Best Practices in Networking in Psychology Training: MAAPIC: A Model - 2009 APPIC Membership Meeting and Conference, Portland, Oregon
- Armstrong, S., Berry, S., Mandell, M., Renninger, S., Robiner, W., Siegel, W.
Outline - Introductions
- What is MAAPIC
- MAAPIC institutions
- How and why was MAAPIC started?
- What does MAAPIC do and how do we do it?
- Joint trainings - Advocacy/empowerment
- Shared seminars - Mentorship/support
- Consultation/collaboration - Celebrations
- Discussion/questions
- Ideas/plans for implementation
Objectives and Expected Outcomes - Participants will identify professional advantages of training director mentoring, from local and regional to national involvement.
- Participants will understand the MAAPIC model of local internship networking and will learn practical strategies for implementation.
- Participants will identify topics that are more easily shared in a collaborative model and will generate options for collaboration in training.
- IT CAN BE LONELY AND STRESSFUL BEING A TRAINING DIRECTOR
Sometimes Training Directors Need What is MAAPIC? - Minnesota APA-Accredited Psychology Internship Centers
- Bridging Minnesota internships
History of MAAPIC - Then
- Founders 1995
- Myra Barrett, Ph.D.
- Glenace Edwall, Ph.D., Psy.D.
- Dani Jakubowski, Ph.D.
- Kathy Harowski, Ph.D.
- Ada Hegion, Ph.D.
- Jane Levin, Ph.D.
- Geri Rockett, Ph.D.
- William Robiner, Ph.D.
History of MAAPIC - And Now
- Sarah Armstrong, M.B.A., Psy.D.
- Sharon Berry, Ph.D.
- Cheryl Buechner, Ph.D.
- Pamela Henderson, Psy.D.
- Monica Mandell, Ph.D.
- Salina Renninger, Ph.D.
- Bill Robiner, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
- Wayne Siegel, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
- Jim Wojcik, Ph.D.
History of MAAPIC - How has it developed, changed and grown?
MAAPIC Member Institutions - Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota
- Hamm Clinic
- Hazelden Foundation Mental Health/Recovery Services
- Hennepin County Medical Center
- Human Services Inc.
- Minneapolis VA Medical Center
- University of Minnesota Medical School
- University of Minnesota Counseling and Consulting Services
- University of St. Thomas Personal Counseling and Testing Center
Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota - 7th largest children’s health care
- organization in the US
- 332-bed tertiary care hospital
- with two primary campuses
- Named one of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” by US News and World Report
- 4 Intern positions; clinical child internship with specialty training available in both pediatric psychology and neuropsychology
- Accredited since 1976
- Sharon Berry, Ph.D.
- Training Director since 1996
Hamm Clinic - Non profit community mental health center for adult population – individual and group psychotherapy
- Mission since 1954 to serve the underserved – sliding fee scale
- Multidisciplinary approach
- Staff of psychologists, social
- workers and psychiatrists
- Accredited since 2006
- Pamela Henderson, Psy.D.
- Training Director since 2004
Hazelden Foundation Mental Health/Recovery Services - Only accredited chemical dependency internship program
- 14 full-time faculty
- 4 interns
- Accredited since 2002
- Cheryl Buechner, Ph.D.
- Training Director since 2006
Hennepin County Medical Center - Level 1 Trauma Center
- and safety net hospital
- 9 core training faculty
- 4 interns (2 child, 2 adult) and 2 fellows
- Accredited since 1985
- Monica Mandell, Ph.D.
- Training Director since 2001
Human Services Inc. - 10 faculty in a 200 FTE staff
- Range of clinical and forensic services
- 2 adult and 1 child intern annually
- Accredited since 1987
- James Wojcik, Ph.D.
- Training Director since 2000
Minneapolis VA Medical Center - VA’s Upper Midwest Tertiary Care Center
- 59 supervising psychology staff
- 8 interns (2 neuropsychology, 6 general)
- 4 postdoctoral residents
- Accredited since 1985
- Wayne Siegel, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
- Training Director since 2000
University of Minnesota Medical School - Medical School
- 16 primary faculty
- 6 interns
- Accredited since 1965
- William Robiner, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.
