Internship Competency Areas
According to the APA Standards of Accreditation in Health Service Psychology, our internship focuses training on nine profession-wide competencies (PWC) and one program-specific competency areas. These are:
Profession-Wide Competencies
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- Research
- Ethical and Legal Standards
- Individual and cultural diversity
- Professional values and attitudes
- Communication and interpersonal skills
- Assessment
- Intervention
- Supervision
- Consultation and interprofessional/interdisciplinary skills
Program-Specific Competency
Assessment of risk using the Suicide Risk Management System (SRM)
The required training and service delivery activities are based on these competencies.
Sample Intern Weekly Schedule
Initial Consultation (IC) | 4 hours (2 shifts) |
Individual supervision | 2 hours |
Group (including supervision of group) | 2 hours |
Workshop | 2 hours |
Individual case management | a hours |
Supervision of Peer Supervision (SOPS) | 2 hours |
Weekly seminar | 2 hours |
Staff meeting | 1 hour |
Suicide Risk Management (SRM) System/Case Consultation meeting | 2 hours |
Intern support group | 1 hour |
Committee/Workgroup participation | ~.5 hours |
Subtotal | ~21.5 hours |
Individual clients (Intake assessments & ongoing treatment) | *18-20 hours |
Grand Total | ~40-42 hours |
*These numbers denote scheduled hours and do not take into account no-shows or cancellations.