MANUAL FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Department of Psychology UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA VICTORIA, BC

MANUAL FOR THE GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Department of Psychology UNIVERSITY OF VICTORIA VICTORIA, BC September 2021 Welcome to the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology! We acknowledge and respect the lək̓ ʷəŋən peoples on whose traditional territory the university stands and the Songhees, Esquimalt and W̱ SÁNEĆ peoples whose historical relationships with the land continue to this day. This document is intended as a guide to assist you in understanding the mission, objectives, various components and requirements of the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Victoria. This manual is updated annually and should be reviewed by continuing graduate students. Students may comply with either the regulations in place at the time of their entry into each degree program (Masters or Doctoral program) or with the regulations currently in place at the time they complete a degree program. Students are advised to review any changes in requirements as they move from one degree program to another. Each September the new clinical manual is posted on our website for easy reference. This manual applies to students who entered the Masters or Ph.D. program in Clinical Psychology between September 1, 2021 and August 31, 2022. This manual should be considered as an adjunct to the “Graduate Program Regulations: A Resource Document for Graduate Students and Faculty,” which is revised annually by the Department of Psychology of the University of Victoria. A link to the most recent version of this document can be found on the departmental webpage under the tabs Graduate  Info for current students  Information documents Table of Contents SECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR CLINICAL STUDENTS Mission and Objectives of our Program 1 Important Timelines for Program Completion 4 Table 1: Typical Timeline for Completing Major Milestones in the Program 5 Determiners of Successful Progression in the Program 7 Components of the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology 8 The Role of Research & Research Scholarships 10 Standing Committee on Clinical Training (SCCT) 13 List of Currently Enrolled Clinical Students (2021 – 2022) 14 List of Students who have completed the Clinical Program 15 Undergraduate Competency Requirements 18 SECTION 2 REQUIREMENTS FOR CLINICAL STUDENTS Scheduling of Coursework in the Clinical Program 1 Course Requirements for All Clinical Students 2 Table 2 is a master list of courses for the clinical program 4 Table 3: Clinical Program Requirements - Lifespan Emphasis 6 Table 4: UVic Clinical Program Requirements - Neuropsychology Emphasis 8 Table 5: Course List for the Clinical Program 10 SECTION 3 PSYCHOLOGY CLINIC POLICY AND PROCEDURE HANDBOOK SECTION 4 PRACTICA CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY PRACTICUM PLACEMENT GUIDELINES 1 Application Process 3 PRACTICUM PLACEMENT – 12 STEP PROCESS 5 CLINICAL PRACTICA APPLICATION FORM 6 Approval External Practicum 8 Steps for Out-of-Town Practicum Placements 9 “Extra” Practicum Plan & Permission 10 Procedures and Requirements once you have secured a Practicum Placement 11 Practicum Contract 13 Individualized Practicum Goal Setting 14 Practicum Student Evaluation 15 Feedback from Students about Practicum Settings (optional) 21 List of Practicum Settings & Supervising Psychologists in Victoria 22 SECTION 5 CANDIDACY EXAMINATIONS Candidacy Examinations: General Guidelines 1 Candidacy Exam #1: THE CLINICAL CANDIDACY EXAMINATION 1 Format of the Clinical Candidacy Exam 2 Timing of the Clinical Candidacy Exam 4 Evaluating the Clinical Candidacy Exam 4 Study Suggestions from Successful Exam Candidates 5 Background Resources for Clnical Candidacy Examination 6 Candidacy Exam #2: SPECIALITY AREA CANDIDACY EXAM 13 Purpose of the Specialty Area Exam 13 Timing of the Specialty Area Exam 13 Content of the Specialty Area Exam 13 Composition of the Examining Committee 14 Procedures for Completing the Specialty Area Exam 14 Documentation of Completion of the Specialty Area Exam 15 SECTION 6 INTERNSHIP Guidelines for Internship Readiness 1 Recent Student Internship Placements 3 SECTION 7 POLICIES CPA Policy on Clinical Psychology Graduate Students’ 1 Outside Employment 1 Guidelines for Clinical Students Seeking Employment in Clinical Settings 1 Remediation Policies and Procedures 3 Student Concerns, Complaints, and Grievances Policies and Procedures 6 Student Support Services & Self-Care 8 SECTION 8 ETHICAL/PROFESSIONAL STANDARDS OF PSYCHOLOGISTS IN BRITISH COLUMBIA SECTION 1 GENERAL INFORMATION FOR CLINICAL STUDENTS GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY Mission and Objectives of our Program The Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology at the University of Victoria has been developed to provide high quality training in the knowledge base and clinical skills essential to effective psychological research and practice. The program adheres to the Boulder scientist-practitioner model of clinical psychology training. Our program prepares graduate students for clinical practice, academic, and/or research careers. Our goal is to train scientist-practitioner psychologists who contribute to the scientific knowledge base in clinical psychology and who offer evidence-based services to individuals, families, and groups. More specifically, the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology strives to develop psychologists with sound knowledge and evidenced-based clinical skills in the following areas: 1. Graduates will demonstrate knowledge and ability to build and maintain rapport with clients, colleagues, supervisors, and the public in research and clinical contexts. a. perspective-taking, empathy, compassion, and respect in interaction with others, including clients, peers, supervisors, and supervisees; b. an appreciation and knowledge of individual diversity, self-reflection about one’s own identity, and an awareness of the dynamics of privilege and power in both research and practice; c. a balance of leadership and collaboration in working on teams, including classroom, research, and/or interdisciplinary contexts. 2. Graduates will be able to direct, conduct, disseminate, and use state-of-the-art research in the field of psychology in a manner that advances knowledge and promotes health and well-being to the benefit of individuals and society. 3. Graduates will be able to assess and evaluate (including diagnosis, when appropriate) the cognitive functioning, adjustment challenges, and/or mental health concerns of individuals and families, using evidence-based tools and methods. 4. Graduates will be able to use evidence-based interventions to assist individuals, families, and groups experiencing cognitive, adjustment, and/or mental health concerns. 5. Graduates will demonstrate high ethical and professionals principles, including the following: a. Students will reflect values of caring, social responsibility, respect, and responsiveness to diversity in their research and clinical practice; b. Students will be open in supervision and consultation, engage in personal- professional self-reflection, and be aware of the need to participate in continuing education and respond to the constantly changing professional context throughout their careers. c. Students will adopt advocacy roles to advance the profession and to address systemic inequities for the benefit of individuals and society. All of our students receive core training in the social, developmental, biological, and cognitive bases of human behaviour, psychological assessment, diagnosis, intervention and prevention, psychopathology, ethics and professional issues, cultural diversity, research methods and evaluation, supervision, and consultation. In addition, all of our students become attuned to the unique strengths and conflicts that may arise from specific cultural contexts, such as cultural beliefs and values, sexual orientation, gender identity, socioeconomic status, and level of ability. Students combine their training in core areas of Clinical Psychology with an emphasis in (1) lifespan psychology or (2) neuropsychology. Clinical psychology students in the Lifespan emphasis received specialized training in the conceptualization of multiple and intersecting influences on mental health, including normative and pathological developmental pathways and age-specific risk and protective factors. Students in this emphasis develop expertise in using this knowledge to inform developmentally sensitive and culturally responsive assessment and intervention techniques and recommendations that outline trajectories of potential risks yet also point to specific developmental opportunities for positive growth. Clinical Neuropsychology students are provided with advanced training in the clinical neuropsychological assessment, management, and rehabilitation of cognitive, memory, sensorimotor, attention, executive, social, emotional functioning for clients with neurological and/or neuropsychiatric disorders. We adhere to the Houston Conference Guidelines for clinical training in Neuropsychology, such that our students qualify for accredited internships and post- docs in Clinical Neuropsychology if they wish to pursue further certification with the American boards in Clinical Neuropsychology later in their careers. Regardless of the emphasis chosen, all of our students benefit from the strong developmental and neuropsychological perspectives that are a longstanding and rich scholarly tradition at the University of Victoria. The program combines experiential and didactic approaches to training. Statistical and methods course work provides skills specifically applicable to studying clinical, neuropsychological, and/or lifespan developmental issues. Students are actively involved in research throughout their graduate training. Students are also involved in supervised clinical experience throughout their graduate training in our Psychology Clinic, at approved practicum settings in Victoria and the surrounding communities, and by completing a one-year internship or residency at an APA and/or CPA accredited site. There are currently no accredited internships or residencies in clinical psychology in Victoria or on Vancouver Island. Therefore, graduate students in clinical psychology should plan to complete their internship year outside of Victoria. The University of Victoria and our Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology strives to create an inclusive environment. We welcome individuals from diverse backgrounds in culture, ethnicity, age, gender identity, sexual orientation, and other individual differences, and we welcome the perspectives they bring to our program. Our program operates full-time over the 12 months of the calendar year. With the exceptions of statutory holidays and university closures, observation of religious holidays, attendance at professional conferences and workshops, program approved out-of-town practica, internship, and reasonable vacation time (typically 2 weeks), students are expected to be present during the work week for coursework, supervised practice, research, and other important program- related activities throughout the full calendar year. As a Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology we offer a standard core of training to all of our students, yet we also recognize and value the individual training goals that our students may hold. That is, although we strive to prepare students for professional psychology careers in research and practice, we also attend to the individual career paths they envision as they progress through the program. We try to support these individual career paths with careful guidance in the selection of specialty courses and other learning opportunities and through placements in specific practice opportunities that will help pave the way toward the desired career outcomes within clinical psychology. At the same time, we require all of our students to achieve a broad foundation of training in clinical psychology. Accreditation. The Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology has its roots in the groundbreaking work in human neuropsychology completed during the 1960’s by key figures, such as Dr. Otfried Spreen and Dr. Louis Costa. The Department of Psychology grew through the 1970’s and 1980’s to develop complementary strengths in developmental psychology, clinical and applied psychology, and lifespan and aging. These historical roots shaped and continue to influence our identity as a modern Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology. Our program was awarded provisional accreditation by APA and CPA in 1993 under the leadership of Dr. Otfried Spreen, full accreditation