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Because this is a Psy.D. Program, there are high expectations regarding practical training. Given that students must have a master’s degree from a program where they provided counseling under the supervision of an appropriately credentialed professional, students are scheduled to begin their practica immediately upon starting the program and continuing at various sites until they leave for internship. The sections below provide some information about the faculty’s practicum and internship expectations.
Students typically will participate in three practicum placements that run across Fall, Spring, and Summer semesters, spending an average of 16 hours a week on-site (e.g., two full days; this does not include commuting time to and from the placement). Within these 16 hours, the goal is for students to have face-to-face contact with an average of 10 clients per week. Thus, the overall goal is for students to have approximately 2000 total practicum hours before leaving for internship, at least 1000 of which are client contact hours. This will maximize competitiveness for internship and may also help satisfy training hours required for licensure.
Incorporated within the overall practicum sequence are two “social justice practica” in which students will spend one day a week at a local agency where they will provide consultation and outreach on social justice related activities. This is one way that our program is attempting to integrate social justice into the program and provide additional services to our community.
We are still developing sites, but the following places have indicated a willingness to place qualified Psy.D. students. As summaries of each location are developed they will be added here along with information about the supervising psychologists. · Against All Odds Clubhouse · Catawba Hospital · Mental Health Association of the New River Valley · New River Valley Community Services · Radford University Experiential Learning and Career Services · Radford University Student Counseling Services · Roanoke College Counseling Center · Salem Veterans Affairs Medical Center · Southwestern Virginia Mental Health Institute · Southwestern Virginia Training Center · Virginia Department of Corrections (Bland, Marion, and Pulaski facilities) · Virginia Tech’s Cook Counseling Center · Warm Hearth Village · Women’s Resource Center of the New River Valley
The students in the first cohort are doing their practica at the Mental Health Association, New River Valley Community Services, RU Student Counseling Services, Warm Hearth Village, and the Women’s Resource Center. Each student also spends one day a week for one semester in RU Experiential Learning and Career Services.
An 1800-2000 hour-long internship is required. Because the program just started we do not have any data on internship applications and placement rates. We are aware of the issues associated with the internship imbalance and are considering various options to maximize the likelihood that our students will be placed in high-quality sites. For example, as discussed above, the practicum training sequence is designed to allow students to receive approximately 2000 total practicum hours, 1000 of which will be face-to-face contact with clients. The curriculum is also practice-heavy, with several assessment and applied courses. In addition, we have been approaching local agencies about the possibility of establishing an affiliated internship consortium that automatically will accept our students as interns.
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As we discuss in both the Accreditation page and the first section of the FAQs page, the Radford University Psy.D. Program is not yet accredited by the American Psychological Association. If you have questions about the accreditation process for doctoral programs in psychology, you can contact the APA via the following means:
750 First Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002-4242
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