CAPS Intern Performance Expectations

Internship Completion

In order to successfully complete the internship, interns are required to:

Receive satisfactory ratings of 6 or higher on all items of the Comprehensive Evaluation of Intern by the end of the internship year. 

Complete 2000 total hours.

Complete 500 direct service hours  (intakes, individual counseling, group counseling, group orientations, crisis services, assessment, clinically-focused elective rotations like career counseling or couples counseling, providing supervision, outreach, interviewing trainee applicants, etc.).

Complete the following:  

Groups: 1 process group per semester Fall and Spring.

Crisis Appointments. Observe two, conduct two under observation. More crisis work as-needed.

Psychological Assessment/Testing: 2-3 educational assessments & 1-2 other formal evaluations per year. 

Submit one thoroughly de-identified and abbreviated assessment report.

Outreach: 2 presentations per semester (Fall, Spring); 4 presentations per year.

Supervision: Complete 200 total hours (~100 individual). 

Case Conference:  3 case presentations per year.

Submit de-identified case presentation notes for each of your case conference presentations.

Professional Development: 2 professional development presentations per year.

Submit Orientation Evaluation, Midyear Training Evaluations, End-of-Year Training Evaluations, and evaluations of all supervisors and group co-leaders (midyear and end-of-year).

Satisfactory attendance and participation in Staff Meetings, Case Conference, Professional Development, Group Supervision of Assessment, Group Supervision of Group Psychotherapy, Group Supervision of Supervision, Diversity Seminar, and Intern Seminar.

  1. To behave within the bounds of ethical principles and guidelines including:
    1. APA Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct
    2. APA Guidelines for Practitioners
    3. Other relevant and applicable codes, standards, or guidelines
  2. To behave within the bounds of the laws and regulations of the State of Utah Board of Licensure for Psychologists (https://www.dopl.utah.gov/psychology/laws-and-rules/).
  3. To behave in a manner that conforms to the professional standards of Counseling & Psychological Services and Southern Utah University (https://www.suu.edu/policies/).
  4. To integrate relevant professional and ethical standards into one’s repertoire of behaviors.
  5. To demonstrate interpersonal and professional competence; self-awareness, self-reflection, self-evaluation; and openness to processes of supervision. To resolve issues or problems that interfere with professional development or functioning in a satisfactory manner.
  6. To read, understand, and seek clarification (if needed) of the Internship Manual and the Due Process Procedures, by the end of the orientation period.
  7. To meet training expectations responsibly by developing competencies in the skill areas outlined in Internship Goals, as well as in the specific behaviors outlined in the Comprehensive Evaluation of Intern form.
  8. To conduct oneself in a professionally appropriate manner.
  9. To actively participate in training, service, administrative meetings, and other activities at Counseling & Psychological Services.
  10. To make appropriate use of supervision and other training activities through behaviors such as arriving on time, arriving prepared, maintaining openness to learning, and accepting and using constructive feedback effectively.
  11. To provide professional feedback to peers and staff regarding their work, as well as the impact of their behavior. To provide the Internship Program feedback regarding training activities and the impact of the training experience.
  12. To manage personal stress, which includes tending to personal needs and seeking personal and/or professional help if necessary.
  13. To participate in the creation of a multiculturally sensitive workplace, which includes respecting and working to understand others’ worldviews.

Interns receive ongoing informal feedback from their supervisors and group therapy co-leaders with respect to their strengths and areas for continued growth and development. Interns are expected to be thoughtful about their knowledge, skills, and competencies at the beginning of each semester in order to facilitate setting semester training goals.

Formal evaluations are completed in terms of the goals and competencies that contribute to the overall internship goal of preparing Interns for competent entry-level psychological practice. The Comprehensive Evaluation of Intern form is available upon request.

The following schedule guides the evaluation process over the course of the internship year:

  1. October – preliminary review, areas of significant concern communicated to academic DCT
  2. January – formal evaluation, copy forwarded to the academic DCT
  3. April – informal evaluation that addresses areas of concern and may include written feedback, areas of significant concern communicated to academic DCT
  4. July – formal evaluation, copy forwarded to the academic DCT (along with a copy of the Intern’s Completion Certificate, if they successfully completed internship)

Interns are also evaluated and provided with both quantitative and narrative feedback on their Case Conference presentations.