Our doctoral internship program offers rotations in inpatient, day hospital, intensive outpatient, outpatient and shared care settings. Our clients represent a diverse population, including children, adolescents, adults and older adults from urban, suburban and rural areas who comprise many ethnic groups and all socioeconomic classes.
A unique feature of our program is the opportunity for you to explore ways to integrate religion and spirituality into clinical practice with the faith-based populations we serve, including those from the local Plain communities (Amish, Mennonite, etc.).
You’ll gain experience in individual therapy, group psychotherapy, marital/family therapy, psychological assessment, consultation and other professional roles and activities. Opportunities are available for you to develop skills in areas of special interest. Additionally, educational seminars, professional readings and quality supervision are critical and valued components of the program.
We value the diversity of our communities. Our organization is committed to nondiscrimination in hiring practices and expanding the diversity of our workforce.
Our psychology internship program has recently expanded its training to increase awareness of systemic racism and white privilege, nurture a spirit of cultural humility and encourage action and advocacy toward changing unjust systems that disenfranchise, marginalize or cause inequity. Internship supervisors embrace these antiracism goals and are committed to our own personal and professional growth in this area.
Our psychology internship program is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and follows APPIC policies regarding selection and training. Our program has been accredited by the American Psychological Association (APA) Commission on Accreditation since 1989.
WellSpan Philhaven — Mt. Gretna is fully accredited by DNV. Conveniently located in the picturesque Lebanon Valley, 70 miles west of Philadelphia, the Mt. Gretna campus is our primary training site. It offers exceptional historical, cultural, recreational and professional opportunities.
See the program handbook below for a full program description.
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AAPI and cover letters
Thank you for your interest in our Health Service Psychology Doctoral Internship program.
Please carefully consider the specifics provided below to create the most appropriate materials for your application to this program.
We’re interested in learning more about you and appreciate the time and thought you have put into your internship application.
We want you to know what information we’re looking for in the AAPI cover letter so you can adequately address the specific information needs of our training site. If you follow the instructions below, you’ll supply us with the most useful information.
Please specify in the AAPI whether you’re applying to the program's general track or our child/adolescent specialty track. This request is only for those who wish to apply to both tracks. If you’re applying to both tracks, please include in your cover letter an explanation of how either the general or the child/adolescent track could meet your training needs.
Please explain on one page of the cover letter how you integrate religion and spirituality with psychology in clinical practice. Please provide a heading for this section so it can be easily located.
Include other information you wish to share with our site in the cover letter that further describes your interest in our program.
Thank you again for helping shape your cover letter to address the specific needs of our program.
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- AAPI and cover letter requirements
- Thank you for your interest in the WellSpan Philhaven Hospital Doctoral Internship in Psychology program. We are interested in learning more about you and appreciate the time and thought you have put into your internship application process. We want to let you know what information we are looking for in the AAPI cover letter so you can adequately address the specific information needs of our training site. If you follow the instructions below, you will supply us with the most useful information.
- Thank you for specifying in the AAPI whether you are applying to the program's General Track or our Child/Adolescent Specialty Track. This request applies only to those who wish to apply to both tracks. If you are applying to both tracks, in your cover letter, please include an explanation of how either the General or the Child/Adolescent track could meet your training needs.
- Please explain on about one page of the cover letter how you integrate religion/spirituality and psychology in clinical practice. Please provide a heading for this section so it can be easily located.
- Please include other information you wish to share with our site in the cover letter that further describes your interest in WellSpan Philhaven’s program.
Melanie Baer, PsyD
Director
WellSpan Philhaven Hospital Doctoral Psychology Internship Program
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Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC)
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APPIC Standardized Reference Form (SRF)
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APA Commission on Accreditation
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AAPI online — required application form
Have additional questions?
Melanie Baer, PsyD, Director
WellSpan Philhaven Hospital Doctoral Psychology Internship Program
283 S. Butler Road
P.O. Box 550
Mt. Gretna, PA 17064
phh-intern@wellspan.org
phone: (717) 273-8871
fax: (717) 279-2784
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