There are two one and one-half hour training sessions each week (besides the weekly Assessment Seminar).
The Intern and Trainee Seminar involves pre-doctoral psychology interns, psychology practicum trainees, and interns from other mental health professions (i.e. Marriage & Family Therapy and Social Work). The initial training sessions are part of the orientation program, and they are followed by a speakers presenting on specific topics related to a variety of clinical, multicultural and professional development issues. This Intern and Trainee Seminar includes a cultural self-awareness discussion series, didactic presentations on clinical and cultural issues, case conferences, and process group.
At the In-Service Trainings, interns and trainees participate with all RAMS staff in a training program of invited speakers, grand rounds, and case presentations by staff (once monthly, ongoing adult case conference and child case conference). The interns are required to present at least one adult and one child case to the entire staff and to an invited discussant (usually, a psychoanalyst or a psychoanalytically oriented therapist practicing in the community). It is also the setting where the pre-doctoral interns present their Cultural Competency Projects at the end of their internship year. In this way, interns have the opportunity to conduct a professional presentation to a group of colleagues with advanced experience and training, and it is our way of introducing them to the role that psychologists play in contributing to and advancing our understanding of the human experience.
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