Practicum and Internship Placement Handbook

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DEPARTMENT OF APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY & HUMAN DEVELOPMENT Ontario Institute for Studies in Education

University of Toronto

Practicum and Internship

Placement Handbook

for the

M.A. & Ph.D. Degrees in the

Clinical & Counselling Psychology Program

Edited by

Judith A. Silver, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Director of Clinical Training

Revised – November 2013

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Table of Contents

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1.1 MA Practicum (APD1203Y) 3

1.2 Ph.D. Practicum (APD3217Y) 3

1.3 Additional Doctoral Practicum (APD3271H) 4

1.4 Ph.D. Internship (APD3268Y) 4

1.5 Arranging Your Placement 6

1.6 Evaluation of Placements 8

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2.1 Time Expectations 8

2.2 Conflict Resolution and Due Process 8

2.3 Vulnerable Sector Screening 9

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3.1

Preparing to Apply for a Full-time Accredited Internship

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3.2

Interview Questions for Students Applying for Internships

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3.3

Criteria For Making A Proposal For A Non-CPA Accredited Internship

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3.4

Liability Insurance & Workers Compensation

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Section 1: OVERVIEW

1.1

M.A. PRACTICUM (APD1203Y)

All students completing an M.A. in Clinical & Counselling Psychology must complete a practicum placement concurrent with the APD1203Y course, usually in the second year of their program. This course provides students with basic skills in clinical assessment, counselling interventions, assessment of risk, history taking, clinical formulation, and the relationship between assessment and intervention. The course emphasizes the therapeutic relationship as well as the importance of ethical and legal issues in the provision of therapy. The course involves extensive counselling simulation and supervision of practice in the field. Because the focus of class time is on individual counselling, it is generally expected that practicum students will be carrying at least two individual cases at any particular time. Other types of counselling may be done in the remainder of the time depending upon the counselling centre's priorities, the student's interests, etc. (e.g., family, couple, group, crisis). Students may involve themselves in other related activities such as testing, assessment, intake interviews, consultations with other professionals, report writing, case conferences, research, and so forth. It is also generally expected that, where possible, students will have contact with clients reflecting a range of diversity (e.g., clients who derive from various cultural, ethnic, racial or linguistic groups and/or who bring other types of minority issues, such as gender identity or disability).

The APD1203Y course instructors may require audio and/or videotapes. Students must therefore arrange both with their setting supervisor(s) and with their client(s) to make such tapes (with due regard to confidentiality) in case they are required.

Students should be welcome to all relevant staff meetings, case conferences, special lectures and other training opportunities available at the practicum site. Because our students are not yet fully trained professionals, students should not normally be left alone in the setting while they are seeing clients. Students in the M.A. stream are generally expected to complete a minimum of 500 hours (usually 2 - 2.5 days per week) in their placements from September to April, normally 150 hours of which are direct client contact. Should students not have completed their hours by April, they may make arrangements with their supervisor(s) to extend the practicum into the summer. However, all practicum hours and the final evaluation must be completed by the end of August.

Students in this stream must be supervised either by a doctoral level psychologist or a psychological associate registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario. Supervisors should provide 1.5 hours per week of one-on-one face-to-face clinical supervision. Other supervision should be provided on particular cases through case conferencing, class supervision and consultation with peers and professionals. It is expected that students will log all types of practicum activities. The relevant hours from this log should be documented on the Student Practicum and Internship Evaluation Form which is then submitted to the Course Instructor and the Director of Clinical Training.

1.2 PH.D. PRACTICUM (APD3217Y)

All students completing a Ph.D. in Clinical & Counselling Psychology are required to complete the doctoral practicum course (APD3217Y), usually in the first or second year of their program. It is expected that all students will have previously completed a master’s level 500+ hour practicum under the supervision of a psychologist or a psychological associate. Doctoral practicum students are required to be in attendance at least two full days at their practicum settings (600 hours) from September to April. Normally, they should have a minimum of at least 150 hours of direct client contact and should meet with

4 their supervisors 1.5 hours per week for individual one-on-one face-to-face supervision. Practicum students are expected to get experience with both individual clients and at least one other modality (couple, family, group). Should students not have completed their hours by April, they may make arrangements with their supervisor(s) to extend the practicum into the summer. However, all practicum hours and the final evaluation must be completed by the end of August.

It is expected that students will involve themselves in such activities as psychotherapy, testing, assessment, intake interviews, consultations with other professionals, report writing, case conferences, and so forth. It is also generally expected that, where possible, students will have contact with clients reflecting a range of diversity (e.g., clients who derive from various cultural, ethnic, social or linguistic groups and/or who bring other types of minority issues, such a gender identity or disability). Because our students are not yet fully trained professionals, students should not normally be left alone in the setting while they are seeing clients.

