THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SOUTHWESTERN MEDICAL CENTER SOUTHWESTERN GRADUATE SCHOOL OF BIOMEDICAL SCIENCES GRADUATE PROGRAM IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY AND DOCTORAL INTERNSHIP IN CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGY GUIDELINES FOR STUDENTS AND INTERNS Revised Fall 2019 This publication is for general information only. It is neither intended to, nor does it contain, all regulations that relate to students. These guidelines, although revised periodically, cannot always reflect up-to-the minute changes or developments in the Clinical Psychology Program or the Southwestern Graduate School. The guidelines are, therefore, subject to revision without notice.
Changes will become effective whenever the proper authority so determines and will apply to both prospective students and those already enrolled. The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center reserves the right to withdraw courses at any time, change tuition or fees, rules, calendar, curriculum, degree programs, degree requirements, graduation procedures and any other requirement affecting students. The provisions of this publication do not constitute a contract, expressed or implied, between any applicant, student or faculty member and The University of Texas System, the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center or the Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences. UT Southwestern Medical Center is committed to an educational and working environment that provides equal opportunity to all members of the University community.
In accordance with federal and state law, the University prohibits unlawful discrimination, including harassment, on the basis of: race; color; religion; national origin; gender, including sexual harassment; age; disability; citizenship; and veteran status. In addition, it is UT Southwestern policy to prohibit discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation, gender identity, or gender expression. Contact Information Chief of Psychology: C. Munro Cullum Ph., ABPP Program Director : Betsy Kennard, Psy., ABPP Director of Clinical Training: Richard C.
Assistant Director of Clinical Training: Aleksandra Foxwell, Ph. Director of Research Training: Shawn McClintock, Ph. Division of Psychology: 5323 Harry Hines Blvd. Dallas, Texas 75390-9044 (214) 648-5277 Fax: (214) 648-5297 psychology@utsouthwestern.edu http://www.edu/graduateschool/clinicalpsychology.html Table of Contents I General Information.
4 Program Mission and Goals. 4 Guidelines and Regulations for Students and Interns. 5 Students with Disabilities. 5 Ethical and Professional Guidelines.
6 II Program Oversight. 6 Graduate Studies Committee. 7 Clinical Training Committee. 7 Committee for the Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students and Faculty.
7 III Academic Policies. 8 Retention, Probation, and Dismissal. 9 Leave of Absence. 9 In-Absentia Registration.
10 Statute of Limitations. 10 General Grievance Policy. 11 Monthly Activity Report……………………………………………………………………………………………12 Didactic Series. 13 Time Off From Clinical Practicum and Internship Placements.
14 Criminal Background Check. 15 Student Health Requirements. 15 VI Peer Mentorship Program. 16 Program Goals and Objectives.
16 Rationale for Peer Mentorship Program. 16 One-on-One Mentorship. 16 VII Research Apprenticeship. 17 General Research Requirements.
18 Annual Advisory Meetings. 18 Admission to Candidacy and Research Competency Exam. 18 Clinical Competency Exam. 20 Dissertation Oral Defense.
21 Final Requirements for Doctoral Students. 21 XI Student Life. 22 Family Advising System. 22 Chief Resident and Class Representatives.
22 Student/Faculty Social Interactions. 23 XII Scholarships, Assistantships and Awards. 23 Carmen Miller Michael Scholarship. 23 CMC Cultural Diversity Scholarship.
24 Dean’s Competitive Scholarship…………………………………………… .24 Outstanding Dissertation Award……………………………………………… .24 Outstanding Intern Award………………………………………………………… .…24 FOCUS Research Awards………………………………………………………… .24 XII History of Graduate Training in Psychology at UTSW. 25 2 Appendices Appendix A Program Faculty and Administration. Steering Committee Members. Clinical Training Committee.
Committee for the Recruitment and Retention of Minority Students and Faculty. Practicum/Internship Selection Committee. 30 Appendix B Request for Outside Employment. 31 Appendix C Request for Leave of Absence.
32 Appendix D Request for Registering in Absentia. 35 Appendix E Clinical Psychology Degree Plan. 36 Appendix F Core and Elective Course Listing. 37 Appendix G Evaluation and Reporting Forms…………………………….
Course Evaluation Form. Monthly Clinical Activity Report. Monthly Activity Report Survey……………………………………………………………. Evaluation of Clinical Performance – Practicum/Internship.
Research Evaluation Form. Student Evaluation of Clinical Supervisor. Student Evaluation of Research Mentor. Student Evaluation of Clinical Placement Site.
Placement and Supervisor Preference Form. Independent Study Progress Form. Annual Advisory Review. 74 Appendix H Research Apprenticeship.
Dissertation Expectations and Milestone Form. Dissertation Project Proposal Summary to Steering Committee. Proposal Signature Page. Forms and Procedures - Dissertation.
Report of Final Oral Examination…………………………………………………………….92 Appendix I Resources for Students. 93 Appendix J Procedure for Criminal Background Check. 95 Appendix K Carmen Miller Michael Scholarship Criteria. 97 Appendix L Outstanding Dissertation Award.
98 Appendix M Outstanding Intern Award. 99 Appendix N SGS Disability Policy. 101 Appendix O Copier Guidelines. 106 Appendix P Incomplete Grade Notification Documentation Form….107 Appendix Q Students with Disabilities Policy.
108 Addendum APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct 3 The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program and Internship in Clinical Psychology Guidelines for Students and Interns I. GENERAL INFORMATION This document is for the guidance of students already admitted to the Graduate Program and exclusively affiliated Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology. Students who have been accepted and enrolled should be familiar with the goals of the program and its qualifications for admission. That information is contained in the Catalogue of the Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and in the information contained on the website of the Clinical Psychology Program.
