Goal Two

Interns will demonstrate appropriate professional behavior and socialization into the profession of psychology.

Objectives

• Interns will develop and maintain professional relationships and behaviors

  Competencies expected:

  • Interns will develop collegial, professional relationships within the UNC Counseling Center and university community
  • Interns will communicate effectively with clinical staff, support staff, peers, supervisees, etc
  • Interns will demonstrate timeliness to meetings, sessions, supervision, seminars, etc
  • Interns will demonstrate ability to manage conflict effectively
  • Interns will demonstrate ability to provide constructive feedback and support to peers
  • Intern demonstrates the ability to receive and appropriately process constructive feedback and support from peers through informal and formal case presentation opportunities
  • Intern demonstrates the ability to present a formal case conceptualization presentation to peers and staff that integrates theory, evidence based practice, ethics, multicultural issues, treatment plan, goals and outcomes.
  • Interns will exhibit a professional identity (e.g., dress, behavior)
  • Interns will demonstrate ability to work as part of a professional team (i.e., flexibility, acting as a “team player”)
  • Interns will participate actively in seminars and meetings
  • Interns will demonstrate ability to follow agency policies
• Interns will demonstrate effective use of supervisions

  Competencies expected:

  • Interns will demonstrate adequate preparation for supervision
  • Interns will demonstrate openness/non-defensiveness to feedback
  • Interns will integrate supervisory feedback to improve skills
  • Interns will exhibit willingness to appropriately self-disclose
  • Interns will initiate their own professional development and demonstrate commitment to growth and learning