Dear Prospective Applicant:
Thank you for your interest in the APA-accredited internship in health service psychology at Harvard Medical School/Boston Children’s Hospital (BCH). The Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, Division of Psychology, at Boston Children’s appoints seven interns per year. Consistent with the协会iation of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers（APTIC）政策，我们参加了国家匹配服务，比赛将于每年2月举行。实习年将于7月1日开始，并于6月30日结束。American Psychological Association和Canadian Psychological Association被考虑参加实习计划。
Boston Children’s Hospital is a 415-bed comprehensive center for pediatric health care. As one of the largest pediatric medical centers in the United States, Boston Children’s offers a complete range of health care services for children from birth through 21 years of age. Boston Children’s records approximately 25,000 inpatient admissions and close to 557,000 clinic visits annually. There are 121 psychologists working in the hospital who are part of the medical staff. It is the primary pediatric teaching hospital ofHarvard Medical School，所有心理学家都是教师的成员。一个由22位心理学家组成的核心小组精神病学和行为科学系provide the clinical supervision to interns, with numerous others offering mentoring and/or didactic opportunities to the program.
The Boston Children’s Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences treats diseases and disorders that affect the mental, emotional, and social health of children and adolescents. The department strives to deliver innovative, family-centered care for conditions ranging from bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, and attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder, to depression, anxiety disorders, and disruptive behavior disorders. Interns are involved in the care of youth and their families with a wide range in age, racial, ethnic, religious, developmental, and socio-economic diversity.
实习生有机会与波士顿儿童的专家合作，为与各种医疗状况有关的一系列社会情感困难提供服务的机会，为患者和家庭提供服务。
APA Accreditation Information:
Questions related to the program’s accreditation status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
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American Psychological Association
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电子邮件：apaaccred@apa.org
The overall training mission for the internship program at Boston Children’s is to educate psychologists who will become leaders in health service psychology and to do so by facilitating their development of clinical skills and knowledge in child clinical and pediatric psychology for entry-level professional practice.
If you are interested in pursuing an internship at Boston Children’s Hospital, please visit theAPPIC website (www.appic.org)访问AAPI Online通过Applicant Portal和submit your electronic AAPI internship application. A completed application will consist of the following:
- A completed AAPI form verified by the student’s Academic Director of Clinical Training. The AAPI form includes the application, a curriculum vita, and all graduate transcripts.
- 三个推荐信。至少一封信应来自实践或临床安置的主管。
Particular aspects of the training program, application requirements, stipend and benefits, and additional information that may help you in deciding whether to apply to our Internship Program are found in the Internship Brochure and Handbook.
Questions regarding the Internship Program
电子邮件：courtney.kellogg@childrens.harvard.edu
电话：617-355-4563
All applications must be submitted through the APPLICANT PORTAL on the特殊国家网站.