Training Model, Structure, and Program Aims
General program description
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Training Program Aims
The training program aims to equip interns for competent early career practice in the nine profession wide competencies defined by the American Psychological Association, and one additional program defined area of competence:
- Research
- Ethics and legal standards
- Individual and cultural diversity
- Professional values, attitudes, and behaviors
- Communications and interpersonal skills
- Assessment
- Treatment
- Supervision
- Consultation
- Spiritual/religious/existential issues in clinical practice.
Additional details regarding training aims and competencies are provided in the Training Competencies and Elements section.
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Training Model
We have chosen the metaphor of “the reflective practitioner” to describe our training model. This is similar to the more familiar or traditional training model of scholar-practitioner. These phrases highlight our emphasis on clinical practice informed by communal learning and reflection. They also represent our primary method or praxis, which is creating dialogue and interaction between practice – with all the complexity and particularity that exists in specific clinical situations – and larger perspectives and resources that might inform that practice. These larger perspectives include
- professional literature and relevant psychological research, including practice-based research;
- Individual and cultural diversity, social systems, social justice;
- spiritual, religious, theological, and existential issues and resources;
- consultation with colleagues
- professional development including self of the therapist.
Our model seeks to balance experiential learning and reflection. Experiential learning includes supervised clinical practice and experiential training activities (case discussions, role play, fish bowl, dyadic exercises, etc.)
A sample Training Plan for an Intern for 2024-25
A description of seminars and supervision 24-25
A sample supervision agreement 24-25