Pre-Doctoral Internship

Pre-Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology WELCOME

The University of British Columbia’s Counselling Services, Student D e v e l o p m e n t & Services, welcomes your interest i n the Pre-Doctoral Internship in Professional Psychology.

We are pleased to announce the availability of four internship positions for the upcoming academic year.

The pre-doctoral internship is a full-time program starting in September and continuing for a 12-month period until the following August. The work week is Monday to Friday, typically from 9:00 am – 5:00 pm, with a minimum of 40 hours per week. It is expected that the intern will complete a minimum of 1,800 hours of supervised work experience of which 30% are required to be direct service.

Enclosed in this information packet, you will find information about our services, our philosophy of training, and an outline of the training program activities. In addition, you will find procedures for application, and information on stipend and benefits. The counsellors here are committed to providing a personalized and quality training experience and value the unique contributions that each trainee brings to Counselling Services. PRE-DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The pre-doctoral internship program at the University of British Columbia offers training and supervision to interns providing individual and group counselling to registered UBC students. Doctoral interns provide counselling services across a broad range of personal concerns to a highly diverse student population. Over the course of the training program, interns practice with increased independence. Our centre has established goals and objectives, along with those goals that interns set for themselves, and provides systematic assessment and feedback on the progress made toward achieving these goals. Interns are supported in synthesizing their assessment and intervention skills with a working knowledge of professional and ethical practices. Interns are actively involved in case management conferences, staff meetings, professional development programs, supervision of master’s- level trainees, and our outreach program. In keeping with the values of the Scientist-Practitioner model of training, time is allocated for professional development activities and doctoral dissertation research during the internship year. Our training program utilizes video-assisted self-monitoring to facilitate self-exploration and growth. COUNSELLING SERVICES’ MISSION STATEMENT

Integral to the educational mission of the University of British Columbia, Counselling Services provides professional counselling services for the purpose of enhancing students’ ability to attain their educational and career goals. The educational mission of the University is advanced most effectively through the integration of personal, academic, and career development. To facilitate growth in all three areas, and thereby maximize student success, Counselling Services offers a broad range of proactive/preventative, developmental/remedial, and crisis/emergency counselling services for UBC students.

Counselling Services further extends the educational mission of the University through the training and supervision of practicum students and doctoral interns in counselling psychology programs; program evaluation; investigative studies; and consultation to students, faculty, and staff. In keeping with its commitment to pluralism, Counselling Services provides these services in a manner which is sensitive and responsive to the broad range of diversity within the student population including, but not limited to, gender, race, culture, ability, and sexual orientation. THE INTERNSHIP PROGRAM

The goals of the Counselling Services Internship Program are threefold. The first is to provide a diversified and comprehensive internship training experience that meets the requirements for registration as a psychologist in British Columbia. Second, the internship program provides training in a variety of functions for those students who wish to pursue careers in a university setting. Within this framework, individual trainees are assumed to vary in their needs and orientation and will therefore have somewhat different goals and activity preferences. Third, the centre recognizes and values the contributions of trainees. Interns bring current ideas, new interests and methods, and help the centre maintain healthy change and development.

Counselling Services staff embraces a training philosophy oriented toward supporting the individual professional development of each trainee. We believe that a broad understanding of therapeutic perspectives and resultant methodologies is essential to the development of a strong professional counselling psychologist. Interns participate in the full range of services provided by the centre. In this effort, we are committed to assisting interns with the development, enhancement, and integration of their own unique skills, interests, therapeutic orientation, and style. We also actively support interns’ ongoing work on their research. INTERNSHIP ACTIVITIES

Interns are involved in six primary activities during their pre-doctoral internship. These include direct service, indirect service, supervision, didactic training, administrative and program development, and research (see below for an overview of Core Activities).

1. Interns are scheduled to provide 18.5 hours of direct service per week. Direct service includes: (a) individual and group counselling; (b) initial and emergency consultation 2. Providing supervision: interns provide supervision to a master’s practicum counsellor for a minimum of one term, one hour per week 3. Outreach: interns facilitate workshops and outreach presentations approximately 1 hour every other week. 4. Indirect service involves activities supporting direct intervention such as writing case notes, consultation with other professionals, session review, planning intervention, and program development. A minimum of 8.5 (up to 9.5) hours per week is allocated for these activities. 5. Interns receive a minimum of four hours per week of scheduled individual supervision. Supervision is on-site and is provided by registered psychologists who carry responsibility for the cases being supervised and are identified as such. Additional face-to-face supervision is provided during the week, as required, to address specific case-related clinical issues or concerns. The supervisor or the intern may initiate this additional supervision. 6. Interns participate in a three hours per week of didactic training, such as case management meetings, professional development seminars, supervisor meetings, and training case conferences (group supervision). 7. Administrative Responsibilities include staff meetings, committee work, and special projects for up to one hour every other week. 8. As part of Counselling Services commitment to the scientist- practitioner model, we actively support the intern’s involvement in professional development and education to attend conferences, workshops, and/or for dissertation work/defense. Therefore, up to five days may be approved for this. EXPECTED OUTCOMES

