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share its knowledge and expertise, The Help Group promotes
the advancement of the professional disciplines through its
extensive graduate and postgraduate training programs, hosts
conferences and seminars and publishes a professional newsletter.
Graduates and post-graduates from universities and professional
schools throughout the United States and Canada are awarded
internships and fellowships in the areas of clinical psychology,
neuropsychology, social work, art therapy. Training programs
are also available in psychiatry and special education. The
doctoral training program in clinical psychology is accredited
by the American Psychological Association.
Major
conferences and seminars, as well as the HelpLine
and the HelpLetter, focus
on topics such as autism, Asperger's Disorder, learning
disabilities, Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder,
emotional disabilities and child abuse, featuring internationally
recognized experts in their respective fields. The Help
Group Advisory Council members, who are at the vanguard
of theory and practice, participate in these endeavors on
a regular basis.
Research in the areas of neurodevelopmental
disorders is currently underway under the auspices of The
Help Group Center for Autism Spectrum Disorders and The
Help Group - UCLA Neuropsychology Program. With a commitment
to best practices in assessment and intervention, the specialized
education and clinical programs engage in ongoing research
regarding program effectiveness and outcome. (Culver City, Sherman Oaks & Valley Glen Campuses)
The Help Group's Advisory Council comprises
internationally recognized experts who are at the vanguard
of theory and practice.
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Tony Attwood, Ph.D.
The Asperger's Clinic
Brisbane, Australia
Robert M. Bilder, Ph.D.
Chief of Medical Psychology - Neuropsychology
UCLA Neuropsychiatric Institute & Hospital
Susan Bookheimer, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry & Biobehavioral Sciences
UCLA School of Medicine
Thomas E. Brown, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
Yale University School of Medicine
Stephen Buka, Sc.D.
School of Public Health
Harvard Medical School
Jack Fletcher, Ph.D.
Department of Pediatrics
Baylor School of Medicine
Stephen Hinshaw, Ph.D.
Professor Department of Psychology
University of California, Berkeley
Barbara Keogh, Ph.D.
Department of Special Education
UCLA
Louis P. Lipsitt, Ph.D.
Department of Psychology
Brown University
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Frank Manis, Ph.D.
University of Southern California
John Pomeroy, M.D.
Department of Psychiatry & Behavioral Sciences
State University of New York at Stony Brook
Larry Seidman, Ph.D.
Department of Psychiatry
Harvard Medical School
Bennett Shaywitz, M.D.
Department of Pediatric Neurology
Yale University School of Medicine
Sally Shaywitz, M.D.
Department of Pediatrics
Susan L. Smalley, Ph.D.
University of California, Los Angeles
Yale University School of Medicine
Sara Sparrow, Ph.D.
Child Study Center
Yale University School of Medicine
Joseph Torgesen, Ph.D
Department of Psychology
Florida State University
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Conferences and Professional Development
The Help Group has a strong commitment to providing on-going training
and education through several professional development programs.
The Help Group is certified to provide continuing education units
to psychologists, marriage and family counselors, social workers,
speech and language pathologists and nurses. The Help Group also
offers continuing medical education units for physicians through
its affiliation with UCLA. Below is a summary of the most recent
professional development courses offered in the field of autism
spectrum disorders.
Distinguished Lecturer Series
The Help Group hosts on-going lecturers & seminars
for professionals and parents addressing a wide range of topics
on autism spectrum disorders featuring leading experts in the
field.
Continuing Medical Education Seminars
The Help Group hosts on-going continuing education seminars
for physicians
focusing on autism spectrum disorders. These seminars are designed
to present the most up-to-date research based information available
in the field.
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Training Programs
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GRADUATE & POST-GRADUATE TRAINING PROGRAMS
The Help Group contributes to the advancement of the professional disciplines through its extensive training programs, continuing education conferences and seminars. Graduate and post-graduate students from major universities and professional schools throughout the United States and Canada are awarded internships and fellowships in the areas of clinical psychology, social work and art therapy. Other training programs are available in psychiatry, neuropsychology, and special education.
