Description

1 CE Hour.

This continuing education activity focuses on strengthening training faculty competence in teaching and assessing the APA Profession-Wide Competency of Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills within doctoral psychology internship programs. Although consultation is a required competency in accredited training, many programs encounter challenges in providing developmentally appropriate, systematic instruction and evaluation. This session is designed for postdoctoral-level psychologists who serve as internship training directors, supervisors, or training faculty.

This continuing education activity includes a structured overview of the Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills competency as defined by APA, including the core knowledge, skills, and attitudes expected of doctoral psychology interns. Through didactic presentation, participants will examine common implementation challenges faced by internship training programs, such as limited access to formal consultation experiences, variability in supervisors’ consultation expertise, and difficulties operationalizing and assessing consultation behaviors across clinical and institutional contexts.

Participants will explore practical strategies for enhancing intern learning in Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills, including intentionally embedding consultation training within their internship curricula. Session content is designed to build upon the advanced professional knowledge and supervisory roles of postdoctoral level psychologists and to support their responsibilities within accredited training programs.

Learning Objectives

Attendees will be able to:

1. Describe the APA profession-wide competency of Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills, including key skills expected of doctoral psychology interns.
2. Identify common gaps and challenges in training and assessing intern competency in Consultation and Interprofessional/Interdisciplinary Skills.
3. Describe at least 3 structured training strategies to strengthen interns’ consultation skills.

Presented by Dr. Erin Foley

Dr. Erin Foley is the Director of Training Initiatives for Clover Educational Consulting Group. She received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Fairleigh Dickinson University and completed her internship and postdoctoral training at Sharp Mesa Vista Hospital in San Diego, CA. Dr. Foley served as Training Director for an APA-accredited psychology internship program and now supports doctoral, internship, and postdoctoral training programs through her work with Clover.