Psychology Training
I Ola Lāhui (IOL) was developed specifically to address Native Hawaiian and rural community health disparities by providing assessments and interventions for mental health needs and chronic disease management, increasing the number of trained psychologists available to work with Native Hawaiian and rural communities, and conducting research to determine the effectiveness of the behavioral health services delivered.
Information for Applicants
I Ola Lāhui’s internship in clinical psychology is a full-time, 12 month program located in Honolulu, Hawaii.
The training program ensures that clinical psychology interns receive the required supervised experience necessary to function as practicing clinical psychologists, and meet the training requirements for the various state licensing boards and the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology. This is understood to be a minimum of at least 54 weeks or 2080 hours of supervised experience during the training year. The training year extends over 12 calendar months. Training begins approximately the middle of August and ends the last week of August of the next year.
Interns participate in Competency Evaluations (CEs) and Periodic Comprehensive Examination (PCEs) three times throughout the training year. These evaluations serve as a means to assess intern’s training experiences and acquisition of competencies.
For the 2024-2025 year we will be accepting 8 full-time psychology interns, with a preference for those applicants who have stated an interest in I Ola Lāhui or service provision in a rural or Native Hawaiian community. Practicum hours are reviewed to ensure that the minimum requirements are met (350 intervention hours; 60 assessment hours). Applicants with community experience, diversity experience, or health psychology/primary care experience are preferred. Lastly we are looking for applicants who have experience with Cognitive-Behavioral therapy and completion of advanced practicum and Master’s degree in Clinical Psychology preferred. Given the significant increase in applications, applicants from APA-accredited graduate programs are are required.
Preference is given to applicants enrolled in an APA Accredited doctoral program. Minimum criteria for an interview is completion/anticipated completion of 400 direct hours of practicum. A Master's degree and/or a community based practicum placement is preferable.
The stipend for the training year will be $35,000. Benefits include health insurance, 10 days of vacation/sick leave, and 5 days of professional development leave.
As part of the 12-month placements on the neighbor islands, interns are required to stay overnight weekly at private housing provided by I Ola Lāhui. Housing includes a full kitchen and all utilities, excluding internet access. The training program also assumes all inter-island travel related expenses to include air and ground transportation, and airport parking.
To apply to our program, we require that you complete the standard APPI application and ask that you address how your training, interest, and experiences fit with our program in your cover letter and essays. As part of the APPI application, we ask that you provide 3 letters of recommendation including individuals who have supervised your clinical work. Please include a copy of your curriculum vitae and your graduate school transcripts. Our application deadline is November 18th and you will be notified by December 16th if you will be invited for an interview.
Application Deadline: November 18, 2023
Invitation for Interviews Deadline: December 16, 2023
Projected Interview Date: Jan 18 & 19, 2024, 8am - 5pm, HST
The I Ola Lāhui Rural Hawai`i Behavioral Health Internship Program is APA accredited. Questions related to the program's accredited status should be directed to the Commission on Accreditation:
Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation
American Psychological Association
750 1st Street, NE, Washington, DC 20002
Phone: (202) 336-5979 / E-mail: apaaccred@apa.org
Web: www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
I Ola Lāhui is an APPIC member and meets all criteria and standards set by the association.
Internship Training Experiences
Interns receive training in 4 core clinical areas:
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-Provision of assessment and treatment of a wide array of psychological concerns including: depression, anxiety, substance abuse, PTSD, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder in an integrated behavioral health setting.
-Individual and couples therapy formats.
-Consultation and collaboration with interdisciplinary team within an integrated behavioral health setting.
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-Provision of assessment and treatment of psychological concerns affecting children, adolescents, and their parents including anxiety, depression, and disruptive behaviors.
-Individual, parent, and family formats.
-Consultation and collaboration with interdisciplinary team within an integrated behavioral health setting
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-Provision of rapid assessment, diagnostic formulation, and treatment a wide range of psychological concerns within a primary care clinic setting. The focus of care in this setting is on early identification and brief intervention.
