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KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
A Building – 1 st Floor, Room 1116
451 CLARKSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11203
718-245-2579; FAX 718-245-2412
2011-2012
EXTERNSHIP TRAINING PROGRAM
Kings County Hospital Center is the largest municipal hospital in New York City. It encompasses a
psychiatric hospital, an addictive diseases hospital, and a general medical hospital which provides
acute care and rehabilitation services. The Kings County Hospital Center complex comprises the
major clinical teaching resources for the State University of New York Health Science Center at
Brooklyn (SUNY Downstate), located directly across from Kings County. The hospital complex is
located in the East Flatbush section of Brooklyn. It has convenient access within and to all 5
boroughs of New York City.
Kings County Hospital Center is one of 13 hospitals that comprise the New York City Health and
Hospitals Corporation and it abides by all provisions of equal opportunity/affirmative action
employment practices.
MENTAL HEALTH SERVICES
In January 2009 the Department of Behavioral Health consolidated its many buildings into a new
state-of-the-art facility. The seven story “R” building is the newest and largest single site mental
health facility in the United States. Its design reflects the most advanced research and practice in the
treatment of mental illness in a therapeutic, comfortable, and modern setting. It houses the
psychiatric emergency rooms and inpatient and outpatient treatment units for children, adolescents
and adults. It also incorporates a school, a gymnasium, conference facilities, treatment rooms and
staff offices. It is truly a building for 21 st century treatment and beyond.
The model for treatment on the inpatient units is one of stabilization, rehabilitation and reintegration of
its adult, adolescent, and child patients. Our patients present a wide range of psychological
dysfunctions and psychiatric disorders. The Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP)
is the emergency receiving and treatment service for adults in central Brooklyn (a catchment area of
roughly 500,000 individuals), and for children and adolescents throughout Brooklyn. In the CPEP,
patients are assessed and a determination is made regarding treatment needs. In some cases
patients are admitted to inpatient units for acute care, while others are discharged following
stabilization. Still others are discharged with recommendations for follow-up outpatient services.
The outpatient clinics provide various treatment and aftercare services, including those for individual,
family and group psychotherapy and psychopharmacology. In addition, there is a Continuing Day
Treatment Program for adult chronic patients.

DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
The Department of Psychology at Kings County Hospital Center is comprised of the Division of Adult
Psychological Services and the Division of Child and Adolescent Psychological Services. The
Department's staff currently numbers 39 full-time psychologists in the Adult and Child and Adolescent
Divisions.
EXTERNSHIP PROGRAM
The externship program is comprised of two independent tracks: Adult and Child & Adolescent. The
externship periods are linked to the extern’s academic year with a minimum of two days per week
(16 hours) for the Adult Track and two and ½ days per week (20 hours) for the Child & Adolescent
Track. Adult Track externs may opt to add an additional ½ day for a total of 20 hours per week.
All externs receive one hour of individual clinical supervision per week for their individual outpatients
and one hour per week for supervision of each psychotherapy group. Child/Adolescent Externs
receive at least one hour of individual supervision for their inpatient case. Additional supervision for
psychological testing is arranged as needed. Externs also meet with the Director(s) of Externship
Training in their respective track for one hour each week. This hour is used for didactics, extern case
presentations and discussion of the externship experience. Depending on scheduling, externs may
be invited to attend other didactic and continuing education presentations throughout the year.
Applicants need not be residents of New York or citizens of the United States. They should be second
or third year doctoral students and must have completed at least one clinical externship during their
doctoral training prior to applying for externship at Kings County. Additionally, all externs must have
completed at least one year-long course in cognitive and projective/personality assessment including
the Rorschach Inkblot Test (Exner Comprehensive System).
Applicants may apply to only one of the two tracks. Duplicate applications will not be
considered for either program. Each track has its own interviewing and admissions process.
In accordance with recent guidelines, Kings County Hospital Center will not consider applications
postmarked or received before January 15 in agreement with the Psychology Directors of New
York State (PSYDNYS). Interviews will be scheduled beginning after January 15. Externship
invitations will be awarded on a rolling basis with all invitations made by March 1.
ADULT TRACK
Four externs are selected each year for the Adult Track. The adult track externship program requires
two full days (16 hours) with the option to add ½ day depending on the extern’s schedule. Please
note that Friday is a required day for the Adult Track. Externs in the Adult Track are placed in
two major assignments during the year and they receive an hour of rotation-specific supervision per
week. One placement is on an adult psychiatric inpatient unit where trainees will provide individual
and/or group psychotherapy to patients who were admitted following an acute psychotic episode. As
part of this placement, externs participate in inter-disciplinary team meetings, community meetings,
staff meetings, and other relevant unit activities.
