Navy Clinical Psychology Internship Program Training Manual/Preface

by Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Department of Behavioral Health Consultation and Education

PREFACE

The following Manual provides a detailed description of the principles, aims, and competencies of the Navy Clinical Psychology Program at the Walter Reed National Military Medical Center, one of three Navy Clinical Psychology Internships. The other Navy internship sites are located at the Naval Medical Center, San Diego, CA, and the Naval Medical Center, Portsmouth, VA. Only the Internship programs at Walter Reed National Military Medical Center and Naval Medical Center San Diego participate in the Association of Psychology Post-Doctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) Match. Applicants have the option of applying to one or both sites. Applications are reviewed by a single Navy Selection Board. Matches are dependent on the rankings of applicants made by the Selection Board and by the rankings of the Navy sites made by the applicants. It is important for the applicant to acquire sufficient information about both sites so that informed rankings can be made. Any resulting APPIC Match with a Navy internship will be with one specific hiring site.

Applications for the Navy Clinical Psychology Internship Programs have two parts: 1) the standard application and supporting documents submitted for the APPIC Match, and 2) the information needed to establish the applicant's qualifications to be commissioned as a naval officer. The second part of the application MUST be completed with the assistance of a Navy Medical Programs Officer Recruiter (see Appendix A for additional information).

The Navy internship sites do not function as a formal Consortium as defined by the American Psychological Association, although their programs are similar and they work in cooperation with one another.

The Navy internship sites will make a reasonable effort to share address lists of persons who write requesting information from any particular site. However, it remains the responsibility of the applicant to seek out the information he/she needs to make informed decisions.

PROGRAM DIRECTORS

Richard Bergthold, PsyD Psychology Program Director Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Bethesda, MD richard.d.bergthod.civ@mail.mil

CDR Michael Franks, USPHS Psychology Program Director Naval Medical Center Portsmouth, VA, 23708 michael.j.franks2.mil@mail.mil

David Mather, PhD., ABPP Psychology Program Director Naval Medical Center San Diego, CA david.b.mather2.civ@mail.mil

NAVY NATIONAL TRAINING DIRECTOR

Eric Getka, PhD

Navy Psychology National Training Director

Walter Reed National Military Medical Center

Bethesda, MD

eric.i.getka.civ@mail.mil