American Psychological Association Accreditation
On January 30, 2004, Wasatch Mental Health submitted a self-study
to the American Psychological Association Committee on Accreditation
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The APA Committee on Accreditation conducted a site visit in July,
2004 and in October, 2004 awarded full accreditation to Wasatch
Mental Health for seven years and scheduled the next site visit
for 2011.
Statement of Diversity
Welcome to Wasatch Mental Health
Psychology Internship Training
Location
Wasatch Mental Health serves the residents of Utah County
with a complete range of mental health services and is located
about 45 miles south of Salt Lake City. This county has a population
of approximately 450,000 people. The Provo-Orem area and the state
of Utah have been cited in national publications over the past
several years as being among the most livable areas in
the United States. This area of Utah, which is bordered by the
scenic Wasatch mountain range on the East and Utah Lake on the
West, has distinct seasons which provide a variety of recreational
experiences including: fishing, skiing, golfing, hiking and hunting.
The area offers bus services, a relatively low crime rate, art
and cultural activities, a moderate cost of living, and scenic
mountain ranges. Brigham Young University and Utah Valley State
College are both located in the Provo-Orem area.
Patient Population
The major populations served are Medicaid recipients, people with
acute or severe emotional problems and other low-income families
of whom a majority are white. A total of approximately 5000 individuals
receive services each year. Minorities served include mostly Native
Americans and Hispanics; however, African Americans, Asians and
others are also represented to a smaller degree.
Main Offices
The main offices of Wasatch Mental Health are located at 750 North
200 West in Provo near the center of Utah County. The main office
building houses the administrative offices, crisis services, adult
outpatient services and adult case management services. Wasatch
Mental Health recently completed construction of a new Youth and
Family treatment building which houses, Youth Outpatient Services,
Youth Day Treatment and Youth Case Management. This new building
is on a campus with other Wasatch Mental Health facilities which
include; IRT, an intensive residential treatment facility for
adults; Lakeview, a day treatment facility for adults; Maple View,
residential apartments for adults; Park View, a youth administrative
and multipurpose facility; Vantage Point, a short term residential
treatment program for youth and New Vista, a teen sex offender
residential treatment facility.
Mission
The mission of Wasatch Mental Health is to provide comprehensive
behavioral health care services with professional excellence,
to improve, enhance and positively impact the well-being, recovery
and quality of life of individuals who experience mental illness
or behavioral disabilities. Wasatch Mental Health will also provide
community education and information services to combat ignorance
and stigma associated with mental illness, and promote and champion
awareness of the reality, commonality and effectiveness of treatment
for these disorders.
Values and Beliefs
We believe:
1. In the efficacy of Treatment and the reality of recovery;
that all individuals have the capacity for improvement.
2. In Client Centered Services which are Individualized,
Flexible and Comprehensive; that all individuals receive the
best and most appropriate services possible regardless of race,
ethnicity, age, religion, sex, life-style, social or economic
status, and that all people have a right to be treated kindly,
with dignity, respect, cultural sensitivity and confidentiality.
3. In Family Focused/Community-Based Services, provided
in the least restrictive environment.
4. In Readily Accessible Services, assuring immediacy for
crisis intervention 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
5. In broad based Community Input and Citizen Participation
to receive feedback and recommendations to continually improve
services.
6. In the importance of Financial Viability and Integrity
to assure cost effectiveness and public accountability.
7. In Outcome-Based Services as determined by ongoing assessments,
research and evaluation, consumer satisfaction and goal achievement.
8. In Continuous Quality Improvement, and ongoing education
and training to assure best practice and adaptation to state of
the art sciences.
9. In A Client's Right to be empowered in his or her own
care and treatment, when appropriate, and to actively promote
and advocate for clients rights.
10. In the importance of Case Collaboration and Allied Agency
Cooperation, to assure effective and proper continuity of
care.
11. In the ongoing pursuit of funding to cover costs of Care
for Those Most in Need of services and who are without the
ability to pay.
12. That the staff and services of Wasatch Mental Health will
make a measurable and Positive Difference in the
lives of its clients and their families.
