Linden Oaks at Edward, Naperville, IL
Training Director, M. Joann Wright, Ph.D.
ABOUT THE TRAINING PROGRAM:
WIth a strong commitment to teaching predoctoral interns the theories and practices of functional contextual behaviorism, Linden Oaks at Edward's Doctoral Training Program offers several weekly hours of individual and group supervision and didactic training in ACT, RFT, DBT and MBCT. Predoctoral students work on specific pre-determined inpatient and outpatient units (e.g., Chemical Dependency, Eating Disorders, Anxiety, Adolescent, Geriatric) to employ contextual behavioral techniques through individual and group treatment.
The internship opportunities at Linden Oaks at Edward offer exceptional training. Predoctoral interns have the ability to do individual, family, group, multi-family group, psycho-educational trainings, and case management in an interdisciplinary health care setting. They are supported by and expected to work hand in hand with clinical therapists, medical staff, and other support staff.
The overarching goal of the Predoctoral Training Program at Linden Oaks (The Program) is to provide the opportunity to develop competence in the application of psychological knowledge and practice to clinical problems in a complex medical setting. Combining evidence-based didactic training and clinical supervision, interns are socialized to be entry-level professionals who employ critical thinking, self-reflection, and strategies of scholarly inquiry. The Program places particular emphasis on introducing interns to the breadth and variety of professional roles assumed by psychologists, evidence based treatment applied in individual and group psychotherapy, and application of those principles through in-vivo participation. Integral to an intern’s training is the understanding of multidisciplinary team functioning and participation as a member of the team.
A core focus of intern training is the impact of culture, race, and language and how these patient dimensions impact societal and family dynamics. As the primary setting for this internship is either an inpatient or intensive outpatient setting, emphasis is placed on clinical experiences in working with issues of adjustment for individuals facing a range of emotional and behavioral challenges.
ABOUT THE FACILITY:
Linden Oaks at Edward is dedicated to providing the best behavioral health service to teens, adults, families and seniors with compassion, dignity and excellence. As a JCAHO approved 94 bed facility; Linden Oaks is a vibrant, free-standing, not-for-profit psychiatric hospital in the metropolitan Chicagoland area that provides a full continuum of care of inpatient and outpatient services for all the major psychiatric disorders, chemical dependency, adolescent services, eating disorders, self-injury and geriatrics. Linden Oaks receives the majority of its referrals from agencies and physician practices in the western suburbs of the Chicago area, however, specialty treatment referrals span the greater Chicago and Midwest area. Families receiving services on an inpatient basis continue their therapy in our outpatient day hospital level of care. As the behavioral health venture of Edward Hospital, one of Linden Oaks’ greatest resources is its liaison and access to a Heart Hospital, Cancer Center, Children’s Resource Center and Emergent and Immediate Care Centers, etc.
For more information, do not hesitate to contact me at:
M. Joann Wright, Ph.D.
Director of Clinical Training and Anxiety Services
Linden Oaks at Edward
1250 N. Mill Street Suite 101
Naperville, IL 60563
630.646.8021
jwright@edward.org