consultation with other healthcare providers, providing consultation to other healthcare providers, providing clinical consultation to active duty military commanders, basic cognitive assessment and referral, inpatient assessment and intervention, integrated behavioral healthcare in a primary care setting, and behavioral sleep evaluation and treatment. Additionally, when possible, interns will demonstrate basic competence in providing clinical supervision to other students, and a basic understanding of program evaluation. Competence in each of these areas at a level considered appropriate for initial licensure as a psychologist is the expected minimum standard of achievement. Interns will demonstrate that their work with each of these competencies is informed by the theoretical and research literature in psychology, is sensitive to multicultural factors impacting all aspects of clinical practice, and by the ethics of our profession.
Please see sample competency evaluation forms in Appendix B for an example of defined behavioral anchors for each competency.
GENERAL BEHAVIORAL CHARACTERISTICS EXPECTED OF INTERNS
- Willingness to learn
- Efficiency in work organization
- Assumption of responsibility
- Military bearing and appearance
- Creative problem-solving
EVALUATION
The evaluation process has two components: Measures of Intern Performance, and Evaluation of the Internship Program.
I. Intern Performance Evaluation
A. Weekly supervision. Throughout the internship year, the intern receives weekly scheduled and, when needed, unscheduled supervision. Each intern will receive at minimum four hours of scheduled supervision per week, at least two of which must be individual supervision. In addition to addressing clinical issues, case load, and professional growth, supervision is also a time for the primary supervisor to review intern progress toward program-specific and profession-wide competencies. At mid-rotation the intern and primary supervisor will have a formal session to review progress toward mastering clinical competencies and identify areas to be focused on during the second half of the rotation.
B. End of Rotation Competency Evaluation. The evaluation form (Appendix B) is submitted to the Program Director by the intern’s primary supervisor at the mid-point and end of each 16-week rotation (formal evaluations for 8-week rotations occur only at the end of the rotation, with informal evaluation provided at the mid-point). At the time of the evaluation, there is a meeting between the rotation supervisor and the intern to review performance, and to discuss areas to be focused on in upcoming rotations. The Program Director can attend this meeting if desired by the intern or supervisor, but this is not required. Mid-point and end of rotation competency evaluations are the primary means of determining "passing" of rotations and successful internship completion. Each competency
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