Advance Your Psychology Expertise Through a Behavioral Medicine, Clinical Child, or Acute Care Track
The O'Grady Residency in Psychology at Cincinnati Children's is an internship in Health Service Psychology with training in three tracks: 1) Behavioral Medicine, 2) Clinical Child and 3) Acute Care.
We strongly encourage applicants to review the clinical and research training experiences provided in each track and reflect on which track is the best match with their former training and long-term goals. Although applicants may apply to more than one track, we discourage this as it can be challenging to show a strong fit to more than one track.
Behavioral Medicine
Interns in the Behavioral Medicine track provide inpatient and outpatient behavioral health assessment and treatment to child and adolescent patients and their families. Interns complete several rotations, gaining experience treating patients with chronic illnesses, adjustment disorders, behavioral problems, and anxiety / depression.
Clinical Child
Interns in the Clinical Child track gain year-long training experiences in conducting empirically-based assessment and family focused services to improve the functioning of children and adolescents with ADHD (both with and without a broad range of co-morbid conditions) through the Center for ADHD and receive training in Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT) and Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT). Interns also use evidence-based interventions to address other primary concerns (internalizing and externalizing disorders, adjustment to medical conditions, developmental disorders, preventative care) in children and adolescents based on their interests.
Acute Care
Interns in the Acute Care track gain experience working within psychiatric inpatient, partial hospitalization, outpatient, medical inpatient, and/or medical clinic settings. There are opportunities to treat youth with a range of behavioral and mental health difficulties (internalizing and externalizing concerns, trauma, eating disorders, adjustment to medical conditions), conduct assessments with youth with developmental delays, deliver comprehensive Dialectical Behavior Therapy (DBT) intervention, co-lead DBT Skills Group, train in and deliver Trauma-Focused CBT (TF-CBT) and the opportunity to become certified in TF-CBT.
For additional information about our program please view our program brochure.
All training takes place at Cincinnati Children's a nationally recognized pediatric institution with a reputation for excellence in patient care, research and education.
The internship is accredited by the APA Commission on Accreditation. Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 First Street NE
Washington, DC 20002
202-336-5979
apaaccred@apa.org
As a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC), our program abides by APPIC policies, including compliance with the requirements of the annual "match" process hosted by National Matching Services Inc.
