initially attempt to resolve the issue with the Program Director. If the intern cannot resolve the issue informally with the Program Director, the issue will be brought to the attention of the Chief, Behavioral Health Consultation and Education, who makes appropriate recommendations for resolving the issue.
3. If these informal channels fail to bring a resolution that is satisfactory to the intern, the next step in the process would be for the intern to make a formal complaint to the PETC. This body will review the complaint and the documentation of attempts to deal with the problem on the local level. The PETC will make a formal determination and inform all parties of the results and recommendations.
4. Information for equal opportunity complaints (SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5354.2), Navy Equal Opportunity policy (OPNAV INSTRUCTION 5354.1F) or sexual harassment complaints (SECNAV INSTRUCTION 5300.26D) are available online at the Navy Bureau of Personnel website (http://www.public.navy.mil/bupers-npc). A hard copy can also be obtained from the Officer in Charge, Navy Element, WRNMMC. Interns electing to make a formal complaint of sexual harassment or assault may contact the chain of command, or the DoD Sexual Assault Support Hotline at 877-995-5247 or safehelpline.org.
POLICY ON INTERN MILITARY LEAVE (VACATION)
I. The following guidelines have been developed to help faculty evaluate requests by psychology interns for time away from the internship. Interns are required to plan their absences, if any, well in advance and to submit their requests in a manner that will allow adequate review by the Rotation Director and the Program Director.
- A. With rare exceptions under special circumstances, no more than five working days personal leave will be permitted during the internship year.
- 1. In addition to the above (and per MILPERSMAN 1320-210), no more than five consecutive days of no-cost temporary additional duty (TAD) for the purpose of obtaining housing at a new station will be allowed.
- B. Two leave periods should not normally be requested during the same rotation. This implies that if a request for house hunting is going to be made during the last rotation, other requests should be planned in earlier training periods, if possible.
- C. All requests for absences are contingent upon the projected requirements of the intern's training assignments and upon the intern's progress in the internship. Above all, patient care responsibilities are primary.
- D. Consideration of additional time away, such as time for meeting with dissertation committees or defending dissertations will be on a case-by-case basis.
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