Doctoral Internship in Health Service Psychology: Successful Completion of Internship
Requirements for Successful Internship Completion
Formal performance evaluations occur in mid-December and mid-July of the training year. Primary supervisors assess the intern’s level of proficiency on the nine-profession wide competencies using the Intern Competency Assessment Form. Informal, mid-semester discussions, including all involved supervisors, occur in order to provide interns with information regarding clinical skill and professional development.
Formal performance evaluations occur in mid-December and mid-July of the training year. Primary supervisors assess the intern’s level of proficiency on the nine-profession wide competencies using the Intern Competency Assessment Form. Informal, mid-semester discussions, including all involved supervisors, occur in order to provide interns with information regarding clinical skill and professional development.
Benchmarks for Successful Completion of Internship Program
- Completion of 2,000 total training hours.
- Completion of 500 direct clinical hours.
- Completion of two formal case presentations to CAPS staff.
- Timely completion of all recordkeeping.
- Adherence to APA ethical guidelines and to the rules and regulations of the Georgia State Board of Examiners of Psychologists and relevant laws in the State of Georgia.
- At the final performance evaluation (July), the intern must average a 3 or above across each competency cluster.