The intern is expected to maintain a minimum of 15 hours per week of a combination of therapy and assessment with children, adolescents and their families.
Telehealth and Telesupervision:
Many clinical services in our programs are being provided by secure, synchronous Zoom calls. Given the proliferation of telehealth services, it is evident that telehealth psychological services have become a mainstay of psychological clinical practice. Accordingly, it is important for trainees to have experience receiving (and providing) supervision through both in-person and tele-supervision modalities. We also recognize the benefits of in-person clinical work and supervision to facilitate personal and professional teambuilding, attunement to subtle non-verbal cues, and socialization to the profession. Thus, we continue to use a hybrid approach, balancing the provision of in-person and tele-supervision—consistent with APA guidance.
In addition, indirect services such as case management, attendance at IEP or other school meetings, contact with collaterals such as foster care workers, CPS professionals, and multi-disciplinary consultation are often required to meet the needs of child and family patients.
Interns see a combination of psychotherapy cases drawn from their training settings and clinics. A typical day may begin with an assessment or therapy appointment, then seminars, supervision, consultation, and paperwork in the later morning and early afternoon. Later afternoon schedules are commonly filled with after-school evaluation or therapy appointments.
The internship is full-time, approximately 40-45 hours per week, Monday through Friday. On the CCFTS track, the intern is required to see clients until at least 7 p.m. on one evening of the week.