by both organizations in 1997 under the direction of Dr. Catherine Mateer, and joint re-accreditation in 2002 under the direction of Dr. Marion Ehrenberg and Dr. Catherine Mateer. Joint CPA/APA reaccreditation was granted again in 2007 under the leadership of Dr. Marion Ehrenberg for a 7 year term, the longest term that is possible. The APA ceased accrediting programs located outside the United States in 2015, including Canada, which coincided with the end of our program’s APA accreditation term December 31, 2014. APA and CPA have signed the “First Street Accord” which is a mutual recognition agreement of the equivalence of accreditation between APA and CPA. Accreditation Throughout North America – Canadian Psychological Association () Our program maintains CPA accreditation. Our most recent re-accreditation site visit took place in April 2015. In December 2015, we learned that we were once again awarded a 7-year accreditation term. Our next reaccreditation visit will take place in 2021-22. As a fully accredited Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology, we adhere to all standards, guidelines and policies of CPA. The office of accreditation can be contacted as follows: Accreditation Office Canadian Psychological Association 141 Laurier Ave. West, Suite 702 Ottawa, Ontario K1P 5J3 x 328 Professional Registration. All clinical faculty members are Registered Psychologists in the province of British Columbia, or are in application for registration in BC. The College of Psychologists of BC (CPBC) regulates the practice of psychology for the safety of the public. Our Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology adheres to the CPBC’s Code of Conduct, which is included in the final section of this manual. The CPBC can be contacted as follows: Dr. Andrea Kowaz, Registrar, College of Psychologists of BC, 404-1755 West Broadway Vancouver, BC V6J 4S5 Tel Criminal Record Check. Students and clinical faculty providing psychological services to children and other vulnerable individuals at our Psychology Clinic and at practicum settings are required to complete a Criminal Record Check. Students are required to submit a Criminal Record Check at the beginning of their M.Sc. program and one more time at the start of the first practicum (PSYC 503). Important Timelines for Program Completion This section of the manual provides information on the typical timelines for completing program requirements. The timeline provided in Table 1 is intended to help you visualize the sequence and timing for completing major milestones within the program. The graduate training program normally involves a sequence of two degrees, a M.Sc. followed by a Ph.D. The program sequence and structure is individualized for those students entering with a Master’s degree. To ensure a broad foundation in the sciences of psychology, students must complete a set of undergraduate competency requirements (UCRs) within the first two years of program entry. The details of these UCRs appear later in this section. Students are expected to complete the Master’s degree requirements, including thesis defense, within the first two years of program entry. Entry into the doctoral program is not automatic, but it is also not competitive. Admission to the doctoral program following completion of the master’s degree is based on judgments of satisfactory progress in clinical training (based on course work and the development and demonstration of clinical skills) and the recommendation of the student’s M.Sc. Supervisory Committee. Students will not be permitted to take any Ph.D. courses unless they have completed all of their Master’s degree requirements and have been accepted into the Ph.D. program. With the permission of the DCT and written confirmation from the student and their supervisor, students who have completed all requirements with the exception of the M.Sc. oral defense and any required post-defense thesis revisions, may be permitted to enroll in Ph.D. course work if their oral defense is formally scheduled* on or before September 15th for the Ph.D. courses in the fall semester and on or before January 15th for Ph.D. courses in the spring semester. (*This means that the Request for Oral Examination form and the final draft of your thesis must have been submitted to Grad Studies 20 working days (excluding weekends and statutory holidays) prior to the oral defense (scheduled to occur on or before Sept. 15th or Jan. 15th). This option is considered an exception, not the rule. The typical course should be to defend the master’s thesis by August 15th at the latest in order to enter the doctoral program in September. Within the first three years (36 months) of the Ph.D. program the student is expected to pass two Candidacy examinations: a Clinical Candidacy Exam and a Specialty Area Candidacy Exam (Lifespan or Neuropsychology emphasis). All doctoral students must register for PSYC 693 (3.0 units) beginning in the first term in which they are working on the exam (usually 1st year in the doctoral program) and continuing until both exams have been passed. Students are required to write the Clinical Candidacy Exam in the 2nd year of the PhD program. Successful completion of the Clinical Candidacy Exam is a pre-requisite for starting the PSYC 603 practicum. The Specialty Area Candidacy Exam is typically completed in the first year of the PhD program. Graduation from the Ph.D. program also requires completion of a full-time one-year clinical internship or residency at an APA- or CPA-accredited site and successful completion and defense of a doctoral dissertation. Our program is a full-time, year-round training experience. It is typical for our graduate students to be involved in research and clinical experiences not just during the traditional September to April academic year, but also throughout the summer months. In preparation for a career in clinical psychology, graduate students move beyond the traditional undergraduate boundaries of the fall and spring semesters to balancing client loads, academic and research responsibilities year-round. Defend dissertation proposal by June 30 Complete 603 practicum now or in Year 4 Complete clinical candidacy exam in September Complete 505 practicum now or in Year 3 Defend thesis by August 15 Possibly begin 503 practicum around May (after completion of 556), could wait until September depending on thesis progress Complete 502 Complete thesis proposal by end of summer