Seminars

There are a number of seminars available to the intern during the course of the year. All of the interns are required to attend the weekly Psychology Internship Seminar Series and each will present at least one case at this seminar during the course of the year (see Appendix C Internship Seminar Series). Many other seminars are available and may be elective or required depending on the rotation and setting in which the intern is assigned. Mention of these seminars is made in the site descriptions below.

The various seminars are provided as part of the internship training program and serve many functions. First, they provide an opportunity for the intern to acquire a body of knowledge which may or may not be available at home universities. Second, they allow the interns to expand their knowledge of a specific area. Third, they provide an opportunity for the training staff to meet with the interns for the purpose of updating their knowledge. While a tremendous variety of required and optional lectures are given each week throughout the program, it is generally expected that interns will spend four to six hours per week in didactic activities.