• Experience Healthcare for ALL ages of the urban underserved community.
• Work alongside a psychologist, counselor, or social worker, in the context of distinctively Christian service.
• Learn how to provide evidence based care, and incorporate spiritual practices where ethically appropriate in a faith integrative clinic, as we provide quality behavioral health interventions to our community to point to Jesus as the source of our ability and the true healer.

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Practicum/Internship

The Behavioral Health Training Program at Christ Community Health Services (CCHS) purpose is to train graduate students in the field of counseling, clinical social work and psychology in faith integrative, evidence informed skills of integrative primary care and health psychology while serving underserved communities of Memphis, Tennessee and the surrounding areas. We welcome master's equipped and doctoral practicum students to apply for rotations across all of our Memphis clinics.

Practicum includes opportunities to participate in evidence-based clinical psychology and primary care mental health interventions. Applications are required to be submitted 60 days prior to the intended start date for all behavioral health rotations, including shadowing. Due to the vast number of applications for only a limited number of slots, we regret that we are unable to accommodate every student who applies.

NOTE: Post-doctoral fellows--please contact us directly to discuss specific opportunities/accommodations.

Clinical Rotation Types:

Practicum & Internship

Shadowing

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Doctoral Psychology Internship

The CCHS doctoral internship program in health psychology is a provisional member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC) and is hosting our inaugural class of interns during the 2021-2022 training year.  Clinical and Counseling Psychology students completing their Ph.D. or Psy.D. from APA accredited/APA eligible programs must apply through the APPIC National Match. APPIC Match Policies are available on the APPIC website. Applicants must register with the National Matching Service in order to be eligible to match to our program.

• Applicants for the 2022-2023 training year should submit their completed application by November 15, 2021. Students selected for interview will be notified by December 1, 2021 and will have opportunity for attending interview days through both virtual and in-person opportunities.
• Interns completing their primary rotation at Christ Community will be trained in the Behavioral Health Consultant model (BHC), a psychological approach to population-based clinical health care that is simultaneously co-located, collaborative, and integrated within the primary care clinic. Interns will be assigned a primary training clinic rotation (six shifts or 24 hours a week) for two six month appointments and will learn Motivational Interviewing and Cognitive-Behavioral Interventions for the BHC model.

Additionally, Interns will have opportunity to choose a “minor” rotation (two shifts/ or 8 hours a week) every three months allowing specific training in a chosen area of specialized training which could include Focused Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, HIV Care, Women’s Health, Refugee/Immigrant Care, Parenting Support, Medication Assisted Therapy for Opiates, or learn Trauma Focused Family Interventions at a partner organization.

Doctoral Internship Brochure