Aims and Competencies
Aims and Competencies
CCSD offers a full-time, 12-month doctoral internship designed to provide high quality training in the varied work of a psychologist at a large university counseling center. Professional development is fostered within the context of all activities across the internship year, focused on clinical services delivery. Our internship has been accredited by the APA since 1983. Our most recent site visit was in 2024 and we received full re-accreditation for ten (10) years.
Aims:
The CCSD doctoral internship training program has two general aims, which are to prepare interns for professional practice in health service psychology through:
- Development of core clinical and counseling skills; and
- Development of professional attitudes and behaviors
Competencies:
The two aims identified above are accomplished through focus on nine specific competency areas which include: evidence-based intervention, evidence-based assessment, ethical and legal standards, individual and cultural diversity, research, professional values, attitudes & behavior, communication and interpersonal skills, consultation/inter-professional/interdisciplinary skills and supervision.
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