Diagnostic/ Assessment opportunities are provided through the Heritage Diagnostic and Assessment Center (HDAC) for a wide range of presenting problems with pediatric (child/adolescent), emerging adults, adults and older adult populations. Doctoral students seeking specific Neuropsychological training or those seeking general diagnostic training are welcome to apply.  

Diagnostic students learn the “art and the science” of psychological /neuropsychological testing and how to write relevant reports and practical recommendations to guide treatment for more effective outcomes. 

· Psychiatric concerns (anxiety, depression, bipolar, trauma, personality disorders, disordered eating.)

· Neurodevelopmental concerns (high functioning autism,  learning disabilities)

· ADHD/Executive Functions

· Behavioral/Conduct Concerns (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation, Oppositional Defiant, Conduct Disorder)

· Neuropsychological Testing (intellectual, memory, dementia, brain injury, etc.)

· Clergy/Ordinand Evaluations

· Gifted Testing

· Wellness Evaluations (for International Boarding Program Students)

Therapy opportunities include therapy training in Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT), Dialectical Behavioral Therapy (DBT), Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) or Psychodynamic Therapy Models. Some of our supervisors also use Internal Family Systems (IFS), trauma focused treatments and Emotion Focused Therapy (EFT).

· Outpatient therapy (individual, group, family therapy)

· School based placement (1-2 days/week, then Heritage 1 day/week for outpatient testing or therapy placement, for total of 3 days/week)

· Therapy with international high school students (4-8 students/week) and either therapy or testing at Heritage

Common referrals include: 

· Psychiatric concerns (anxiety, depression, bipolar, trauma, personality disorders, disordered eating)

· Neurodevelopmental concerns (ADHD, high functioning autism)

· Relational Stress and/or social issues

· Life transitions

· Behavioral/Conduct Concerns (Disruptive Mood Dysregulation, Oppositional Defiant, Conduct Disorder)

Yes! School Based Training Opportunities: Our partnerships with local schools flow out of our values of promoting prevention, wellness and building strong relationships with those in the community. We address mental health needs in a way that is relevant, timely and honors individual differences.

· International Student Programs - Doctoral students provide school based therapy with adolescent international students who are facing relational issues, anxiety, depression and cultural adjustments.

· Therapy placement in a school setting – One student each year is placed at a local school (K-8) 1-2 days/week, providing evidence-based practices in group therapy (social skills, executive function, anxiety) to students, parent and teacher consultations, classroom observations and 1:1 therapy.

Through our Center for Professional Development, Master’s level graduate students in Psychology/Professional Counseling, Social Work and Marriage and Family Therapy train as clinicians on our vibrant clinical teams in both the Wheaton and Hinsdale office locations.

Internship opportunities are personalized based on the specific training needs and goals of each student clinician.  The Center for Professional Development is devoted to excellence in supervision to ensure that each student is well-supported and appropriately challenged. Clinical skills are cultivated through developmentally focused supervision which occurs in the context of a warm, supportive supervisory relationship to cultivate professional competencies. Student clinicians will collaborate and learn with and from other professionals in a multidisciplinary practice setting (social workers, psychologists, psychiatrist, marriage and family therapists, professional counselors) through weekly educational seminars/consultation groups.

· Child/Family Track – This training track provides clinical opportunities in a school-based setting (1-2 days/week) as well as in the outpatient clinical practice setting at Heritage. While this track is focused on children/families, student clinicians are also welcome to work with adults as well. Student clinicians provide evidenced based group interventions in a school setting and learn behavioral health brief consultation models through brief student appointments in the school setting while also learning more “traditional” intervention models through outpatient services at Heritage. 

· Generalist Track – this training track focuses on therapeutic interventions for adolescents/adults or across the lifespan (children, adolescents, adults) and focuses on group therapy, individual/couple/family therapy interventions through our outpatient group practice setting.

Doctoral students receive weekly supervision with a licensed psychologist, as well as opportunities to shadow/co-lead sessions with their psychologist supervisor (ex. diagnostic interviews, testing feedback sessions with their testing supervisor and co-leading therapy sessions and/or group therapy with their therapy supervisor). 

All doctoral students also participate in weekly group supervision on Thursday 2-3pm for staff meetings, clinical training, consultation groups (Trauma, ACT/DBT, Testing, Child Therapy) and the Heritage Foundations Group (focused on the business side of psychology, marketing and professional identity issues).

While we are not an ACEPT site, we honor the fact that doctoral students are required to abide by ACEPT guidelines and timeframes. However, students seeking Neuropsychological testing opportunities are permitted to apply early (as early as mid-October) and will be offered positions on a rolling basis.