Description

1 CE Hour.

APA’s Profession Wide Competency (PWC) in Research can be a particularly challenging one for most internship sites to identify strategies for training interns. This is due to the emphasis on the development of clinical skills during the internship year and the lack of research opportunities at most clinical sites. This training will first review the research skills interns must have upon completion of the internship and why they are important. Then, traditional and creative ideas will be offered for helping interns learn how to critically evaluate and disseminate research or other scholarly information during internship in ways that are low-burden and beneficial to the agency.

Learning Objectives

Participants will be able to:

• Describe the skills interns should have upon completion of the internship within the PWC area of Research and why these are important.
• Identify intern activities that strengthen their competence in the area of Research.
• Implement new strategies for training interns in the area of Research that are beneficial to the site.

Presented by Dr. Christine Love Sterk

Dr. Love Sterk is a staff consultant with Clover Educational Consulting Group. Prior to joining Clover in 2021, Chrissie was the Training Director at the Wake Forest University Counseling Center, developing a brand-new psychology internship program there and earning APA accreditation in record time. With Clover, she helps new and established programs with the extensive accreditation self-study process, including assisting programs with identifying training activities that allow their trainees to become proficient in the Profession Wide Competencies.