Lake Michigan Internship Consortium 2009-2010 Members

The Lake Michigan Internship Consortium (LMIC) is currently made up of seven training sites that each offer a unique internship experience. Students who are interested in any of these sites are encouraged to apply to the LMIC. Students do not apply to the individual sites. Application Information

The LMIC is an APPIC member. We are actively recruiting sites, so the number and types of sites may change over the coming year. The LMIC interns make up a cohort that meets on a weekly basis for group supervision and didactics on a variety of topics that cover theory, practice, assessment, special populations, and professional development. Didactics are taught by Argosy University, Chicago faculty, as well as each of the LMIC site supervisors. Interns have opportunities to present cases, as well as to present on their CRPs. Interns will also have an opportunity to visit each site and to participate in multicultural, ethics, and crisis counseling conferences. Additional information is available in the LMIC Handbook/Brochure. The following are the seven training sites.

• Streamwood Behavioral Health Services – see training manual This is a child and adolescent psychology site that is supervised by Dr. Shawn Daugherty and Dr. David Ventrelle.
• AIDS Resource Center of Wisconsin (ARCW) – see training manual. This is a health psychology site supervised by Dr. Nadia Damm. (withdrawn from LMIC for 2010-2011)
• MacNeal Hospital Family Medicine Practice – MacNeal Hospital is located in Berwyn, IL. The site supervisor, Dr. Mary Talen, works in conjunction with family practice physicians to provide care to children, adolescents, and adults in a family practice clinic. Interns have an opportunity to participate in clinical research, as well as to do rotations of interest wtihin the hospital. Examples of rotations include inpatient, outpatient substance abuse groups, and groups in an ob/gyn clinic for expecting mothers.
• Sheridan Shores Care Center- this is a facility that treats chronically mentally ill clients. Interns carry a case load of approximately 15 individual clients. They are able to develop groups in areas of their interest. Interns who are interested receive some training in clinical administration. The site supervisor is Dr. Art Freeman who frequently publishes in the field of CBT.
• Chicago Lakeshore Hospital – please see their website at www.chicagolakeshorehospital.com/GLBT/index.php and look at the Valeo Program. This is an excellent program that works with the GLBTQ community, specializing in substance abuse. The intern is supervised by Dr. Kevin Osten.
• Argosy University, Chicago Psychological Services Center- The AUC PSC is located on the upper concourse of the Argosy University, Chicago campus. It provides assessment, intake, individual and group psychotherapy to Argosy University, Chicago students who are in the undergraduate, business, counseling, and education programs. Interns are expected to do outreach presentations for faculty and students in the above programs. Interns will also develop workshops on issues such as self-care for students, which may include students in the clinical psychology program. The intern is supervised by the PSC and LMIC Director, Dr. Jenine Chiles and Argosy University, Chicago faculty member, Dr. Andy Suth.
• Cancer Wellness Center – www.cancerwellness.org – this is an excellent health psychology site supervised by Dr. Stuart Pinkwater.
• Smart Love Family Services - A training site that focuses on child therapy and working with parents.  It’s a model that uses intrapsychic humanism.  More information can be found on their website at www.smartlovefamilyservices.org.