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Pre-doctoral internships in psychology

Pre-doctoral internships in psychology. Brown Bag 11/14/11. Agenda. Overview of pre-doctoral internships APA accredited vs. non-accredited internships APPIC Application process APPIC hours tracking. Pre-doctoral internships.

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Pre-doctoral internships in psychology

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  1. Pre-doctoral internships in psychology Brown Bag11/14/11

  2. Agenda • Overview of pre-doctoral internships • APA accredited vs. non-accredited internships • APPIC Application process • APPIC hours tracking

  3. Pre-doctoral internships • 1 year full-time training experience required for doctoral degree in applied psychology (e.g. school, clinical, counseling) • Usually your last year of PhD program • Many different setting options • Hospital, clinic, community mental health, school district, residential treatment facility, etc)

  4. Purpose of pre-doctoral internships • ”…to provide a systematic program of supervised, applied psychological training… • Internship training will provide for the integration of scientific, professional, and ethical knowledge, attitudes and basic skills to professional practice... • The person who completes the internship training is an individual who has demonstrated the capability to function autonomously and responsibly as a practicing psychologist" (Belaret al., 1987, p. 4)

  5. APA, APPIC, & other internships • 3 internship options: • APA-accredited • APPIC (& CAPIC) but not APA-accredited • Non-accredited and non-APPIC (i.e., create-your-own) • Which to pick? • Depends on career and life goals • APA-internships are strongly recommended!

  6. Advantages of APA internships • Outstanding training opportunity!! • Many post-docs & jobs require APA internships • Licensure process is MUCH easier • Less paperwork and documentation needed • Hours will meet licensure requirements for all states • Have an intern cohort • Paid & full-time • Guarantees certain protections for interns

  7. Possible barriers to completing an APA-accredited internship • “Internship Crisis” (Match imbalance) • Currently 3000+ students apply each year • Nearly 25% do not match • Major issue in the field of psychology • Cost to apply, interview, & move • Need to move to another state • Currently no APA internships in WA state for school psychology applicants

  8. School Psychologists & APA Internships • Good news: over 130 APA-accredited sites (nearly 1/3 of total sites) have focus on child clinical and/or school psychology AND accept applications from school psych students!

  9. When to Apply? • After general exams • After accruing enough hours • Approximately 800 hrs intervention & assessment • 200-300 hrs supervision • Generally in 5th year (or 4th year with substantial experience and progress towards dissertation) • Must present dissertation proposal prior to leaving for internship!

  10. Timeline for Match Process • Applications due ~Nov • Hear from sites by Dec 15 • Interview in Jan (& maybe Dec) • Phase 1 • “Rank Order List” due early Feb • Results in late Feb • Phase 2 • “Rank Order List” due Mid-March • Results late March • Internships begin July-Sept

  11. Examples of internship programs • Recent graduates from our program have completed APA-accredited internships at: • Children’s Hospital Los Angeles (USC) • Dallas Independent School District • Salesmanship Club Youth & Family Centers (Dallas) • Boystown (Omaha)

  12. What to do now (1st & 2nd year) • Start keeping track of hours!! (next slides) • Start thinking about possible areas/populations in which you’d want to pursue additional practicum training & hours

  13. Hours Tracking • Keep track of all clock hours spent: • Face-to-face with clients • Assessment (parent interviews, testing, feedback) • Intervention (individual therapy, group therapy) • 50 min. client hour = 1 hour of intervention time • Consultation (with teachers, parents) • Supervising others (e.g. as an advanced doctoral student)

  14. Hours Tracking • Keep track of all clock hours spent: • In supervision (i.e. being supervised) • Face-to-face hours • Record whether it’s individual or group • In “support activities” • Scoring and report-writing (assessment) • Consultation with other professionals • Didactics & grand rounds

  15. Hours Tracking • What experiences count? • All practicum hours for which you receive formal academic credit OR are program sanctioned by your graduate program as relevant training or work experiences • Hours MUST be supervised by licensed provider • Remember to record face-to-face client hours separately from “other” (support) hours

  16. Examples of hours that WOULD count • 1styear school-based practicum • All 2nd year practicum courses • 3rdyear masters-level internship • 4th& 5th year advanced practica, TA-ing • All years: any additional supervised practicum or clinical research opportunities that you participate in, as long as training director (Jim) is aware of & approves the experience

  17. Examples of hours that WOULD NOT count • Working as a school psychologist (not in a training capacity) • Any other WORK where you are not receiving training/supervision

  18. Also keep track of… • Type of setting in which you’re completing hours • (program-based clinic, hospital, community mental health clinic, etc.) • Client diversity characteristics • (ethnicity, gender, disability, sexual orientation) • Number of “integrated reports” written • Number of administrations of each test

  19. For more info • Read APPIC document about hours & application • http://www.appic.org/Portals/0/downloads/AAPI_Online_Instructions_2011-2012.pdf • Sample of what types of hours you’ll need to fill in: • http://aecp.oise.utoronto.ca/cp/practicum/documents2/documents2/APPIC%20Form-Tracking%20Hours-Summary%20of%20Practicum%20Experiences10.pdf • Erin’s website: • http://uwschoolpsyc.weebly.com/index.html

  20. Methods of tracking hours • Excel spreadsheet • Example from Dr. Jones • Software • e.g. Time2Track.com – but costs ~$40/yr

  21. What to do later on (3rd year +) • 1) Sign up for Match News & Intern Network listserves • http://www.appic.org/E-Mail-Lists/ Summary-of-APPICs-E-Mail-Lists • 2) Check out directory listings of internship sites • http://www.appic.org/directory/search_dol_internships.asp • 3) Read the APAGS book 

  22. What to do now (1st & 2nd year) • Start keeping track of hours!! • Start thinking about possible areas/populations in which you’d want to pursue additional practicum training & hours • Relax - Remember that 75% of applicants DO match! • And this number is even higher for PhD students • Think of the pre-doctoral internship as a great opportunity to receive further training!

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