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Program Structure & Assessment

Program Structure & Assessment

Doctoral Internship

Our Doctoral Internship is a 2,000 hour, full-time, 12-month program. Interns are expected to devote 40 hours per week to the internship.

It is the intern's responsibility to accrue 2,000 hours of service during the year. As licensure requirements for different states vary, interns should ensure that they accrue sufficient direct service hours (usually 25% of total hours) to be license eligible.

The internship year begins the second Monday of August each year and ends one year and one day the following August.

Our Approach

  • Matching Interns & Supervisors
  • Evaluation Process
  • Continuous Support
  • Matching Interns & Supervisors

    Interns choose primary supervisors by matching intern and supervisor interests and preferences. Although supervisory styles vary here, we have in common a value of self-awareness and attention to both the process and content of the clinical experience.

    Supervisors are expected to provide interns with continuous feedback on their progress via weekly supervisory meetings. The intern and supervisor establish goals and expectations at the beginning of each semester and write a formal learning contract.

    Evaluation Process

    At mid-semester, an informal evaluation is conducted between intern and supervisor. At the end of each semester, formal written and oral evaluations are conducted.

    We use a reciprocal evaluation process in which interns evaluate their supervisors as well as the training program each semester. Twice per year a summary of intern progress is sent to the intern's academic program training director.

    Continuous Support

    Interns receive two hours of individual supervision each week on their individual psychotherapy cases and two hours of group case consultation with staff.

    Supervision of intern supervision of practicum students occurs weekly. Interns also receive supervision on their group work, supervision, and consultation and outreach programming.

    At the end of the training year, it is common for our interns to note supervision as the best aspect of their training year and to comment on how safe and supported they felt in supervision.

    Matching Interns & Supervisors

    Matching Interns & Supervisors

    Interns choose primary supervisors by matching intern and supervisor interests and preferences. Although supervisory styles vary here, we have in common a value of self-awareness and attention to both the process and content of the clinical experience.

    Supervisors are expected to provide interns with continuous feedback on their progress via weekly supervisory meetings. The intern and supervisor establish goals and expectations at the beginning of each semester and write a formal learning contract.

    Evaluation Process

    Evaluation Process

    At mid-semester, an informal evaluation is conducted between intern and supervisor. At the end of each semester, formal written and oral evaluations are conducted.

    We use a reciprocal evaluation process in which interns evaluate their supervisors as well as the training program each semester. Twice per year a summary of intern progress is sent to the intern's academic program training director.

    Continuous Support

    Continuous Support

    Interns receive two hours of individual supervision each week on their individual psychotherapy cases and two hours of group case consultation with staff.

    Supervision of intern supervision of practicum students occurs weekly. Interns also receive supervision on their group work, supervision, and consultation and outreach programming.

    At the end of the training year, it is common for our interns to note supervision as the best aspect of their training year and to comment on how safe and supported they felt in supervision.

    Supervision Eligibility

    We follow Minnesota licensing requirements in determining who is eligible to supervise, and we meet or exceed the amount of supervision required by state and accreditation criteria.

    Prospective applicants should be aware that different states may have different requirements for eligible supervisors, though many states may waive their state requirements for those who complete an APA accredited internship, or simply for an internship abiding by its own state requirements.

    We encourage you to look up the supervision requirements for any state where you may be interested in obtaining a license. Though we listen carefully to intern requests regarding supervision, we cannot guarantee the ability to accommodate every request.