The internship consists of required core clinical activities to be provided at primary and secondary rotation sites. In addition to the required core clinical activities, a variety of specialized programs and activities are utilized to round out the intern's experience.
PRIMARY ROTATION SITES
SECONDARY ROTATION SITES
Interns complete secondary rotations at both sites. Examples of secondary rotations include psychological assessment for ADHD/LD, partnered counseling, outreach and group therapy.
REQUIRED CORE CLINICAL ACTIVITIES
1. Assessment: Throughout the year each intern will be required to conduct brief assessments and full batteries for a total of six (6) evaluations. Written reports will be required as well as verbal presentation in clinical case conference. At each site many testing instruments are available for selection by the intern depending on the requirements of the individual case.
2. Treatment: Each intern will be expected to gain experience with a wide range of presenting problems, age ranges, and treatment modalities. Opportunities are also available for interns to gain skills in the provision of couple, family and group counseling as well. Interns will also be expected to gain skills in crisis intervention. The intern's individual interests, training needs and placement sites will determine additional experiences.
3. Consultation: Each intern will act as a psychologist-consultant in case conferences regarding psychological assessment in particular, general issues of psychotherapy, and patient management. In addition, the intern will consult with professionals from other services of the placement site and other institutions for the purposes of admission and disposition.
4. Didactics: The structured training program includes weekly didactics in which interns are exposed to a variety of topics and presenters as well as offering a context for discussing professional and treatment issues. Examples of some specific seminar topics include: ADHD/LD assessment, multi-cultural counseling and service delivery, cultural self-assessment, eating disorders, professional ethics and legal issues, suicide risk assessment, supervision, professional issues/licensure process, etc. All interns are required to attend these programs.
5. Campus Research Development: Interns will work collaboratively to research, develop, and implement a needs assessment/program evaluation on campus. Interns are responsible for determining which campus organization to collaborate with, and presenting their findings along with a written report.
6. Capstone in Case Conceptualization: Interns will demonstrate their ability to assess, diagnose, and discuss treatment plans for a mock client while also attending to multicultural and diversity issues and legal and ethical concerns.
