The Providence Medical Group Internship training model is aligned with American Psychological Association’s newly revised Standards of Accreditation (SOA) for training in health service psychology. The internship is designed to promote the competency training model described in the SoA. Those successfully completing the internship should know and exemplify high standards of legal, ethical, and professional conduct. They should be able to provide a wide variety of clinical services, including assessment and psychotherapy, for individuals across the lifespan and from diverse ethnic, cultural, religious, and social backgrounds.
In addition to our nine areas of competency (which are the major focus of the internship) interns will also engage in the additional training opportunities:
Comprehensive Assessment: Completion of two comprehensive assessments throughout the training year. Interns will attend didactics facilitated by a Licensed Psychologist focused on comprehensive assessments for different populations. They will be supervised by a Licensed Psychologist as they select assessment measures, administer and interpret assessment data, so they can write a diagnostic evaluation. The assessments will include a review of history, comprehensive clinical interview, and the administration of objective assessment measures (minimum of 3 from the following categories: personality measures, intellectual tests, cognitive tests and/or neuropsychological tests).
Formal Program Evaluation/Development: Completion of a formal program evaluation, collaboratively selected by the intern and their respective supervisor. The interns will complete a formal program evaluation project. Work will include utilization of a structured model of program development, review of literature, needs assessment, implementation, data collection and outcomes. Specific activities will be based on program and clinic needs and interns’ areas of interest and expertise.
Population Health or Culturally Congruent Care Activity: The intern will participate in 1 population health or culturally congruent care activity throughout the course of the training year consistent with their training goals. Interns will be provided with several options.
Alternatively, the intern and their clinical supervisor may propose an alternative, independent activity that meets the spirit of this clinical goal
Supervision Video Review: As a component of supervision of supervision, interns will record live supervision meetings with their practicum student. These videos will be reviewed and discussed in supervision of supervision. This practice's purpose is to facilitate self-reflection about the supervisory alliance, identify practicum clinical strengths, and strategize how to address areas of growth with their trainees.
Patient Case Presentations: As a component of group supervision, trainees will alternate presenting a clinical case for team discussion and feedback. Trainees will complete one formal presentation per quarter. Trainees should include the following: overview of reason or referral, biopsychosocial conceptualization, meaningful identity markers, cultural and contextual considerations, evidence-based considerations for the care provided to this point, therapeutic considerations and specific questions or points of discussion for the group to consider.
Reflective Local Practices + Diversity Dialogues: All interns will participate in quarterly reflective local practices and diversity dialogues. Trainees choose four places/activities to attend which are connected to the local Oregon community. In groups of at least two, learners will engage and reflect on what was learned and observed about the local culture during your outing.