Upon completion of the pre-doctoral internship, it is expected that the intern will have developed the knowledge, skills, and attitudes/self-awareness competencies required for independent professional practice in psychology. EVALUATION

The main goal of evaluation is to provide ongoing feedback to the intern on her/his personal and professional growth. A second goal is to have a formal procedure to inform the intern’s host department as to the outcome of the internship experience.

The evaluation process is conceptualized as a collaborative endeavour between principal supervisors and the intern. The following guidelines apply:

I. Interns will be clearly informed, on a regular basis, as to their progress using agreed upon criteria. During the initial period of the internship, interns will develop and present written goals. These goals will become the focus for feedback and evaluation. Two evaluations of progress will be completed during the internship and submitted to the intern’s host program training director (e.g., one evaluation at the midpoint and one at the end of the year). Included in this is an opportunity for the intern to critique the evaluation.

II. Interns will keep a written log of hours and number of clients seen. Additionally, a running log of supervision will be kept. This will include number of supervision contact hours, focus issues, and progress. CORE ACTIVITIES

I. Direct service – 18.5 hours/week  Counselling o Individual o Group (Personal Development)  Triage/Initial and Emergency consultation

II. Providing Supervision – min. 1hr/week for one term  Providing supervision to Masters-level Trainees

III. Outreach and Workshops – 0 - 1 hours/week  Providing supervision

IV. Indirect service – 8.5-9.5 hours/week  Note writing  Consultation with other professionals  Video review  Planning intervention  Program development

V. Receiving Supervision – 4+ hours/week  Individual Supervision

VI. Didactic – 3+ hours/week  Professional Development seminars  Training Case Conference  Supervisor Meetings  Case Management

VII. Administrative Responsibilities – 0-1 hours/week  Staff meetings  Committees  Special Projects

VIII. Professional development & education – up to 5 days/year APPLICATION PROCESS

Applicants must be registered in a doctoral program in counselling or clinical psychology, CPA accreditation is preferred. Additionally applicants are required to have a minimum 600 hours of practica. Applicants must submit the following materials:

1. Letter of application describing the applicant’s reasons for selecting UBC Counselling Services as an internship setting together with their outline of theory of change, therapeutic orientation, and professional goals. 2. Current curriculum vitae to include professional activities and experiences in supervised settings. 3. Official transcripts of graduate work. 4. Video recording of a mock counselling session. (30 minutes of an initial counselling session.) 5. Departmental letter confirming readiness for full-time internship, (i.e., all courses completed, 600 hours of practica completed). 6. Letters of recommendation from three persons familiar with the applicant’s counselling competencies.

Applications will be received until the positions are filled. Priority will be given to applications received by November 15 of the current academic year and Canadian citizen from doctoral accredited programs in Counselling and Clinical Psychology. All applications will be reviewed by the Internship Selection Committee, and short-listed candidates will be invited for an interview. A criminal records check is required for all pre-doctoral interns accepted to the program. STIPEND AND BENEFITS

The annual stipend is $26,000. Additional benefits include three weeks (15 days) paid vacation, all statutory holidays and $500 for professional development activities, and paid sick leave.

FOR INFORMATION CONTACT

Jenny Cormack Administrative Coordinator Tel: 604.822.3811 Fax: 604.822.4957 Email: [email protected]

Counselling Services Rm 1040 Brock Hall 1874 East Mall Vancouver BC V6T 1Z1 Tel: 604-822-3811 Fax: 604.822.4957

STAFF CONTACTS

Counsellors and Psychologists  Cheryl Washburn, Ph.D., R.Psych. (University of Calgary), Director  Renee Avitan, M.S.W. (University of British Columbia)  Kirk Beck, Ph.D., R.Psych. (University of British Columbia)  Karen Flood, Ph.D., R.C.C. (University of British Columbia)  Jacky Gruter-Andrew, M.A., R.C.C. (Simon Fraser University)  Jennifer Hollinshead, M.A., R.C.C., C.C.C. (City University)  Lauren McBride, Ed.D., R. Psych. (Boston University)  Jim Oulton, M.S.W. (Dalhousie University)  Lauren McBride, Ed.D., R. Psych. (Boston University)  Vanita Sabharwal, M.S.W. (University of Toronto)  Whitney Sedgwick, Ph.D., R.Psych. (Suffolk University)  Aneesa Shariff, Ph.D., R.Psych. (University of British Columbia)

