Are programs able to pull students and cut ties with internship sites (through the APPIC match) or just practicum sites? For the latter, I imagine that it would be straightforward given that my program has a specific contract with each site, but I wonder how it would work given the additional loopholes of APPIC.
I mean, a student is certainly free to leave an internship at any point and a school is free to discourage future students from applying to specific sites they believe to be problematic (or I guess prohibit by refusing to provide a DCT letter just because they are SO against a student going somewhere....but that would take a pretty whack-a-doodle program).
Pulling out of internship would likely mean:
- The student doesn't graduate that year, at least not with a clinical degree.
- Unless something has changed, the student will be prohibited from participating in match again. They may be able to pursue non-APPIC internships (if the program allows it). Or switch to a non-clinical track if the program allows it.
That said, this thread devolved at a reddit-caliber rate and I'm not sure whether to be impressed or disappointed with y'all. Stop hate-reading /r/therapists because I worry some of it is rubbing off. Notably, I don't think any of this is on the OP, who has really only said:
Last supervision, my supervisor said that they would be expecting me to write 10-12 page reports in 2 hour time frames.
Then followed it up with:
Even if I have a condition that impacts concentration?
We don't have any context here. Note that nowhere was it mentioned "We start beating you with chains at the 2 hour 5 minute mark to motivate you. Failure of internship occurs at 2 hours and 15 minutes."
Unless this supervisor is a known sociopath that everyone hates, chances are this isn't a big deal. Heck, its not even entirely clear OP views this as a serious problem with the supervisor - I initially read it more as them asking for a reality check on report writing in real-world settings. Start by clarifying whether that is an immediate expectation or just a misunderstanding. Based on the information we have, I think its entirely possible the supervisor responds with some form of "That's the goal and we're looking to get you there by the end of the rotation. But some reports will always take longer or shorter. I know you didn't come in with as much report writing experience as some, so we'll work on it - let me know how I can help."
I think PsyDr's initial post was some good advice for helping improve efficiency. In what I consider an extremely unlikely event based on current information this reaches a point where ADA is even a concern, I trust Futureapp's word on that.
Based on the information at hand we're a very, very, very, very, extremely, comically long way from a situation that warrants ADA complaints, dropping out of internship, banning this program from APPIC, criminal charges against the supervisor for "toxicity" or whatever reddit stuff might come up next
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Edit: Oooo, I forgot about a referral to EMDR for processing the trauma of a supervisor stating this!