(l to r) Interns Ritchie, Rukhsaana and Graca with supervisor Karla.
Graca listens while Rukhsaana discusses a client.
Psychology Internships
Behavioral pediatrics CLINIC
Child development center
The Behavioral Pediatrics Clinic is committed to providing psychotherapy and psychological evaluation to children ages 3 to 12 who are experiencing difficulties with behavioral regulation, attention, learning and developmental issues. We work intensively with the individual child, providing play therapy, family therapy, group therapy, psychological testing, and school and community intervention. We serve a multicultural population of low-income families. We work collaboratively as a team with developmental pediatricians, when needed. Some of our work is home-based.
Training goals
In addition to the goals common to the psychology training program, a primary placement at the Behavioral Pediatrics clinic incorporates the following goals:
- To provide training in a broad range of psychological testing useful for diagnostic clarification and treatment planning in children
- To develop competence in child, family and group therapy, particularly aimed at reducing acting-out behaviors in children.
Training methods and supervision
Interns work a 40-hour week during which they see approximately 10 therapy cases, conduct ongoing testing, and participate in parent and/or child therapy groups. They also have the opportunity to create their own summer group therapy curriculum, with staff support. Additionally, interns rotate through one of the other Children's Hospital internship locations for one day each week.
In addition to individual supervision, group supervision is provided in the areas of testing and therapy issues for children from birth to 5 years of age, testing and therapy issues for children 6 to 12 years of age, and group psychotherapy.
Weekly staff meetings for purposes of case collaboration, administrative issues, and training regarding community agencies of relevance to our clients are provided.
Our staff is integrative in orientation with particular emphasis on family systems, developmental, object relations and cognitive behavioral theories.
Weekly didactic training seminars covering a variety of issues of importance to becoming a child psychologist are offered in conjunction with the other Children's Hospital internship sites.
A variety of testing instruments are provided for training and clinical purposes. Additionally, one-way mirror supervision and videotaping of sessions is utilized.
Primary supervisors
Stephanie Rosso, PhD
Karla Sagramoso, PhD
Jennifer McDowell, PhD
Other supervisors and training staff
Erica Buhrmann, MD
Cristina Goncalves, PsyD
Joan Wenters, PhD
Lane Tanner, MD
Cathy Quides, NP
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