Philosophy
The primary model of the UM Internship Consortium fits within a “practitioner-scholar” model. The Consortium believes that students are best trained through a series of intensive, graduated, and closely supervised, set of training activities in contemporary practices grounded in current empirical research and theory. All interns are expected to develop the ability to conceptualize client issues broadly, with evident sensitivity to issues of culture and diversity, to develop appropriate and strategic intervention strategies, and be able to implement these in a professional manner.
Students are required to complete major rotations at two Consortium sites during their internship. The first rotation, which must be, completed at either the Psychological Clinic (adult) or University Center for the Child and the Family (child) teaches basic skills while the second rotation teaches more advanced/specialized skills. CAPS is an advanced placement and can only be done in the second year of the internship.
Every site offers a seminar series related to the population they serve and intervention modalities they employ. Interns are also exposed to the wide range of activities offered across the Consortium through presentations at Consortium-Wide Meetings offered separately for first and second rotation students. During the second rotation, interns also attend training activities during a month at the Consortium.
Goals
The goals of the consortium rotation is designed to provide:
- A comprehensive program of professional development and mentoring to assist in the development of a clear and strong professional identity
- An environment where challenge is coupled with encouragement and support, and psychological science is interwoven in clinical practice
- Exposure to the full range of services, therapeutic perspectives, and methodologies offered by CAPS, and the opportunity to gain a substantial and varied body of clinical experience
- Generalist training with opportunities to develop special interests
We expect that students will contribute to the CAPS mission through engaging in the work of the agency. However, we recognize that the trainee is a student and therefore will not be held to the same work expectations as permanent staff.
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