Weekly Schedule for Interns
The internship at KU is designed to meet the most stringent hour requirements of any state board of psychology. In order to provide a 2000 hour internship without restricting the vacation allowed interns as full-time university professional staff, interns' weekly schedule during the academic semesters is 40 hours. A minimum of 500 hours (out of the 2000 total hours) must be direct client contact (i.e., initial assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, triage, urgent care and urgent care follow-up sessions).
Direct Client Sessions | Hours |
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Initial Assessments (intake) | 2.0 |
Individual Therapy | 14.0 |
Triage Block(for screening and urgent care sessions) | 2.0 |
Group Therapy | 1.5 |
Total Direct Client Sessions | 19.5 |
Other Direct Client Sessions | Hours |
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Clinical Supervision of Practicum Student | 1.0 |
Provision of Outreach Services and/or supervision of Mental Health Peer Educators | 1.0 |
Preparation for Supervision | 2.0 |
Case management, Records, and Other Activities | 3.0 |
Total Other Direct Client Service | 7.0 |
Individual Supervision Received | Hours |
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Individual Supervision w/Primary Supervisor | 2.0 |
Individual Supervision Re: Group | 0.5 |
Individual Supervision w/ Secondary Supervisor | 1.0 |
Group Supervision Received | |
Group Supervision of Supervision | 2.5 |
Group Supervision of Outreach | 1.0 |
Total Supervision Activity | 7.0 |
Other Training Activities | Hours |
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Intern Meeting | 1.0 |
Assessment & Evaluation Seminar | 1.5 |
Clinical, Multicultural, Professional Issues Seminar | 2.0 |
Case Consultation Seminar | 1.0 |
Preparation for Seminars, Other Activity | 1.0 |
Total Other Training | 6.5 |
TOTAL PER WEEK - 40.0