The other placement is selected from a variety of outpatient clinics and services in the Departments
of Behavioral Health and Medicine. The assignments are made by the Director of Externship
Training, with decisions based on extern interest, training needs and supervisor availability.
In addition to the two rotations, externs are required to co-lead at least one year-long psychotherapy
group and treat at least two adult patients for the duration of the externship year. Externs have the
option of performing diagnostic assessments and may run a second group depending on scheduling
availability and other duties.

CHILD AND ADOLESCENT CLINICAL TRACK
Two externs are selected each year for the Child & Adolescent Track. The Child & Adolescent track
requires two and a half days and is primarily centered on the inpatient child and adolescent
psychiatric services unit. There are three inpatient units: female adolescent, male adolescent, and
co-ed latency aged units. Patients range from 5 years old through 17 years old. There are two
rotations where externs move from one inpatient unit to another.
Externs are responsible for case management of one inpatient child or adolescent at a time. This
includes participation on a multidisciplinary team consisting of psychiatrists, nurses, psychologists,
social workers, activity therapists, and dietitians. Case responsibilities include individual and family
therapy and contact with agencies and schools related to patient care. Externs also participate in
community meetings and behavioral level meetings with patients on each unit.
There are also opportunities for psychodiagnostic evaluations which include tests of cognitive,
academic and personality functioning. Additional opportunities include co-leading inpatient groups.
Other opportunities for outpatient psychotherapy can be arranged, either through the Child and
Adolescent Outpatient Psychiatry Clinic or the Developmental Evaluation Clinic (DEC).
APPLICATION PROCESS
APPLICATIONS POSTMARKED OR RECEIVED BEFORE JANUARY 15 WILL NOT BE
CONSIDERED.
Applicants can apply to only one externship track. Duplicate applications will not be considered for
either program.
Applications for the Adult Track should be sent, along with a current CV, an integrated psychological
testing report (cognitive and personality/projective assessment), an unofficial transcript and two
letters of recommendation, to:
Kim P. Miller, Ph.D.
Director of Externship Training – Adult Division
Department of Psychology – A Building, 1 st Floor, Room 1116
Kings County Hospital Center
451 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203
kim.miller@nychhc.org
Applications for the Child & Adolescent Track should be sent, along with a current CV, a clinical
treatment summary, an integrated psychological testing report, and two letters of recommendation, to:
Cheryl Blonstein, Psy.D.
Director of Child and Adolescent Externship Training
R Building – 6 th Floor, Room 6076
Kings County Hospital Center
451 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203
cheryl.blonstein@nychhc.org

TRAVEL INSTRUCTIONS TO KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOGY
The Psychology Department is located in the A Building whose entrance is through the new Behavioral Health Center (R
building) on Clarkson Avenue across from the SUNY Downstate Medical Center. You must have a pass to come up to the
floor where interviews will be held. You will be met in the lobby of the R Building and brought up to the interview. Please
obtain a building pass at the R Lobby security desk.
BY SUBWAY
Take the #2 Train (or the #5 during rush hours) to the Winthrop Street station. Make sure the train lists “Flatbush
Avenue” as its final destination. Trains listing other final destinations do not stop at Winthrop Street. You may have
to let several trains pass before a Flatbush Avenue bound train comes.
If you are traveling on a Brooklyn bound train, the station exit is at the corner of Nostrand and Parkside Avenues (You will
see the hospital one block away down Parkside). Cross Nostrand and walk down Parkside one block to New York Avenue.
Turn right onto New York Avenue and follow one block to Clarkson Avenue. Turn left on Clarkson. You will see the new
Behavioral Health Center building (R building) on your left.
If you are on a Manhattan/Bronx bound train, the station exit is at the corner of Nostrand Avenue and Winthrop Street. Do
not cross Nostrand, but proceed along Winthrop to New York Avenue. Turn right at New York Avenue and follow one block
to Clarkson Avenue. Turn left on Clarkson Avenue. The new Behavioral Health Center building will be on your left.
For return riders: The northbound (Manhattan/Bronx) subway entrance/exit is the only entrance for the return trip.