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PRE-MASTERS AND POST-MASTERS TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES Training programs are available for graduate students in Psychology, Social Work and Clinical Art Therapy. The programs offer second and third year students an opportunity to conduct individual, family, and group psychotherapy within either school-based or outpatient settings. Trainees learn about service delivery and multidisciplinary teamwork, as well as their professional role within the context of a mental health agency. Psychology practicum students apply to The Help Group once approved by their graduate school to do so. Psychology practicum applicants must be enrolled in a Psychology graduate program that is a member of the Southern California Association of Psychology Training Programs (SCAPTP) and that is APA-accredited.
APA-APPROVED PRE-DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY
The full time APA-accredited internship in Clinical Psychology is designed to facilitate the professional growth of students who are in the process of becoming practicing Psychologists. The goals of the internship year include assisting the intern to become more skilled in the breadth and techniques of assessment and intervention with children, adolescents and families. During the training year, emphasis is also placed on giving the intern exposure to the varied roles a psychologist plays in a large community based mental health agency including consultation, supervision, administration, program development and research in outcome evaluation. Interns are exposed to diverse clientele in terms of age, diagnosis, presenting problems, and culture.
A copy of the 2012-2013 Help Group Internship Manual is available online and offers a comprehensive description of the internship program
The following benefits are available to full-time interns:
- An annual stipend of approximately $22,000 with an additional $2,500 stipend for fully bilingual Spanish speaking interns.
- Medical and dental benefits.
- Two weeks of leave time, plus 40 hours for research and 40 hours for professional development per year
APPLICATION
PROCESS
The internship program utilizes the online APPIC
Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI).
The AAPI is available on the APPIC Web site: www.appic.org.
Applicants must be attending an APA-accredited graduate school
in Clinical, Counseling or School Psychology.
Applicants may obtain instructions and
download the Applicant Agreement Form required to register
for the APPIC Match from the Matching Program Website at
www.natmatch.com/psychint.
The Help Group requires three letters of recommendation to be sent through the reference portal of the online AAPI.
All Application materials must be received by November 9, 2011
at 5:00 PM Pacific Standard Time and will only be accepted
via the online AAPI.
When all application materials have been
received, selected applicants will be contacted for interviews.
Notifications of interviews will be completed by December
15, 2010. Interviews and Internship Open Houses will be
held in January. Interns will be selected based upon matching
the applicant's training needs and interests with the needs,
interests and mission of the agency and the internship program.
For further information, Dr. Enyedy, the Director of Training,
can be reached by Email at: kenyedy@thehelpgroup.org
INTERVIEW
PROCESS
All applications will be reviewed and applicants who are
invited for an interview will be contacted by December 15,
2011. Interviews will take place during January 2012.
All applicants who are invited for an interview are highly
encouraged to attend one of our open houses. Our open
houses give applicants the opportunity to interact with
our faculty as well as with current and past interns,
to hear more about The Help Group itself and our internship
program in particular and ask specific questions to assure
that our program is a good fit for them. This internship
site agrees to abide by the APPIC policy that no person
at this training facility will solicit, accept or use
any ranking-related information from any intern applicant.
Open Houses are scheduled as follows:
POSTDOCTORAL TRAINING
OPPORTUNITIES
The Help Group’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program
in Clinical Psychology, Focusing on Autism Spectrum Disorders.
This is a one-year fellowship and includes individual, family
and group therapy, intake evaluation, multidisciplinary
teamwork and consultation, psychological testing, applied
research, program development and evaluation, supervision
of trainees and public speaking, all within the autism spectrum
arena. The post-doctoral manual
offers a more comprehensive description of the fellowship
program, including application requirements and procedures.
The Help Group - UCLA Neuropsychology
Program offers a two-year postdoctoral fellowship
in pediatric neuropsychology, including a clinical and a
research position. Research residents will receive specialized
training in the neurodevelopmental issues of Asperger's
Disorder and non-verbal learning disabilities. Clinical
residents gain experience in the assessment of children
with a wide range of difficulties such as recovery from
a traumatic brain injury, learning disabilities and autism
spectrum disorders.
Applicants who have completed an APA-accredited
doctoral program and an internship in Clinical Psychology
by the start date and who demonstrate a strong potential
for a career in assessment, therapy and research in neuropsychology
will be considered. For further information contact Dr.
Philip Levin at
plevin@thehelpgroup.org.
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