Supervision / Training Opportunities
Student Practicum in School & Applied Child Psychology
NASP and the Canadian Psychological Association (CPA) accreditation standards require that students complete 600 hours of practicum prior to their internship. Our placement offers 6-13 week placements in assessment, intervention, and consultation.
Students complete 3-4 supervised psychoeducational assessments using cognitive, academic, & behavioural measures, and build skills in process, interpretation, report writing, and sharing of results. In the practicum, students focus more concretely on the acquisition of specific skills through close supervision and instruction.
Students will also work with clients following the assessment to help bridge the recommendations into the home and school settings across 2 follow-up sessions after the results meeting.
Supervisors are Registered Psychologists with Masters or Doctoral level training.
Internship in Assessment & Counselling Psychology
(for Masters & Doctoral interns)
Internships are for graduate students who have completed the practicums and course work of their Masters or Doctoral program.
We offer 2 internship streams based on your training and educational experience:
The internship in School & Applied Child Psychology includes 1200-1600 hours in which graduate students work full time and are expected to integrate the theoretical, practical, and scientific learning to their emergent roles as independent professional psychologists.
The internship in Counselling Psychology includes 400 hours in which graduate students work part time (20 hours per week) and apply various perspectives and evidence based techniques to promote empowerment and hope. An integrative approach draws from positive psychology and various therapeutic approaches, including brief person-centred, solution-focused, cognitive behavioural, T.E.A.M., ACT, and behaviourism, as well as play therapy activities. Supports also consider family systems and attachment principles.
Supervisors are Registered Psychologists with Masters or Doctoral level training.
Internships may begin in September, January, or May each year. Applications are continuously received and successful applicants are contacted for an interview if space is available and you are a good fit.
CAP Supervision for Provisional Psychologists
(external/virtual)
Supervision is available at a 1:15 hour ratio for clinicians responsible for finding their own clients. This may be through a position they hold or their own practice. Fee is $220/hour for direct supervision; $220 for 1.5 hours of report review; and pro-rated ($300/half-day) for direct observation/training.
The supervisor-supervisee relationship is an important one. Supervision of psychological services is a distinct professional activity provided by a registered regulated member of the College. Its goal is to ensure that psychological services meet the standards of practice and standards for supervision of the profession in Alberta. For supervision of provisional psychologists, the relationship develops the provisional psychologist’s knowledge and skills through instruction, modeling, problem solving and ongoing evaluation.
Thorough interviewing between the supervisor and supervisee is required to determine whether the pair is a good fit and certain criteria must be met by the supervisee before the supervisor will accept them.
Supervisors are Registered Psychologists with Masters or Doctoral level training.