Mandated Services
Wasatch Mental Health is the capitated Medicaid mental health
provider and the contracted public mental health provider for
Utah County, Utah. In order to meet the requirements of Medicaid
and the State of Utah, the following services are provided: inpatient,
residential, day treatment, case management, outpatient, 24-hour
crisis and referral screening. Wasatch Mental Health also provides,
coordinates or supports additional services for patients such
as representative payee services, housing, transportation to needed
mental health services, employment and rehabilitation.
Our main priority is to provide services to adults with serious
and persistent mental health illnesses (SPMI) and children who
suffer severe emotional disturbance (SED). The following guidelines
apply in prioritizing the service that we provide:
· Medicaid recipients with mental illness
· Individuals in psychological crisis
· Severely mentally ill children, youth and adults
· Acutely mentally ill children, youth and adults
· Emotionally disabled individuals whose improved functioning
is critical for their future and for society in general.
· Moderately impaired individuals and families.
Commitment to Professional Training
Wasatch Mental Health is committed to professional training in
several fields. The Internship in Clinical Psychology is one of
several training programs at Wasatch Mental Health. Others include
practicum experience for those pursuing a bachelor degree in social
work, master-level internships in clinical social work and professional
counseling, and internships in nursing. Wasatch Mental Health
has demonstrated consistent commitment to psychology training
since its creation. The program has made consistent improvement
since becoming a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral
and Internship Centers (APPIC) in 1988 and obtained full American
Psychological Association (APA) accreditation in 2004.
Professional Staff
There are about 300 employees at Wasatch Mental Health; including
about 85 who are licensed professionals. Among these are seven
licensed psychologists who are the core faculty for the psychology
internship program. In addition to our licensed psychologists
and psychology interns, we also have two post-doctoral psychology
resident positions. The professional clinical staff also includes
psychiatrists, psychiatric nurses, licensed clinical social workers,
marriage/family therapists, and professional counselors. Wasatch
Mental Health also has strong case management/skills development
programs staffed by bachelor-level social service workers.
The following is a list of the licensed psychologists, their current
roles, and their alma maters:
Theodore "Ted" Terry, Ph.D.
Associate Director, Wasatch Mental Health/Intern Supervisor
Brigham Young University
Juergen E. Korbanka, Ph.D.
Director of Adult Services/Intern Supervisor
California School of Integrated Studies
Freeman M. Dunn, Ph.D.
Chief Psychologist/Director of Training
Brigham Young University
Geri Aldredge, PhD
Program Manager Crisis and Inpatient Services/Intern Supervisor
Brigham Young University
Lawrence P. Dunning, Ph.D.
Child/Adolescent Psychologist/Intern Supervisor
Brigham Young University
Brian Arnesen, Ph.D.
Child/Adolescent Psychologist
Brigham Young University
Randy Pennington, Psy.D.
Adult Services Psychologist
Pacific University, Oregon
Following is a sample of professionals who have
provided instruction as guest lecturers in specialty areas:
Richard Heaps, Ph.D., ABPP
Faculty: Brigham Young University
Brian J. Taracena, Psy.D.
Private Practice Psychologist
Gary Burlingame, Ph.D.
Faculty: Brigham Young University
Michael Lambert, Ph.D.
Faculty: Brigham Young University
Joseph Yau, M.D.
Clinical Director, Valley Mental Health
Aaron Bigler, Ph.D., ABPP
Faculty; Brigham Young University and University of Utah
Members of the clinical and administrative staff
of Wasatch Mental Health also provide instruction for the interns.
A sample of those follows:
Randy Huntington, LCSW
Program Manager, Wasatch Mental Health
Dean Anderson, LCSW
Program Manager, Wasatch Mental Health
Colleen Harper, LCSW
Program Manager, Wasatch Mental Health
Catherine Johnson, LCSW
Program Manager, Wasatch Mental Health
Richard Shanteau, M.D.