Additional supervision may include consultation on specific cases with other psychologists,

group/class supervision and/or case conferences. Supervisors of the Ph.D. students must be

doctoral level psychologists registered with the College of Psychologists of Ontario or their

equivalent. It is expected that students will log all types of practicum activities. The relevant

hours from this log should be documented on the

which is then submitted to the Course Instructor and the Director of Clinical Training.

1.3 ADDITIONAL DOCTORAL PRACTICUM (APD3271H)

This optional practicum course is an additional practicum course that is available to CCP program students at the PhD or EdD level. Students take it as an optional course beyond their program

requirements. The course exists entirely to support students’ development of their clinical skills. PhD students may register in this course any time that they commence a field placement experience under the supervision of an appropriately trained psychologist, providing that the placement is unpaid. Students may register in this course multiple times to permit a broad variety of assessment, intervention and supervisory experiences. Students may register for this course only with the permission of the course instructor. There are three restrictions on enrollment: 1) There is a signed agreement between the supervisor and the student with regard to the new skills that the student will acquire. 2) For each registration, normally the student must remain in the placement for a minimum of 100 hours to ensure that the supervisor has had ample time to observe and evaluate. 3) The total of clinical hours accrued in each registration in this open practicum course will not generally exceed 500 hours.

1.4 PH.D. INTERNSHIP (APD3268Y)

In addition to the practicum, all students completing a Ph.D. in Clinical & Counselling Psychology will be required to complete the Ph.D. Internship course (APD3268Y, Section Code Cd of Y). This course requires the completion of approximately 2000 hours of internship under the supervision of a registered psychologist. Registration in the course is by permission of the instructor, usually Dr. Judith A. Silver, once the placement has been arranged and approved.

The internship is usually accomplished on a full-time basis at a 12-month placement (2000 hours); it may also be completed on a part-time basis over a 24 month period (1000 hours in each of 2 years). The internship may be served in a variety of settings and will normally involve training in psychopathology, differential diagnosis and assessment, case conceptualisation, treatment planning, a variety of psychotherapeutic approaches, case management, and other related tasks. All CCP Ph.D. students must have a formal diagnosis and assessment component as part of their internship hours. It is expected that

5 students will involve themselves in such activities as diagnosis and assessment, case conceptualisation, treatment planning, psychological interventions, consultations with other professionals, report writing, case conferences, and other activities relevant to professional training. It is also generally expected that, where possible, students will have contact with clients reflecting a range of diversity (e.g., clients who derive from various cultural, ethnic, social or linguistic groups and/or who bring other types of minority issues, such a gender identity or disability). All Ph.D. students beginning the program after September 1, 2007 are required to complete internships at CPA or APA accredited training sites or equivalent. Ph.D. students starting the program before this date are strongly encouraged to complete internships at CPA or APA accredited training sites or equivalent.

For students applying to CPA/APA accredited training sites, they should be aware that the deadline for receipt by the training site of completed applications is generally November 15 of the previous year. Students should arrange an interview with Dr. Silver well in advance of this date (usually by May 31). Students applying to APA or CPA accredited placements should plan to have completed all required course work, comprehensive examinations, thesis proposal, ethical review, and where possible, have started data collection by the time they apply to placements (usually the third year of doctoral study). The fourth year of doctoral study is typically when the full-time CPA or APA internship is completed. Ph.D. students completing a CPA/APA paid internship in their fourth year of study should be aware that receiving payment for the internship could affect their University of Toronto funding package. Such students have two options available to them:

1. Accept the money from both the UT funding package and the internship; however, student must complete a graduate assistantship during this academic year.

2. Deduct the money for the paid internship from the total from the funding package; no graduate assistantship is required.

The AP&HD Colloquium Series is offered periodically throughout the academic year. It is expected that all PhD students will attend a minimum of 6 colloquium presentations during their program. Attendance at this series partially fulfills the course requirements for the APD3268Y Ph.D. Internship Course, although it can be completed before registering in the APD3268Y course. The completed Colloquium Attendance Form should be submitted to Dr. Judy Silver together with the Internship Evaluation Form. Starting with the 2008/09 academic year, all CCP Ph.D. students are required to gain experience in the clinical supervision of master’s level counselling students. This experience can be completed:

1. As part of one of the field placement requirements (practicum or internship), or 2. As volunteer experience working with one of the APD1203Y class instructors, or 3. As part of an addition practicum training experience.

This clinical supervision experience partially fulfills the course requirements for the Ph.D. Internship Course APD3268Y, although it can be completed before registering in the APD3268Y course. The completed CCP Supervision Experience Form should be submitted to Dr. Judy Silver together with the Internship Evaluation Form. Ph.D. students interested in gaining this supervision experience during a particular academic year should consult with Dr. Judy Silver by the previous May.

Students in the CCP Ph.D. program who wish to apply for the required 2000 hour internship

(APD 3268Y) must have successfully completed the following before applying to their

internship:

All other required Ph.D. course work (except where courses were not available until after

application to APPIC (e.g., history of psychology))

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Ph.D. thesis proposal approved by their departmental thesis committee (thesis supervisor

must provide written confirmation to Dr. Silver)

Ph.D. thesis ethical review accepted

Before starting the required internship:

Ph.D. thesis data collection is normally completed

Some students may choose to complete all thesis requirements before beginning the internship. This is highly recommended.