American Psychological Association (APA) Accreditation Status The APA has fully accredited the graduate program and exclusively affiliated Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology at UT Southwestern. The internship and graduate program were most recently re-accredited in 2016. The Commission on Accreditation (COA) has scheduled the next site visit for the exclusively affiliated Doctoral Internship to be held in 2019, and 2023 for the doctoral program. Anyone wishing to contact the APA Office of Program Consultation and Accreditation may contact: 750 First Street, NE, Washington, D.
202-336-5979 Website: http://www.org Program Mission and Goals: UT Southwestern’s mission is to educate the next generation of leaders in patient care, biomedical science, and disease prevention, and to educate health professionals whose life long career objectives will be to provide the best possible care, apply the most appropriate treatment modalities, and continue to seek information fundamental to the treatment and prevention of disease. The goal of UT Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences is to give outstanding students the opportunity and the encouragement to investigate rigorously and to solve significant problems creatively in the biological, physical, and behavioral sciences. Therefore, the operation of the Graduate Program in Clinical Psychology is not only consistent with the educational missions of both the Southwestern Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences and UT Southwestern, but also strives to integrate the two with a focus on behavioral health care, informed and enhanced through research endeavors. The Program is governed by the Program Director, the Director of Clinical Training (DCT), in close coordination with the Graduate Studies Committee (GSC) and the Steering Committee (SC), which is composed of core faculty selected by the Program Chair.
The Doctoral Program’s mission is to produce competent clinician-researchers at the entry level of postdoctoral fellowship training. We use a clinician-researcher model of training that prepares individuals for the practice of clinical psychology, broadly conceived. The exposure of students to both clinical and research settings reflects the Program’s clinician-researcher philosophy. The Program’s curriculum provides coursework in the science and practice of clinical psychology and offers training experiences in both clinical settings and research rotations.
The Program includes a separately APA-accredited, exclusively affiliated Doctoral Internship in Clinical Psychology. Specifically the aims of our doctoral program include the following: 1. To produce graduates who have a broad and general knowledge of scientific psychology. To produce graduates who have specialized knowledge and entry-level practice skills in health service psychology.
To produce graduates who have the ability to develop, disseminate, and/or evaluate scientific knowledge directed toward understanding and improving human functioning. To produce graduates who have knowledge of and adhere to the ethical practice of health service psychology and a knowledge and sensitivity to individual and cultural diversity. Guidelines and Regulations for Students and Interns: Students are responsible for knowing and abiding by the contents of these instructions, the graduate Catalogue (http://www.edu/education/graduate-school/about-us/catalog.html), and the American Psychological Association Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct: (http://www.org/ethics/code/index.aspx) The APA Ethical Principles and Code of Conduct may be found as an addendum after the appendices. These documents are revised periodically and students are advised to consult each new version for changes.
This document includes a number of important appendices. In addition to these, there are procedural manuals for various services or clinics (e., Southwestern Psychotherapy Clinic, Parkland Hospital Psychiatric Emergency Room, and Children’s Medical Center) that are not included herewith, but with which students are expected to be familiar if they have any assignments relevant to a particular service or clinic. These manuals are available at the sites of the particular services. It is the responsibility of the trainee to be knowledgeable of their contents.
There is a separate handbook for the exclusively affiliated Doctoral Internship that can be found on the W drive, and will be given to incoming interns prior to the beginning of their internship. Students are advised and expected to maintain regular email contact during their enrollment to ensure that they receive program announcements and requests. Accordingly, students are required to check their UT Southwestern issued Outlook email address since alternative email addresses will not be used. Students with Disabilities Students who have a disability or condition that may impact their ability to complete assignments or otherwise satisfy course criteria are encouraged to meet with the course instructor to identify, discuss, and document any feasible instructional modifications or accommodations.
Students are advised to identify themselves and the type of assistance needed at the time of registration for their first semester or at the beginning of the semester in which a specific accommodation may be indicated. Students may contact University services for students with disabilities for information and auxiliary aid. The Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences Policy on Students with Disabilities is available in Appendix Q. It is the responsibility of students to notify the Program Director prior to any performance problems that may develop.
Ethical and Professional Guidelines The Division of Psychology expects both faculty and students to conduct academic, therapeutic, and research pursuits according to the American Psychological Association Ethical Code of Conduct. These guidelines are included at the end of this handbook as an Addendum. The University adheres to the guidelines of the National Institutes of Health with regard to the involvement of human subjects in research. Any graduate student proposing to do research involving human subjects must first receive approval from the University’s Human Subjects Institutional Review Board (IRB).
All students are required to complete training regarding the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). The Office of Extramural Research (OER) also requires student researchers to complete the on-line tutorial Protecting Human Research Participants (http://phrp. The OER tutorial is a free, web-based course that presents information about protections for human participants in research. The tutorial is designed for the conduct of research involving human participants.
The tutorial presents common concepts, principles, and issues related to the protection of human research participants, including principles of bioethics and basic legal standards. Upon completion of the on-line tutorial, a certificate of completion should be printed by the user and a copy sent to the IRB office, mail code 8843 or fax 214. 5 Essential Functions All students who enroll in the UT Southwestern Graduate School Doctoral Program and affiliated Internship in Clinical Psychology must be able to perform specific essential functions. Essential functions are the basic activities that a student must be able to do to complete the clinical psychology doctoral curriculum.
No applicant who can perform these essential functions (either with or without reasonable accommodations) will be denied consideration for admission.