BY CAR
From Long Island and Queens:
via Jackie Robinson Parkway. Exit at Bushwick Avenue and follow Bushwick Avenue to Eastern Parkway. Turn left onto
Eastern Parkway and follow several miles to Albany Avenue. Turn left at Albany Avenue and continue to Kings County
Hospital, on your right between Winthrop Street and Clarkson Avenue (see below for parking).
via Belt Parkway: Exit onto North Conduit Boulevard. Continue on North Conduit Boulevard to Linden Boulevard. Take
Linden Boulevard for several miles to Albany Avenue. Turn right onto Albany Ave. and go 2 blocks to Kings County Hospital,
on your left between Winthrop St. and Clarkson Ave.
From Manhattan: Take the Manhattan Bridge onto Flatbush Avenue. Continue on Flatbush to Grand Army Plaza and go ¾
around the traffic circle to Eastern Parkway (the Brooklyn Public Library will be on your right). Follow Eastern Parkway to
Albany Avenue and turn right onto Albany. Follow Albany to the hospital which will be on your right between Winthrop Street
and Clarkson Avenue.
From New Jersey and Staten Island: Take the Verrazano Bridge and exit to Route 278, keeping to the right and following
the sign that says “Thru Traffic”. Continue on Route 278 to the Prospect Expressway. Take the Expressway to the Ft.
Hamilton Parkway exit. Follow the exit ramp to the second traffic light, which is Caton Avenue. Turn left onto Caton and
follow for several miles, passing Flatbush Avenue. Just past Flatbush, Caton curves to the right and runs into Linden
Boulevard. Turn left onto Linden Blvd. and follow to Albany Avenue. Turn left on Albany and follow 2 blocks to the hospital,
which will be on your left between Clarkson Avenue and Winthrop Street.
PARKING:
There is street parking on most of the streets around the hospital – make sure to check the posted signs for daily parking
regulations and restrictions. Parking is also available nearby at ESP Parking: 324 Clarkson Avenue. They have reasonable
rates for short-term parking. Tell the attendant that you are interviewing at the hospital.
Please Note: Kingsboro Psychiatric Center has buildings that look similar to Kings County Hospital Center and is located
directly across Albany Ave. between Clarkson and Winthrop. Coming from Manhattan, Kings County is on the right side of
Albany; coming from Long Island and Queens, Kings County is on the left side of Albany.

KINGS COUNTY HOSPITAL CENTER
DEPARTMENT OF PSYCHOLOOGY
A BUILDING, 1 st FLOOR
451 CLARKSON AVENUE
BROOKLYN, NEW YORK 11203
718-245-2579; FAX 718-245-2412
APPLICATION FOR CLINICAL EXTERNSHIP
Name______________________________ SS# ______-____-______ Date_________
Home Address__________________________________________________________
Home phone_______________________ Cell phone___________________________
Education (Starting with doctoral program) Dates Major Degree
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Are you a matriculated candidate for a doctoral degree in Psychology? __________
Anticipated Degree: Ph.D.____ Psy.D.____ Ed.D.____ Other (specify) ___________
Clinical___ Counseling___ School___ Combined (specify) _________________Other (specify)_________
Doctoral Program Courses (including current courses)
Psychotherapy, Psychopathology, Assessment and Practica
Year Course Title Grade Year Course Title Grade
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Indicate how many of the following tests have you administered under supervision:
WAIS-III/IV ____ WISC-IV____ Bender-Gestalt-II____ TAT ____ Rorschach (Exner only) ____ MMPI or
MMPI-A____ PAI____ Projective Drawings (HTP)_____ Connors_____Others (inc. Neuro) ___________
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Relevant Employment
Employer Dates Duties
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Additional information bearing on your qualifications: __________________________________________
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State your goals and training requirements for the externship year:_______________________________
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Please check the track to which you are applying.
Adult _____
Child & Adolescent _____
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Signature of Applicant
Applications for the Adult Track should be sent, along with a current C.V. an integrated psychological testing
report, an unofficial transcript and two letters of recommendation, to:
Kim P. Miller, Ph.D.
Director of Externship Training – Adult Division
Department of Psychology – A Building, 1 st Floor
Kings County Hospital Center
451 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203
kim.miller@nychhc.org
Applications for the Child and Adolescent Clinical Track should be sent, along with a current C.V., a copy of
a clinical treatment summary, a copy of a psychological evaluation, and two letters of recommendation, to:
Cheryl Blonstein, Psy.D.
Co-Director of Child and Adolescent Externship Training
Department of Psychology - A Building, 1 st Floor
Kings County Hospital Center
451 Clarkson Avenue
Brooklyn, New York 11203
cheryl.blonstein@nychhc.org