It is therefore expected that most Ph.D. students will complete the 2000 hour internship (APD 3268Y) in the 4th year or later of their program. Ph.D. students accepted previous to the 2007/08 academic year are strongly encouraged to follow this scheduling of their internship.

1.5 ARRANGING YOUR PLACEMENT

Descriptions of potential M.A. and Ph.D. practicum settings can be found on the Practicum section of the CP Website:

http://www.oise.utoronto.ca/aphd/Students/Practica_and_Internships/Counselling_Psychology/In

ternship_and_Practica_Sites/index.html#MA

In addition, it is often useful to speak to other students who have been in the placement. (Names are provided with permission following the descriptions on the above website.) Finding a practicum placement is similar to finding a job. Students must phone the placements directly, gather information, arrange for interviews and wait to see if they are accepted.

Every effort will be made to help students find settings appropriate for and desirable to them. This may not always be possible. We cannot guarantee that all students will find placements in any particular academic year. All students must arrange their practica in consultation with Dr. Judith Silver, Director of Clinical Training.

Hospitals and most clinical and counselling psychology practicum placements use a uniform

application deadline (February 3 for 2014). These placements also use a common notification

date (March 17 for 2014). The actual dates may change somewhat from year to year.

Students should plan to attend the meeting scheduled annually in the fall where placement representatives are invited to meet with CCP students. Students should plan to contact the DCT at least 4 weeks before they plan to start the application process. Together we will consult in order to arrange the best match between students' needs and the availability of field placements. Students will be asked to state their placement preferences, will be interviewed by the DCT, and will collaboratively decide with the DCT on several settings at which to have interviews. The on-site placement supervisors offer (or do not offer) positions to the students who have the option of accepting or rejecting the offer. All Toronto-area psychology practicum sites have been asked to use a common application deadline and a common notification date.

7 Students should be aware that some placement sites may require a criminal records check, a vulnerable sector check, a mask fitting and/or a TB test before the placement can begin.

Ph.D. INTERNSHIP

Students are expected to enter the APPIC match process and apply for CPA or APA accredited placements. Because there are only a few CPA accredited internships in the Greater Toronto Area, students should expect to travel for their internships. The process of finding a CPA internship is a demanding one. Students who wish to learn more about the process and want to get an application form should visit the APPIC web site at http://www.appic.org

Our CCP Program is now a formal associate member of APPIC. Be aware that our CCP program is considered to be a “Combined Program” & our APPIC number is 865. Program Type: CLIN-COUNS.

Students should also consult the CCPPP Directory that lists CPA Internships at:

http://www.ccppp.ca/en/internship.html

Planning to apply for an accredited placement should begin a year and a half before the start of the placement. During the spring/summer, students should create a list of internships that are of interest, update their curriculum vitae, and send letters or emails to internship sites requesting information. In the summer, students should register with the National Matching Service (NMS) and receive a password and match identification number to place on applications. Students should also consult with the Director of Clinical Training to arrange for a letter of support to be sent to all internship sites to which the student is applying. A formal request for the AAPI2 should be made to Dr. Silver AT LEAST 6 WEEKS prior to when you need to receive it. Deadlines for accredited internship placements range from early November to early December. In mid-February, on a uniform notification date, students and placements are matched together through the NMS. Once you are matched, you are legally required to accept the internship site to which you matched.

In the event that a student from the CCP is starting the program after September 1, 2007 and is requesting an internship in a placement that is not accredited by CPA or APA, the program requires that the student’s placement substantively conform to CPA criteria for internships. These detailed criteria can be found on the CPA website:

http://www.cpa.ca/accreditation/

An outline for this document is provided in Section 3.2. The Director of Clinical Training reviews all internship proposals and makes the decision as to whether the internship plan can be accepted as proposed.

Students should be aware that some internship sites may require a criminal records check, a vulnerable sector check, a mask fitting and/or a TB test before the placement can begin.

ESTABLISHING A PLACEMENT AGREEMENT

It is important that both supervisors and student interns understand the responsibilities and the rights associated with their respective roles. If the supervisor is unfamiliar with the CCP Program, the student intern should provide the supervisor with a copy of the CCP Practicum and Internship Placement Handbook as well as the Student Practicum and Internship Evaluation Form. This will ensure that expectations regarding supervision and client contact are established at the outset.

