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are encouraged to expand their areas of clinical competence by using new treatment techniques from various theoretical orientations, and perhaps working with new patient populations, such as the severely mentally ill, dually diagnosed patients or primarily women.
It is expected that upon completion of the program, all Fellows will demonstrate advanced competence as defined by the APA Commission on Accreditation.
At the beginning of the training year, each Fellow will receive a Handbook for Psychology Postdoctoral Fellows that specifies the required competency elements within each domain. The Fellow is rated four times per year on all competency domains. Although many of the core competencies will be the same for Fellows in all emphasis areas, some competencies will apply only to Fellows in a specific emphasis area. To successfully complete the program, Fellows must complete the required supervised activities (as outlined in the ITP) and clinical hours, attend the required seminars/didactics, and complete/submit all required documentation (CA BOP paperwork, evaluation forms, SPE logs, etc.), and meet the established minimum levels of achievement (MLA) on each area of the General Competencies, Emphasis Competencies and Fellowship Project Outcome Evaluation Form (when applicable) by the end of the training program. All trainee forms and evaluations are stored either physically and/or digitally in private and secure locations. Digital files are kept in a private and secure folder that only the Directors of Psychology Training can access. Physical files are kept in a locked filling cabinet in the Director of Postdoctoral Training’s office.
Facility & Training Resources
Fellows are provided with a dedicated space and secure networked computers necessary for patient care and administrative responsibilities. If clinically appropriate, a secure VA laptop will be provided to provide the ability to telework. Fellows have access to the VA Medical Library services, including text databases such as Ovid, as well as VA Intranet and Internet resources for clinical work and research. Within the Psychology Department, there is a comprehensive Psychology Assessment Lab that has a wide variety of psychological assessment instruments and test scoring programs.
Administrative Policies
The leave policy of the Psychology Postdoctoral Fellowship Program is consistent with the national standard. Trainees accrue four hours of Annual Leave (LA) per pay period (about 13 days per year) and four hours of Sick Leave (LS) per pay period (about 13 days per year). Trainees must accrue these hours, as they will not be available during the first two weeks of training.
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