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Internship Position and Time Requirements
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Each doctoral intern is required to train at Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) in the position of “Psychology Intern” full-time (40 hours per week) for 12 months.
Interns are expected to complete 500 hours of direct service and 2000 hours of total service. CAPS internship year currently begins on August 1 and ends July 31. Interns average 40-42 hours per week as some weeks may require longer hours due to regular fluctuations in university schedules.
Estimated Weekly Schedule
| Fall | Spring | Summer | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Direct Service Hours | |||
| Initial Evaluations | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Clinical Service Time
|
17–18 | 17–18 | 21 |
| Provision of Supervision | 1–2 | 1–2 | n/a |
| Subtotal | 23–24 | 23–24 | 25 |
| Supervision/Training | |||
| Primary Supervision | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Secondary Supervision/Consultation | 0.5 | 0.5 | n/a |
| Intern Supervision with TD | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Supervision of Group Work | ** | ** | ** |
| Supervision of Supervision | 1 | 1 | n/a |
| Intern Case Conference | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Intern Seminar Day/NICPP | 2 | 2 | 2 |
| Diversity Retreats | 0.5 | 0.25 | 0.5 |
| Staff Case Conferene | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Subtotal | 8 | 7.75 | 6.5 |
| **Interns co-facilitating will meet with their co-facilitator for a half hour before and after each group session. | |||
| Meetings/Additional Training | |||
| Staff Meeting | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Diversity Meeting | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 |
| Other Meetings/Training | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
| Subtotal | 1.5 | 1.5 | 1.5 |
| Administrative Time | |||
| Paperwork, Readings, & Case Management* | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| Prep Time | 1.5 | 1.75 | 0 |
| Summer Administrative Project | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Subtotal | 7.5 | 7.75 | 7 |
| *Supervision prep time is included in paperwork. | |||
| Total Time | 40.5 | 40 | 40 |