8 PLEASE NOTE: As soon as you have arranged your practicum or internship placement, you must provide Dr. Silver with the details (deadline April 30). In order to register the details of your CCP field placement, we have created a special website. Please ensure that you have all the details about your placement before completing the on-line placement form. Should the details of your placement change, you may edit the placement form until mid-October. Any changes after this time must be made in consultation with the Director of Clinical Training, Dr. Judith A. Silver. Because the placement website is being changed, Dr. Silver will advise you of the new website address when it becomes available. 1.6 EVALUATION OF PLACEMENTS

A student's performance in her/his placement is evaluated by the on-site supervisor who is provided with an evaluation form for this purpose (Student Practicum and Internship Evaluation). Students are encouraged to use this form for the identification of their own strengths and weaknesses, for the setting of appropriate goals, and for the contracting of duties and responsibilities with their supervisors. Evaluation is on a pass/fail basis with the provision that the Counselling & Clinical Psychology Program Planning Committee may require additional practicum or internship experience and/or course work where unsatisfactory or barely satisfactory performances have been registered. Clinical performance will be reviewed to ensure that standards are being met. (See Section 2.)

A student's performance is evaluated by the on-site supervisor in January and at the end of the placement. Students are asked to keep a xerox copy of all evaluations of their clinical work in addition to submitting the original to the Course Instructor and subsequently to the Director of Clinical Training. Students are encouraged to keep a copy (with identifying information removed) of psychological assessments completed as part of all practica. We will also be asking student interns to complete evaluations of their placement settings.

Section 2: CP POLICIES GOVERNING STUDENTS IN PLACEMENTS

M.A. practicum students are expected to spend at a minimum 500 hours in the field placement setting (2 – 2.5 days a week). Ph.D. practicum students are expected to spend at a minimum 600 hours in the field placement setting (2 – 3 days a week). The practicum experience should include 1.5 hours of one-on-one face-to-face supervision each week and approximately 25-50% of student time will be spent in direct client contact.

Our goal for our Ph.D. internship placement is that the placement is either CPA or APA approved or that it conforms as much as possible with CPA guidelines (see Section 3.2).

2.2 CONFLICT RESOLUTION AND DUE PROCESS

Sometimes conflicts arise between placement supervisors and students on placement. One type of conflict might revolve around unforeseen differences in expectations, values, or assumptions between the

supervisor and the student. Usually, these conflicts can be resolved through discussion. More serious conflicts may arise, however. The following procedures are in place to help both the supervisor and the student. When conflicts or differences arise, the concerned individual should:

1. Discuss the problem directly with the person in question.

9 3. If neither of the above two options is feasible and/or fruitful, arrange for a confidential interview

with the Director of Clinical Training (currently Dr. Judy Silver).

The CCP Program recognizes the right of a student, after consultation with the Director of Clinical Training, to terminate a placement should the student realize that it is very unsuited to his or her individual needs or that the placement cannot adequately provide the training experience previously promised (e.g., insufficient client contact hours, inadequate supervision).

Similarly, the CCP Program recognizes the right of the placement setting, after consultation with the Director of Clinical Training, to terminate the practicum or internship of individual students if the student intern's behaviour is unacceptable and client/patient care is being compromised. In such circumstances, the supervisor will advise the Director of Clinical Training in writing of the reasons for this decision. Should either a student intern or a placement supervisor request the termination of a placement, the following procedures should be followed:

1. The Director of Clinical Training should be contacted.

2. The Director of Clinical Training may hold meeting(s) with the student, the supervisor, the placement internship director, the practicum course instructor, and other appropriate persons, to clarify the reasons for requesting withdrawal, the nature of the student's learning needs, and the setting's resources and ability to meet those needs. The Director of Clinical Training will document the process and the outcome of any such meetings.

3. If the Director of Clinical Training is unable to help the two parties resolve their differences so that the student can continue in the placement, a written request for withdrawal is to be made to the Director of Clinical Training by the person initiating the request.

4. When circumstances warrant it, the Director of Clinical Training will assist the student in finding an alternative placement in the same academic year. Should there be a question about the student's competence, the Director of Clinical Training will consult with the Counselling & Clinical Psychology Program Planning Committee, the practicum course instructor (if appropriate), and the student, to establish any necessary conditions to be met before the student can renegotiate another placement. Students who need to withdraw from a practicum course should consult the OISE/UT Bulletin for final dates allowed for withdrawal from courses.

Our training model reflects the scientist-practitioner model, and provides students with a strong grounding in core knowledge and skills while at the same time allowing them to explore individual interests. The goals also reflect our commitment to the notions of development, diversity and ecology as central to our program. By the time they complete our program, students have an advanced level of knowledge and skills equivalent to an entry level practitioner in the area of counseling psychology with an emphasis on adults, couples and groups. They also are well versed in ethical and professional issues. Although the passing grade for graduate courses at the University of Toronto is a B-, we choose a grade of B+ as our criterion for satisfactory progress.

