Here are some videos from intern cohort 2019-2020 where they share experiences from internship. Please read over the outline of the videos to see the different topics covered, such as culture of CAPS, support around academic obligations/job search, what the training looks like, and some highlights.
Culture of CAPS
- Work/life balance
- Communication between staff and w/ interns
- Open door/relationships
- With cohort
- With training committee
- All other staff
Support around academic obligations/job search
- Dissertation/research time
- COT and group guidance with application process
- Type of jobs we applied for
- 1-1 meetings to prepare for interviews, as requested
- Professional time – travel for conferences, professional obligations, and dissertation
What training looks like
- Components
- Seminars
- Group
- Sup of sup/providing sup
- Individual and group sup
- Triage/crisis
- Flexibility and tailoring to individual desires
- Interdisciplinary setting
- Interpersonal approach – in individual sup but also in other training spaces. Expect interpersonal feedback
- Highlights:
- Transition to off-site
- Some may change in the future, but using zoom, still able to do individual and group, started doing triage in office
- Surprises (thinks that might fall off you radar as you start internship)
- It is a challenging year! Additional obligations outside of internship (Mirella)
- Fast pace
- Adjustment to full time job
- Best aspects of the internship
- Professional development
- Maya (therapy dog)!!!!
- The chance to collaborate with multiple staff members
- Level of feedback/challenged to grow
- Location
- Transition to off-site
Intern introduction
- Hometown
- Doctoral program and type
- Next steps (type of site, position type, location)
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