Train At Pine Rest | Psychology Doctoral Internship
Training Setting & Organizational Mission
Setting & Mission
Training Setting & Organizational Mission
Pine Rest Christian Mental Health Services is a comprehensive behavioral health facility offering a broad continuum of care for all ages. These services are offered at approximately 20 sites across West Michigan. Pine Rest’s central campus is 10 miles from the center of Grand Rapids, Michigan. Greater Grand Rapids has a population of nearly one million people, and there are 7 colleges and 6 universities within a 60-mile radius. The economy has remained strong, particularly in healthcare. There has been approximately $1 billion spent since 2005 to enhance the Grand Rapids’ Medical Mile and beautiful downtown areas.
In collaboration with Corewell Health’s Helen DeVos Children’s Hospital, Pine Rest has received a State of Michigan grant to build a $62,000,000 Pediatric Center of Behavioral Health on Pine Rest’s Main Campus, scheduled to open in 2026.
*Current design rendering of the Pediatric Center–for illustrative purposes only.
The organizational mission of Pine Rest is to express the healing ministry of Jesus Christ by providing behavioral health services with professional excellence, integrity, and compassion. This mission guides the organization and the training program. We look for psychology interns who are passionately committed to the mission and future of Pine Rest and who will become leaders and mentors in their respective professional fields. Therefore, we value the following objectives:
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| 1 | Integrity | We seek to clearly demonstrate moral and ethical principles. |
| 2 | Excellence | We commit ourselves to offer distinctive, quality services and continually look for ways to improve. |
| 3 | Stewardship | We dedicate ourselves to the careful use of all resources - ours and those we serve. |
| 4 | Diversity | We respect the distinctive qualities of each individual and encourage each person’s unique contribution. |
| 5 | Empowerment | We encourage and entrust staff and those we serve to participate in decision-making. |
Pine Rest’s professional staff includes more than 40 Doctoral Psychologists who actively partner with Psychiatrists, Primary Care Physicians, Social Workers, Activity and Occupational Therapists, Pastoral Counselors, Psychiatric Nurses, and Teachers to meet the needs of patients.
Pine Rest serves an ethnically and socio-economically diverse client population that represents the greater Grand Rapids and West Michigan community. We provide services to people from various religious and non-religious backgrounds. While some clients come to Pine Rest specifically because of our sensitivity to spiritual issues, many come because of our long-standing reputation of providing comprehensive and expert behavioral health care.
Pine Rest is accredited by the Joint Commission on the Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations (JCAHO). The Psychology Internship received full accreditation from the American Psychological Association (APA) in 1982 and has been accredited continuously since that time. We completed a site visit in May 2017 and are pleased to announce that we were re-accredited, with our next self-study scheduled for 2027.
Why Grand Rapids:
Grand Rapids and the surrounding West Michigan community offer a friendly, welcoming environment for families as well as singles and couples. Learn more about what Grand Rapids has to offer its residents!