2.3 VULNERABLE SECTOR SCREENING

Some placements require students to complete a Vulnerable Sector Screening with their local police. This process can take 3 – 4 months to complete, so it is important to start early if this is needed for your placement. If you are a Toronto resident (with a postal code starting with “M”) you can

go to the OISE

Graduate Studies Office (4th floor) with 2 pieces of ID to get the form completed that starts the

process. See the following website for further info and details of ID requirements:

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Section 3: OTHER INFORMATION RE CLINICAL TRAINING

All Psychology Specialist Master’s and Doctoral students are advised to keep track of the following information for their own files:

Keep

 Copies of ALL evaluations of your practica/internships

 Copies of reference letters from referees

 Copies of assessment reports written (with identifying information removed) Record

 Assessment hours spent doing:

 Psycho-diagnostic and neuropsychological test administration

 structured interviews (e.g., SCID)

 Complete list of each assessment tool administered & number of times administered to actual clients as well as for practice (e.g., in class)

 Number of assessments conducted and diagnosis

 Intervention hours with specifics such as

 Total hours

 Number of different clients directly seen

 Age of clients

 Diversity of clients (ethnicity, sexual orientation, gender, particular disability)

 Type of therapy (individual, career, group, couple, family, school, etc.)

 Therapeutic model (CBT, Process Experiential, Rogerian, Psychodynamic, etc.)

 Treatment settings

 Details of setting – name of agency, name of clinic, address, phone number, e-mail

 Type of setting

 Names of supervisors

 Supervision – separately tally:

 One-on-one with psychologist

 Group supervision with psychologist

 One-on-one with other professionals (psychological associate, psychiatrist, etc.)

 Peer supervision, both what you receive and what you give to others

 Consultation

 Teaching experience

 Teaching assistantships

 Guest lectures

 Supervising other students

 Supervision experience

 Other training

 Workshops attended

 On-the-job training

11  Volunteer activities

 Hours spent in other placement-related activities

 Writing reports

 Reviewing cases

 Case conferences, grand rounds, didactic training

 Organizing seminars or workshops Reference Letters

 Ask someone who can give you a strong letter

 Ensure that you have letters from at least 3 licensed psychologists who have supervised you clinically

 Ensure that your referees are from different settings if possible

 Consider your thesis supervisor as one potential referee

 Consider requesting that placement supervisors write a reference letter immediately after your completion of a placement and keep this letter in your files for future use and ask them to keep it on file as well

At Least One Year before Applying for a Full-time Internship

 Review the APPIC website (www.appic.org) as well as list-serves such as “match-news” & “intern-network”

 Consider attending a workshop on internship applications and interviews or consult the APA Graduate Student website (www.apa.org/apags/)

 Check out the interview questions on www.psychzone.com

When Starting Applications to a Full-time Internship  Keep a file of all documentation regarding your applications

 Allow at least one month to complete the application forms

 Request a registration form for the matching process if applying to APA, CPA or APPIC accredited placements

 Request application packages from internship sites of interest

 Be aware that you must go to the internship site you are accepted at if you ranked it in the matching process

 Before completing the forms, consider the following:

 What experiences led you to be interested in this field? (Share only appropriate personal information.)

 What are your strengths as a psychologist in training? (Think strategically.)

 Can you enunciate a systematic approach to case conceptualization that you use?

 What theoretical and practical experience do you have with culturally diverse client groups?

 What are your objectives vis-à-vis your thesis research?

 How would the training site(s) to which you are applying meet your learning goals? (Read their mission statement, other documentation; know their specialties.)

 Before being interviewed, consider the following:

 Why do you want to do your placement at this site?

 Who do you want as your supervisor and why?

 What can you offer? Why should they accept you?

 What is your theoretical orientation?

 How has research affected your practice?

12  Can you outline your therapy and assessment experience?

 Have you ever experienced conflict with a clinical supervisor? How did you deal with it?

 Would you be ready to discuss a clinical case that they would provide?

 Be aware that placements are looking students with a varied range of experiences

 Be aware that some internship sites are looking for students with up to 1300 hours of clinical experience (including practicum courses, assessment experience as part of assessment courses, practicum placements, etc.)

3.2 INTERVIEW QUESTIONS WHEN APPLYING FOR INTERNSHIPS OR PRACTICA These questions are typical of ones asked in interviews for competitive internship programs. However, many apply to practicum interview situations as well. Students should rehearse their own answers to these questions prior to going to an interview.

1. How did you decide on a career in psychology? (If you have changed careers, be prepared to explain why.)

2. What are you looking for in an internship? (i.e., why do you want to come here?) 3. What are your goals for your internship year?

4. What are your strengths and weaknesses as a clinical/tester/supervisee/diagnostician?

5. What do you plan to do when you have finished training? (Sometimes: What do you see yourself doing five years from now?)

6. What is your theoretical orientation – therapy and assessment? 7. What assessment experience have you had?

8. What therapy experience have you had?

9. Which populations/ages have you worked with?

10. Case presentations: (Tell us about your most challenging case. Tell us about your involvement with a case that taught you a great deal.)

• Be prepared to answer questions on intake and testing reports submitted with your application. • Aside from the cases discussed in the intake and testing reports submitted with your application, you

two cases ready to present in a somewhat structured format

• Prepare cases that are relevant to the work you would be doing at the internship (e.g., child, family, adult).

