. A sample of potential elective rotations includes:

• Inpatient Treatment
• Marriage and Family Therapy
• Forensic Assessment
• PTSD-TBI Treatment
• Rural/Village – Native Cultures
• Emergency Services
• Consumer Directed Recovery Focused Services for Persons with SPMI
• Homeless Outreach
• Consultation & Prevention