Larned State Hospital Psychology Internship Program (LSHPIP) is a member of the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). We have also been an American Psychological Association (APA) accredited internship site since 2011. In 2019, we were granted reaccreditation with our next site visit scheduled for 2028.
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: [email protected]
www.apa.org/ed/accreditation
LSH is a psychiatric hospital administered by the Department for Aging and Disability Services (KDADS) for the State of Kansas. LSH is one of three state psychiatric hospitals operated by the state. Located in rural Kansas on a 78-acre campus, LSH has three distinct programs (State Security Program, Sexual Predator Treatment Program, and the Psychiatric Services Program). Currently, two of these programs host interns; one intern is assigned to the Psychiatric Services Program and two interns are assigned to the State Security Program. Each intern is assigned to a primary and secondary rotation, allowing every intern at least basic exposure to both programs.
Patients at LSH are provided a full range of psychiatric services that may include: social detoxification, psychosocial rehabilitation, co-occurring disorders treatment, activity therapy, medication management, forensic evaluation, case management, vocational training, behavior support plans, psychotherapy, group therapy, clinical evaluation and discharge planning. All programs/units provide treatment using an interdisciplinary treatment team. Clinical departments who are members of the treatment teams, including psychiatry, psychology (who generally serve as treatment team facilitators), social services and nursing. Other clinical department members at LSH include: activity therapy, clinical chaplaincy, dietary, clinic/laboratory services and pharmacy.
The Department of Psychology at LSH is comprised of caring and competent practitioners. The Director of Psychology is a licensed psychologist who has oversight of all psychology services at LSH. The director supervises three supervising psychologists (one for SSP, one for PSP and one for SPTP) who are responsible for the provision of all psychological services in his/her program. In addition, the Supervising Psychologists provide clinical supervision for psychology clerks (those who are completing a Bachelor's Degree), practicum students (those who are completing a Master's Degree), pre-doctoral interns (those completing a doctoral degree) and post-doctoral fellows (those obtaining the needed training and supervision hours for licensure). The department is composed of licensed doctoral psychologists, licensed master's level psychologists, post-doctoral fellows, clinical therapists, licensed addiction counselors and program consultants.