• Try to choose cases that will allow you to give answers comfortably to the following questions: What would you have done differently in your work with this case?

What do you think went well in this case? What diagnosis you give the patient (and why?)

11. At what stage are you on your dissertation, and what’s your topic? (Be prepared to discuss how you came to be interested in your topic.)

12. What authors have you read and identified with?

13. What do you look for in a supervisor? (Be ready to describe past supervision experiences.) 14. Describe a disagreement you’ve had with a colleague and how you resolved it?

15. What do you think it would be like working in a … (fill in whatever is relevant to the site, such as inpatient unit, emergency room). What is your worst fear about working on a locked inpatient ward? 16. Which of our electives/rotations appeals to you?

17. Scheduling issues, such as: Can you work evening hours? 18. What are your specific clinical interests?

19. In your eyes, what makes a good counselling psychologist? 20. Why should we take you?

13 3.3 CRITERIA FOR MAKING A PROPOSAL FOR A NON-CPA ACCREDITED INTERNSHIP

In the event that a Ph.D. student from the Counselling Psychology (CP) program is starting the program after September 1, 2007 and is requesting an internship in a placement that is not accredited by CPA or APA because they were not matched through the APPIC Match process, the program requires that the student’s placement substantively conform to CPA criteria for internships. These detailed criteria can be found on the CPA website:

http://www.cpa.ca/accreditation/

However, if a CPA or APA internship has been applied for but the student has not been matched in the APPIC Match process, the following criteria in bold type are the minimum required criteria for an acceptable Non-CPA Accredited Internship. The criteria in regular type are preferred. The student and the proposed internship supervisor should review and respond to the following summary of criteria and provide a written individualized internship proposal to the CCP Director of Clinical Training, Dr. Judith A. Silver. Once a draft has been vetted by the CCP Director of Clinical Training, the final proposal should be dated and signed by the CCP Director of Clinical Training, the Director of Clinical Training for the proposed internship site, and the student/intern. If the rotations for the internship are to be completed at different agencies, a separate proposal should be submitted for each agency. This proposal will be used by the program to help determine the suitability of the placement for the student’s internship.

Name of Student/Intern:

Name of Psychologist/Supervisor(s): Name of Placement Setting/Organization: Dates of Proposed Internship:

From: _____/_____/_____ To: _____/_____/_____

Number of days/week: ______ Number of hours to be completed: ______

The Letter of Agreement should be signed by both the internship representative and the student/intern and should address each of the following:

1. Internship program receives adequate and stable resources for all aspects of operations, including remuneration of interns at the national standard (CCPPP).

2. Internship program and host institution demonstrates a commitment to human dignity and civil rights in all aspects of their operations.

3. Administrative commitment is demonstrated by the appointment of a senior clinical or counselling psychologist as Director of Training. The training program is offered by an organized and stable group of professional psychologists. The placement has a brochure or website address that provides a clear description of the nature of the training program.

4. The internship is completed either on a full-time basis for one year (usually 2000 hours), or on a part-time basis for 2 consecutive years (usually 1000 hours each year).

5. For each intern, a training plan is developed based on an organized and coherent sequence of experiences and activities (e.g., which rotations, client populations, types of intervention, clinical skills taught, caseload expectations, etc.). The Counselling

Program at OISE/UT generally expects interns to spend at least 25% of their time (but no more than 2/3 of their time) providing direct service to clients. We expect that all interns will receive training in:

a. psychological assessment, intervention, consultation, and program development/evaluation

b. empirically supported interventions

14 6. A minimum of 4 hours per week of regularly scheduled supervision is provided by

experienced registered doctoral-level psychologist(s). (Of the 4 hours/week of supervision, three hours must be individual but one hour can be group. In addition, individual hours in a group format can be counted as individual for the time that is spent on that individual student's specific cases.)

7. When possible, interns are offered training and experience in the provision of supervision. 8. Professional practice is informed by science and interns are given the opportunity, when

available, to be involved in research.

9. Evaluation of the intern is completed at least every 6 months during the internship. Interns not meeting minimum standards will be advised in writing and a remediation plan will be developed, implemented and documented. If the remediation plan is deemed unsuccessful, the intern may be terminated from the program.

10. The program issues a certificate to all interns who successfully complete the internship program.

11. The program actively demonstrates its understanding and respect for the variability in human diversity (including culture, religion, heritage, nationality, language, sexual orientation, physical and psychological characteristics, lifestyle, gender, socioeconomic status).

12. Each year the internship program enrolls at least two interns in their training program. 13. Facilities and resources provided by the organization are adequate to meet the needs of the

internship program and its interns.

14. In this placement, internship level trainees should have a title such as “intern”, “resident”, “fellow” or other designation of trainee status.