Director of Medical Services, Wasatch Mental Health
Description of The Training Program
The primary objective of the clinical psychology internship program
is to prepare doctoral candidates for entry-level positions in
professional psychology. The psychology interns are expected to
integrate theoretical, clinical and professional issues into a
general psychology practice. The focus of education and training
is on enhancing previous academic and practicum training with
instruction, supervision and experience in providing psychological
services in a multidisciplinary publicly owned community mental
health organization. Wasatch Mental Health subscribes to a local
clinical scientist model that encourages the intern to develop
as a generalist, promoting a evidenced-based approach to clinical
practice. The internship program in fully APA accredited. The
training program in organized with a yearlong assignment in adult
outpatient, youth outpatient, and psychological evaluation. These
assignments are concurrent with each intern spending a part of
each week in each assignment. We have found that this approach
improves continuity of care for the clients. Supervised practice
is required in the following areas: psychotherapy with youth,
families and adults through our outpatient clinics, intake evaluations,
and psychological evaluations including disability determination,
parental fitness, neuropsychological and general psychological
evaluations. There is an emphasis on the clinical documentation
required by governmental agencies and funders. Psychology interns
participate in interdisciplinary team conferences on a weekly
basis. They also have opportunities to consult with psychiatrists,
psychologists, social workers, professional counselors, mental
health workers, caseworkers, and administrative staff. They consult
with and provide liaison with other agencies including schools,
social service agencies, courts and other mental health facilities.
Supervision Opportunities
Supervision/training includes at least two hours of individual
supervision and two hours of group supervision per week; weekly
supervision sessions devoted to evidenced-based treatment and
evaluation, as well as weekly didactic training seminars presented
by Wasatch Mental Health psychologists, other Wasatch mental Health
professional staff members and guest lecturers. The supervising
psychologists are extremely well prepared with an average of 20
years experience providing mental health services.
Notice to Psychology Interns of Diverse Populations
And Those Interested in Working with Special Needs Patients
In keeping with APA's initiative to embrace diversity, Wasatch
Mental Health is actively seeking to recruit psychology interns
from a wide range of students of diversity as well as students
who have special interests, talents, or experience in working
with diverse populations.
About 1/3 of our total clientele are judged to be seriously and
persistently mentally ill or severely emotionally disturbed and
about 13% identify themselves with a non-majority racial group,
excluding Hispanic. About 7% of our clientele identify themselves
as Hispanic. We always have a need for Spanish-speaking clinicians.
Stipend
The internship stipend is $17,600.00 for 12 months beginning September
5, 2006, including two weeks of vacation, two days of professional
leave, and eleven paid holidays.
Application Process
There are five pre-doctoral internship positions available. Each
applicant must be in good standing in a Ph.D. or Psy.D. Doctoral
program in clinical or counseling psychology and must have had
a minimum of 250 hours direct therapy and 500 hours of supervised
doctoral practicum experience.
Successful applicants must submit to and pass a Background Criminal
Investigation (BCI) required by the State of Utah. Forms for completing
the BCI will be provided following selection.
Applicants must submit the following:
· An APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI),
which includes a Verification of Internship Eligibility and Readiness
signed by the Director of Training. This can be found at http://www.appic.org/
· Official transcripts of graduate work
· Letters of recommendation from three persons who are
familiar with the candidate's professional and academic performance.
· A current Curriculum Vita
How to find National Matching Services, Inc.
· Wasatch Mental Health will use the computerized matching
program provided by National Matching Services, Inc. The Applicant
Agreement Package for NMS is available at: http://www.natmatch.com/psychint
Completed applications are due December 1st.
Send application and supporting documents to:
Freeman M. Dunn, Ph.D.
Director of Psychological Training
Wasatch Mental Health
750 North 200 West
Provo, Utah 84601
Telephone: (801) 373-4760
FAX: (801) 373-0639
wasatch.fdunn@state.ut.us
Wasatch Mental Health is an Equal Opportunity Employer. Applications
from minorities are encouraged. Wasatch Mental Health is a drug-free
workplace. All employees are tested at enrollment and may be tested
randomly thereafter.