Post-Doctoral Interns

 Andrea Lau Ph.D (Alliant International University)  Emily Polak Ph.D (University of British Columbia)

Pre-doctoral Interns

 Stephanie M. Conn MA; RCC (Adler School of Counselling Psychology)  Carmen Thompson MSc (University of Calgary)  Sandra Dixon MA (Adler School of Professional Psychology)  Danika Overmars, MA; C.C.C. (University of Toronto)

Practicum Counsellors

 Lauren Shay (University of British Columbia)  Tanu Gamble (University of British Columbia)

Administrative Staff  Jenny Cormack, Administrative Coordinator  Sara Doherty, Clinical Secretary  Sherri Parnell, Clinical Secretary SETTING

Set beside the sparkling waters of the Pacific Ocean on Canada’s west coast, the University of British Columbia’s 403-hectare campus is located a few kilometres from downtown Vancouver, a thriving port city of nearly two million people. Vancouver is Canada’s third largest city and offers all the excitement of a major international business centre along with pleasant outdoor cafes, clean streets and safe, friendly neighbourhoods.

Surrounded by the majestic coastal mountains and ringed with broad, sunny beaches, Vancouver is a city of parks and gardens that provide numerous sports and recreational opportunities year round.

Cultural amenities abound in Vancouver, whether it is world-class art galleries and museums like UBC’s Museum of Anthropology on the UBC campus, or the major sports, film, theatre, and music festivals that take place in the city throughout the year.

Situated halfway between Europe and Asia, Vancouver is home to many people from different ethnic backgrounds who are encouraged, as are all Canadians, to maintain their own cultural lifestyles and religious beliefs. The city’s numerous specialty food stores and restaurants cater to every taste; in Vancouver, you will likely find most, if not all, of the food items you are used to at home.

Vancouver is 55 kilometres from the Canada–United States border, and an easy two and a half-hour drive from Seattle, Washington. Vancouver International Airport is a major connecting point to North America as well as to Asia, Australia, Latin America, and continental Europe.

Getting around Vancouver is relatively easy, thanks to a reliable public transit system. Cycling is a popular mode of transportation for UBC students and faculty who live in residential areas close by the Point Grey campus.

Due to the moderating effects of warm Pacific currents, Vancouver’s winters (December to February) are milder than other regions in Canada and spring comes early. In winter, the average temperature rarely dips below freezing. Summers (from late May to August) are warm but pleasant with average temperatures of about 23 degrees Celsius. Regular rainfall during the late fall and early spring is a fact of life in Vancouver, but these gentle rains keep the city’s gardens green and the air fresh.

(Adapted from “Your Gateway to Knowledge”, UBC 1997)

THE UNIVERSITY

Incorporated in 1908, the University of British Columbia is a global centre of research and learning, offering a comprehensive range of undergraduate, graduate (post-graduate), and professional programs. With more than 35,000 full-time students, UBC is the third largest university in Canada. Students choose UBC because of our:

 International reputation for leading-edge research  Wide range of degree programs and specialized courses,  Tradition of excellence and innovation in teaching and learning,  Modern, high-tech facilities;  Extensive international linkages and student exchange programs; and  Commitment to student success.

UBC is one of the most influential research institutions in Canada. UBC faculty members attract millions of dollars in research grants and contracts annually, and 80 percent of all university research in British Columbia is done at UBC. UBC researchers participate in each of the 14 networks funded by the Canadian government’s Networks of Excellence Program.

The University’s motto, Tuum Est–It’s Yours, reflects the wealth of opportunities available at UBC. The University offers instruction in 12 faculties and 10 schools, providing studies in all the major disciplines and professions. UBC’s Faculty of Graduate Studies offers masters and doctoral level studies and also administers a number of interdisciplinary research centres and institutes. Diploma programs are also offered in certain specialized courses of study.

Over 700 non-credit courses to enhance personal and career development are offered through UBC’s division of Continuing Studies. The English Language Institute in Continuing S t u d i e s offers short-term academic preparation and communication courses for speakers of English as a second language.

UBC’s more than 5,100 faculty are leaders in their fields, dedicated to continuing UBC’s tradition of excellence in teaching and learning in laboratories, lectures, and seminars. UBC has one of the largest research libraries in Canada with extensive print and electronic collections of our over nine million items, including non-book items such as CD-ROM and online databases. The library operates twenty branches and service divisions including the brand new state-of-the-art Walter C. Koerner Library that focuses on the humanities and social sciences collections.

UBC has established an extensive network of international linkages with overseas universities through student and faculty exchange programs, research collaborations, and program development.

UBC welcomes visiting students at both the undergraduate and graduate level.