(Revised & Approved by Counselling Psychology Program Planning Committee, Sept. 21, 2011)

3.4 LIABILITY INSURANCE & WORKERS COMPENSATION

The University of Toronto provides to students on UNPAID field placements workers compensation coverage, as well as liability insurance in the amount of at least $1,000,000. Placements requiring

documentation can contact the CP Director of Clinical Training and documentation will be sent by email. For students completing PAID internships, it is generally expected that the placement site will provide liability insurance and workers compensation coverage since the student will be a paid employee. These students are also encouraged to arrange personal liability insurance -- try contacting:

McFarlane Rowlands Insurance 380 York St., London, ON N6B 1P9 Fax: 679-9744 Ph# 519-640-1254

hgimson@mcfr.ca

For further information about practica or internships contact: Judith A. Silver, Ph.D., C.Psych.

Director of Clinical Training, Counselling & Clinical Psychology Program Co-Director, OISE Psychology Clinic

Department of Applied Psychology & Human Development OISE, University of Toronto

252 Bloor St. W., Toronto M5S 1V6 Room 7-294

(416) 978-0623

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3.4

APPIC APPLICATION – Summary of Practicum Experiences

1. Intervention Experience

How much experience do you have with different types of psychological interventions? NOTE: Remember that hours accrued while earning a master’s degree as part of a doctoral program should be counted as doctoral practicum hours. Please be advised that you don't have to enter 0 for hours. If you don’t have any relevant experience, please leave this section blank.

DOCTORAL TERMINAL MASTERS

Individual Therapy Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Individuals Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Individuals Older Adults (65+) Adults (18 - 64) Adolescents (13 - 17) School-Age (6 - 12) Pre-School Age (3 - 5) Infants / Toddlers (0 - 2)

Career Counselling Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Individuals Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Individuals Adults Adolescents (13 - 17)

Group Counselling Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Groups Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Groups Adults Adolescents (13 - 17) Children (12 and under)

Family Therapy Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Families Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Families Family Therapy

Couples Therapy Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Couples Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Couples Couples Therapy

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DOCTORAL TERMINAL MASTERS

School Counselling Interventions Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Individuals Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Individuals Consultation Direct Intervention Other

Please specify “Other”: Other Psychological Interventions Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Individuals Total Hours Face-to-Face # of Different Individuals Sport Psychology / Performance Enhancement Medical / Health-Related Interventions Intake Interview / Structured Interview Substance Abuse Interventions Consultation

Other Interventions (e.g., milieu therapy, treatment planning with the patient present)

Please specify “Other Interventions”: Other Psychological

Experience with Students and/or Organizations

Total Hours Face-to-Face Total Hours Face-to-Face

Supervision of other students performing intervention and assessment activities Program Development/Outreach Programming Outcome Assessment of programs or projects Systems Intervention / Organizational Consultation / Performance Improvement Other

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2. Psychological Assessment Experience

How much experience do you have with different types of psychological assessment?

NOTE: Remember that hours accrued while earning a master’s degree as part of a doctoral program should be counted as doctoral practicum hours. Please be advised that you don't have to enter 0 for hours. If you don’t have any relevant experience, please leave this section blank.

DOCTORAL TERMINAL MASTERS

Psychological Assessment Experience Total Hours Face-to-Face Total Hours Face-to-Face Psychodiagnostic test administration (include

symptom assessment, projectives, personality, objective measures, achievement, intelligence, and career assessment), and providing feedback to clients/patients.

Neuropsychological Assessment (include

intellectual assessment in this category only when it was administered in the context of

neuropsychological assessment involving

evaluation of multiple cognitive, sensory and motor functions).

Other

Please specify “Other”:

3. Adult Assessment Instruments

# Clinically Administered/Scored

# Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure

# Administered as Part of a Research Project

Symptom Inventories Beck Depression Inventory Hamilton Depression Scale Beck Anxiety Inventory Adult Manifest Anxiety Scaled

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Administered/Scored

# Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure # Administered as Part of a Research Project Diagnostic Interview Protocols SADS SCID DIS # Clinically Administered/Scored # Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure # Administered as Part of a Research Project General Cognitive Assessment Stanford-Binet 3 TONI-3

WAIS III and WAIS IV

# Clinically Administered/Scored

# Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure # Administered as Part of a Research Project Visual-Motor Assessment Bender Gestalt Other Visual-Motor Assessment Measures # Clinically Administered/Scored # Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure # Administered as Part of a Research Project Commonly Used Neuropsychological Assessment Measures Boston Diagnostic Aphasia Exam

Brief Rating Scale of Executive Function Dementia Rating Scale - II California Verbal learning Test

Continuous Performance Test

Delis Kaplan Executive Function System Finger Tapping Grooved Pegboard Rey-Osterrieth Complex Figure

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Administered/Scored

# Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure # Administered as Part of a Research Project Commonly Used Neuropsychological Assessment Measures Trailmaking Test A & B Wechsler Memory Scale III Wisconsin Card Sorting Test

Other Measures

# Clinically Administered/Scored

# Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure # Administered as Part of a Research Project Commonly Used Measures of Academic Functioning Strong Interest Inventory Wechsler Individual Achievement Test (WIAT) Wide Range Assessment of Memory and Learning Woodcock Johnson-III (Achievement; Cognitive) WRAT-4 Other Measures # Clinically Administered/Scored # Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure

# Administered as Part of a Research Project Behavioral/Personality

Inventories Millon Clinical Multi-Axial III (MCMI) Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory Myers-Briggs Type Indicator Personality Assessment Inventory Other Inventories

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Administered/Scored

# Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure

# Administered as Part of a Research Project Measures of Malingering

Structured Interview of Reported Symptoms (SIRS) Miller Forensic Assessment of Symptoms Test (M-FAST)

Rey 15-Item Test Test of Memory Malingering (TOMM) Other Measures # Clinically Administered/Scored # Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure # Administered as Part of a Research Project Forensic/Risk Assessment Psychopathy Checklist-Revised (PCL-R); Static 99 Violence Risk Assessment Guide (VRAG)

History-Clinical-Risk 20 (HCR-20)

Validity Indicator Profile Other Measures

# Clinically Administered/Scored

# Clinical Reports Written with this

Measure

# Administered as Part of a Research Project Projective Assessment

Human Figure Drawing Kinetic Family Drawing Sentence Completion Thematic Apperception Test

Rorschach Other Measures

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4. Integrated Reports

An integrated report includes a history, an interview, and at least two tests from one or more of the following categories: personality assessments (objective, self-report, and/or projective), intellectual assessment, cognitive assessment, and/or neuropsychological assessment. These are synthesized into a comprehensive report providing an overall picture of the patient/client.

Integrated Reports

How many supervised integrated psychological reports have you written?

5. Supervision Received

DOCTORAL TOTAL HOURS

TERMINAL MASTERS TOTAL HOURS Individual Group Individual Group Supervised by a Licensed Psychologist:

Supervised by a Licensed Allied Mental Health Professional:

Other Supervision (e.g., supervision provided by an advanced graduate student who is supervised by licensed psychologist). Please specify type of license and mental health discipline of

supervisor(s) in comment box below: Comments:

(if any)

TOTAL SUPERVISION HOURS Total Hours individual Total Hours Group

Please indicate whether you have made audio or video recordings of your clinical work and reviewed them with your supervisor, as well as whether you have ever been directly observed by a supervisor: Audio Tape: YES NO

Video Tape/Digital recording: YES NO Live/Direct observation by supervisor: YES NO

22 How many hours have you spent in each of the following treatment settings?

INTERVENTION ASSESSMENT Doctoral Terminal Masters Total Hours Doctoral Terminal Masters Total Hours Child Guidance Clinic:

Community Mental Health Center: Department Clinic (psychology clinic run by a department or school): Forensic / Justice setting (e.g., jail, prison):

Medical Clinic / Hospital:

VA Medical Center: Inpatient Psychiatric Hospital: Outpatient Psychiatric Clinic / Hospital: University Counseling Center / Student Mental Health Center:

Schools:

Other:

23 Have you led or co-led any type of groups?

(Please describe the type of group, approximate duration and average number of clients at each group session.)

Do you have experience with Managed Care Systems in a professional therapy / counselling / assessment capacity? YES NO

What is your primary theoretical orientation? (Choose up to 3 and please rank order)

Behavioural Biological Cognitive Behavioural Eclectic Humanistic/Existential Integrative Interpersonal Psychodynamic/Psychoanalytical Systems Other Please specify “Other”:

What is your practicum or program sanctioned work experience with diverse populations in a professional therapy / counselling or an assessment capacity?

Please indicate the number of clients/patients seen for following each of the diverse populations. RACE

Intervention Assessment African-American / Black / African Origin:

Asian-American / Asian Origin / Pacific Islander: Latino-a / Hispanic:

American Indian / Alaska Native / Aboriginal Canadian:

European Origin / White: Bi-racial / Multi-racial: Other:

SEXUAL ORIENTATION (Please indicate only when known)

Intervention Assessment Heterosexual: Gay: Lesbian: Bisexual: Other:

24 What is your practicum or program sanctioned work experience with diverse populations in a

professional therapy / counselling or an assessment capacity?

Please indicate the number of clients/patients seen for following each of the diverse populations. DISABILITIES

Intervention Assessment Physical / Orthopedic Disability:

Blind / Visually Impaired: Deaf / Hard of Hearing: Learning / Cognitive Disability:

Developmental Disability (Including Mental Retardation and Autism):

Serious Mental Illness (e.g., primary psychotic disorders, major mood disorders that significantly interfere with adaptive functioning):

Other:

Please specify “Other”: GENDER Intervention Assessment Male: Female: Transgender:

7. Support Activities

Please indicate the primary activities in which you participated that comprise your support hour activities. If you think that your support hours include any activities that are unusual or unique to your program you can highlight that as well.

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8. Practicum Hours Information

PRACTICUM HOURS INFORMATION

DOCTORAL HOURS TERMINAL MASTER

HOURS Total Intervention Hours:

Total Assessment Hours: