CLINICAL TRAINING:

INTERNSHIP TRAINING COMPETENCIES

Students in the Ph.D. program are required to complete a 12-month predoctoral psychology internship training experience. Each internship training site will have its own set of training expectations and objectives. The following are a minimum set of internship objectives that should be met during the predoctoral psychology internship training year.

• Refine and further develop students' ability to independently apply evidence-based assessment and intervention skills through client and patient care experiences at predoctoral internship training settings.



• Develop independence in students' ability to select, administer, score, and interpret both psychological and neuropsychological tests. Develop advanced report writing skills through integrative case conceptualization skills.



• Develop advanced ability to select, integrate, and execute evidence-based psychotherapy skills. Integrative conceptualization of clinical cases from a local clinical scientist model is expected by the end of the internship training year.



• Continue developing cultural competencies across a broad range of diverse populations.



• Demonstrate knowledge and application of APA ethical principles and code of conduct guidelines to client and patient care experience.

Typically students obtain internship training in medical centers or mental health settings. Students are encouraged to apply to both regional and national training sites. The responsibility of Department of Graduate Psychology and the Director of Clinical Training is to (a) assist with the placement of CPY students in predoctoral internship training sites, and (b) provide support and collaborative monitoring of students' progress during their predoctoral internship training.