PROGRAM GOALS

The internship program has the following goals for students in the program.

• To develop professional competence in methods of diagnosis, assessment, and psychotherapeutic intervention for either children or adults, with a particular focus on underserved, urban populations of color, and high need populations.
• To promote clinical skills that are based on empirically-based principles and well-articulated theories of practice.
• To promote competence in and reinforce commitment to working with individuals from underserved backgrounds.
• To promote competence in conveying psychological knowledge, including in community outreach.
• To develop competence in effective understanding, advocacy, and empowerment of clients regarding the multiple systems that impact them.
• To promote skills in working collaboratively with other disciplines.
• To promote skills in program and systems analysis and intervention.
• To promote competence in ethical practice and professionalism.
• To encourage ongoing professional self-development and identity, including in the roles psychologists can play in multiple settings in the changing field of psychology.