REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF INTERNSHIP

To successfully complete the internship, interns are expected to meet the following requirements:

1) 2080 Hours: The internship requires one year of full-time training to be completed in no less than 12 months. Interns must complete 2080 hours of supervised on-duty time during the internship year. Interns have the option of completing additional hours beyond the 2080 hours to meet certain states' licensing requirements.

2) Patient Contact: Each intern is expected to average 10 hours each week minimum in direct patient contact. (See typical week on page 6). It is expected that these minimums typically will be exceeded. For this requirement, direct patient contact includes only "face to face" contact with patients for any type of group or individual therapy, psychological testing, assessment activities or patient education. Successful completion of the internship requires a minimum of 500 hours of direct patient contact.

3) Psychotherapy: In each major rotation in which treatment is a significant element, each intern will be expected to be involved in at least one therapy group and three individual psychotherapy cases. On some rotations it may be possible to substitute a family or couples therapy case for a therapy group or individual patient. In minor rotations, the intervention requirements will be determined by the supervisor of that rotation with the approval of the PITC. On neuropsychological assessment rotations, psychotherapy activities are not expected, although interns on these rotations participate in psychotherapy activities on their other rotation(s).

4) Psychological Assessment: Interns must complete a minimum of 8 assessment reports. Interns on neuropsychology rotations will complete over 40 assessments. These assessments must be based on data integrated from multiple sources and must include written reports with diagnostic impressions and recommendations. Assessments based solely on interviews or single tests do not meet this requirement. In meeting this requirement, each intern must develop and demonstrate proficiency in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the WAIS-III or WASI, MMPI-2, and/or other cognitive personality, or specialized tests (e.g. achievement, aptitude, neuropsychology or vocational) relevant to their rotation(s).

5) Didactic Training: Interns are required to attend weekly Intern Seminars presented by department faculty members and are encouraged and often required to attend inservice conferences and other didactic presentations associated with their rotations.

6) Case Presentations: In addition to informal case presentations made in group supervision, interns are required to present one psychotherapy/counseling case or one assessment/diagnostic case as part of the Psychology Internship Seminar Series in order to demonstrate competency in these areas (See Evaluation Section). As part of each case presentation, the intern should review and discuss research literature relevant to that case.

7) Competence in Clinical Activities: At the end of each rotation, in the judgment of his/her supervisor and the Training Directors, each intern must have achieved a satisfactory level of competence. To successfully complete the internship, interns must meet minimal competency requirements [Level 3] in 80% of the competency objectives identified above, and have no level 1 or unacceptable competency ratings.