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APA
Accredited Predoctoral Internship:
Overview
The goals of the internship at CAPS are to prepare
students who are in the final stages of their graduate
training to be able to function broadly, competently
and responsibly as professional psychologists. The purpose
of the program is to provide interns with the opportunity
to develop and refine general skills fundamental to
the practice of clinical and counseling psychology and
applicable to a wide variety of professional settings.
The internship training program places particular emphasis
on: consolidation of a theoretical body of knowledge;
skills in individual and group psychotherapy; crisis
intervention; consultation to the campus community and
provision of preventive and developmental outreach programs;
and the development of clinical supervision skills.
In addition, the interns are encouraged to build productive
relationships with fellow trainees and with clinical
staff. They are also expected to deepen their sense
of professional identity by functioning effectively
as members of a multifaceted mental health/student development
system for the campus community. The objectives are
both to become proficient in the provision of psychological
services and to enhance the personal and professional
qualities necessary to participate cooperatively and
creatively in an organizational setting.
The internship program is based on a 40 hour week,
for twelve months, with University holidays, benefits,
and vacation. The program begins the final week of August
and is completed one year later. The total training
comprises more than 1800 hours of supervised experience.
In addition, time is spent outside the regular Center
hours as may be needed for program planning, research
and preparation for services, writing of reports and
other documents, and delivery of special activities.
Interns are included in after-hours on-call emergency
coverage, shared with other staff on a rotation basis;
interns cover one week per quarter with supervisory
back-up by staff. These additional hours bring the total
internship hours to 2000 for the year; individuals are
advised to check with their state Boards of Psychology
to determine if these additional hours may be declared
in their applications for licensure.
CAPS
Internship
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