Updated September 23, 2024
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REQUIREMENTS FOR COMPLETION OF INTERNSHIP
In order to successfully complete the internship year, the following criteria must be met:
Supervised Professional Experience:
All VA internships are exactly 52-week experiences. To successfully complete the program, each intern needs the combination of supervised professional experience, any educational leave (authorized absence), accrued sick and annual (vacation) leave to total 2080 hours. In the event of extended sickness, time off for pregnancy and child care or other exigencies, the intern may have to placed on leave without pay (LWOP) status, thereby delaying his or her finishing the internship with the cohort class and necessitating the continuation of training into the subsequent training year. This is not in any means intended to be punitive, simply it’s just a fact of life that comes with signing a commitment letter for VA training and our commitment to be flexible around unforeseen life events.
Satisfactory performance in all nine profession-wide competency domains:
Before and during orientation week, interns' prior training experiences are reviewed. This is done to identify areas of strengths and growth edges to facilitate the development of an individualized training plan (ITP) that best meets the specific training needs of each intern. In keeping with our generalist philosophy, interns are encouraged to address those areas in which they have had limited experience (e.g., working with certain populations, particular assessment approaches such as use of neuropsychological instruments or personality testing, or exposure to various theoretical orientations) in addition to areas of specialization. It is expected that upon completion of the program all interns will demonstrate competence in the following nine profesion-wide competency domains based on the APA’s Commission on Accreditation Standards of Accreditation in Health Service Psychology:
Research Ethical and Legal Standards Individual and Cultural Diversity Professional Values, Attitudes, and Behaviors Communication and Interpersonal Skills
Assessment Intervention Provision of Supervision Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills
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