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Doctor of Psychology (PsyD) in Clinical Psychology Practicum & Internship ProgramField PlacementIn the PsyD program students spend years one and two at practicum placements and years three and four at half-time internships. Practicum and internship experiences are coordinated with academic seminars and coursework, with clinical experience brought into the classroom. At field placements, students receive a minimum of two hours of individual and/or group clinical supervision in addition to academic and professional training seminars. All placements are reviewed and approved by the Field Training Directors and the Director of Field Education. Participating Field SitesMSPP student practica and internships offer training at over 175 sites in the New England area. A small sampling of sites is listed below: • Brookline Mental Health Center Practica and InternshipThe First Two Years: PracticaPractica have training goals consistent with the curricular goals of Year I and II. At this stage, field placements emphasize broad exposure to varied populations and life span issues, theoretical orientations, assessment procedures, and modalities of intervention. Practica require 16 hours per week in the first year and 20 hours in the second year. Field placements are approved for one year of training. Incoming students may request that their current work site be evaluated as a practicum site: the "job as placement" option. Such requests should be made on the admissions application and then discussed at the admissions interviews. Decisions regarding these requests are made after admission but prior to registration. Approval is contingent upon a site meeting MSPP training requirements and is for one year only. Internship ReadinessDuring the second term of year II students are assessed for their readiness to proceed to the internship level of training. The student’s academic, clinical, professional, and interpersonal development is considered through a comprehensive review of the student’s academic record. After successful completion of relevant coursework and practica and certification of readiness for internship, a student can begin his/her internship. The Second Two Years: InternshipInternship training spans the third and fourth years of the Doctor of Psychology program in two half-time placements. These occur while students complete the academic requirements of the program. Students may remain at the same site both years or may be at two different sites. Whichever option is chosen, MSPP faculty work with students and field sites to ensure that this advanced training is singular in nature, with a common understanding of the School’s and student’s overall educational plan and learning objectives. The internship totals 2000 hours and must be completed within a 24-month period. Students typically spend 25 hours per week at training sites to complete a two-year, half-time internship. Students may elect to complete an extended internship in a full-time APA or APPIC internship program as well. Students considering this option may do so in the fifth year following completion of all academic requirements.
Updated 6/30/10 |
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