-Consultation and collaboration with interdisciplinary team.
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-Provision of assessment and multi-level intervention for health behaviors with particular emphasis on chronic disease conditions and prevention.
-Individual and group formatted interventions for tobacco cessation, chronic pain, diabetes management, and weight management.
-Care coordination and consultation with family practice physicians and other providers.
Post-Doctoral Fellowship
The I Ola Lāhui Psychology Fellowship Training Program provides post-doctoral psychology fellows with training in culturally appropriate professional skills including: assessment and diagnosis, intervention, consultation, research, teaching and supervision, ethical awareness, personal development, and cultural diversity.
I Ola Lāhui offers a psychology post-doctoral training program whose aim is to provide training to psychology fellows in effective, culturally-minded interventions for use in Hawai‘i’s rural and medically underserved communities. The philosophy of the training program is based on a scientist-practitioner model with a focus on training the generalist practitioner supplemented by training in specialty areas including primary care psychology, health psychology and behavioral medicine, child psychology, and community psychology. Fellows will be trained within an integrated behavioral health model of service delivery.
The goal of the program is to increase Hawai‘i’s capacity to address the growing health needs through training in behavioral health care, chronic disease management, and psychopharmacology, in addition to more traditional mental health concerns such as anxiety and mood disorders. Our aim is to train clinical psychologists who are capable of functioning with professional autonomy in a variety of applied settings in the community, using empirically validated techniques informed by the scientific literature and conducting ongoing research on their own practice to further develop the evidence base in this area.
Post-Doctoral Training Experiences
Postdoctoral Fellows will receive training in 4 core clinical areas: Primary Care/Integrated Behavioral Health, Behavioral Medicine and Health Psychology, Adult Outpatient, and Child and Family.
Information for Applicants
For more information about our internship and / or post-doctoral program, please contact:
Tiffany Wilson-Landrum, Psy.D.
Director of Training
1441 Kapiolani Blvd. Suite 1802
Honolulu, HI 96814
(808) 525-6255
Twlandrum@iolalahui.org
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-Provision of rapid assessment, diagnostic formulation, and treatment a wide range of psychological concerns within a primary care clinic setting. The focus of care in this setting is on early identification and brief intervention.
-Consultation and collaboration with family practice physicians.
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-Provision of assessment and multi-level intervention for health behaviors with particular emphasis on chronic disease conditions and prevention.
-Individual and group formatted interventions for tobacco cessation, chronic pain, diabetes management, and weight management
-Care coordination and consultation with family practice physicians and other providers.
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-Provision of assessment and treatment of a wide array of psychological concerns including: depression, anxiety, substance abuse, PTSD, schizophrenia, and bipolar disorder in and integrated behavioral health setting.
-Individual and couples therapy formats.
-Consultation and collaboration with family practice physicians within an integrated behavioral health setting
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-Provision of assessment and treatment of psychological concerns affecting children, adolescents, and their parents including anxiety, depression, and disruptive behaviors.
-Individual, parent, and family formats.
-Consultation and collaboration with pediatricians and family practice physicians within an integrated behavioral health setting
I Ola Lāhui provides training in the basic professional skills of diagnosis, treatment, assessment, consultation, and supervision. Postdoctoral Fellows are also expected to conduct research and evaluation activities as part of their training. The philosophy of the training program is based on the scientist-practitioner model with an emphasis on behavioral health intervention within the primary care setting. The primary goals of the program are to train clinical psychologists who are capable of functioning as clinicians and leaders with professional autonomy in a variety of applied settings in the local community, using empirically validated techniques informed by the scientific literature. The primary objectives of our training program are to teach our interns skills in psychological assessment, intervention, and consultation at an intermediate and advanced level.
Postdoctoral Fellows in our program will be trained in individual and group interventions for a wide range of behavioral, emotional, and physical health problems and the use of systematic observation and measurement to track clinical progress. They will also be trained to work with a variety of age groups from children to older adults and will spend the majority of their time working with economically disadvantaged groups.
The stipend for the training year will be $40,000.