PhD/PsyD Assessment requirement for internships

[erg923]

We were having a debate in our service yesterday during staff meeting. Does APA require (accredited) internships to have interns complete a certain number of full battery assessments? I thought so. But others disagreed. If not a certain number, maybe at least proof that interns are being trained in and doing some psychological assessment?

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[Ollie123]

We were having a debate in our service yesterday during staff meeting. Does APA require (accredited) internships to have interns complete a certain number of full battery assessments? I thought so. But others disagreed. If not a certain number, maybe at least proof that interns are being trained and doing some psychological assessment?

Assessment training must be part of the curriculum. Full batteries are definitely not required - for internships with certain tracks it may or may not be practical/relevant (though I guess that would depend on how you define "full battery").

 

[erg923]

Assessment training must be part of the curriculum. Full batteries are definitely not required - for internships with certain tracks it may or may not be practical/relevant (though I guess that would depend on how you define "full battery").

Do they specify anymore specifics or guidance beyond "part of the curriculum?

 

[Ollie123]

No idea, but from what I have seen they are quite liberal in what they allow. If you haven't seen it yet, you can check: http://www.apa.org/education/grad/internship-toolkit.pdf

I just glanced at it and actually its vague enough I'm questioning whether I'm even correct that assessment even needs to be a part of it at all, though what is strictly required is probably different from what "looks good".

 

[Therapist4Chnge]

I believe APA-acred requires "competency" to evaluate using various psychometric measures, though I'm not sure how specifically they define the different types. I trained at a VA site, which has their own set of requirements for this area, though the particulars were defined by the DCT & training committee.

 

[MCParent]

My reading of the G&P was that the assessment req was broad/vague like most other criteria (ostensibly to allow for "flexibility" in what sites want to/can/need to train interns to do I guess).