- Training Director since 1993
University of Minnesota Counseling and Consulting Services - Primarily serve students
- 12 primary staff
- 4 interns
- 8 practicum students
- (4 beginning, 4 advanced)
- Accredited since 1972
- Salina Renninger, Ph.D.
- Training Director since 2002
University of St. Thomas Personal Counseling and Testing Center - Medium-sized private, religiously-affiliated university
- 5 licensed psychology
- faculty
- 3 career specialists
- 3 interns
- Accredited since 1995
- Sarah Armstrong, M.B.A., Psy.D.
- Training Director since 1996
What Does MAAPIC Do and How Do We Do It? - Joint Trainings
- Diversity and Multiculturalism
- Supervision and Ethics
- Other (e.g. credentialing workshop)
Shared Seminars - University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas Counseling Centers’ intern seminar series
- MAAPIC institutions opening internal professional development opportunities to other MAAPIC institutions (interns and staff)
- MAAPIC training directors and training staff presenting seminars to other programs
Consultation/Collaboration - Liaisons With Other Training Organizations:
- APA Commission on Accreditation
- APA Site visitors
- APPIC Board (Chair-Elect)
- Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies Treasurer (past Board members)
- Chair of VA Training Council
- Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs
- Council of Clinical Health Psychology Training Programs
- Association of Psychology Academic Health Centers (President-Elect)
- Minnesota Psychological Association Education and Training Committee (past secretary)
- University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas Counseling Psychology Training Programs
Scholarship Activities of Directors - Authorship of articles, tests, and book chapters
- Editorial Boards
- Clinical Psychology Review
- Ad hoc reviewers for Peer-reviewed Journals
- Professional Psychology: Research and Practice
- Training and Education in Psychology
- Journal of Pediatric Psychology
- Journal of Clinical Psychology
- Journal of Clinical Psychology in Medical Settings
- Journal of Behavioral Medicine
- Journal of Psychological Assessment
- Mayo Clinic Proceedings
- Disease Management and Health Outcomes
- Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved
Collaboration – cont. Professional Affairs/Social Responsibilities: - VA National Standards Board for Psychology
- VA Medical Center Academic Excellence Council
- Minnesota Board of Psychology
- Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards
- Minnesota Psychological Association
- Annual Meeting Poster Presentation Coordinator
- Various committees, Executive Council
- Division 54 Board
- Internal organizational committees (e.g. multicultural diversity committees, institutional review boards…)
Other Consultative/Collaborative Activities: - Peer Consultations
- APA Self Studies
- Licensing regulations
- Ethical Questions and Ethical Dilemmas
- Training or Clinical Questions
- Sharing articles and other training resources
- Scheduling intern interviews the same week(s)
- Vetting each others interns for local and national post-doc positions and employment
- Mini-Clearinghouse supplements APPIC Clearinghouse
- Sharing financial resources
- Grant-writing (BEA grant...)
Advocacy/Empowerment - Advocacy for clinical, counseling, adult MH, child MH, counseling center, medical center, county mental health center, addiction and recovery center, CMHC clinics
- Federal Advocacy
Advocacy/Empowerment – cont. - Using information from MAAPIC sites to advocate to administration for financial support (e.g. to attend training conferences, raise internship stipends and benefits)
- Joint letter-writing:
- to doctoral programs (e.g. re: limitation of number of applicants from program)
- to state psychological association newsletter
- APA CoA Call for Comments
Mentorship/Support: - Mentorship of APPIC programs interested in accreditation
- Integration and support of new training directors
- Training director meetings 4-5 x/year
- Emotional/psychological support
- Trouble shooting/problem solving
- Systems support
- Check-ins, updates, problem-solving, sharing in depth about our experiences, mistakes, learnings, program development and documentation, how we accomplished tasks and created opportunities
- MAAPIC Training director listserv
Mentorship/Support – cont.: - Sharing relevant information from individual training listservs re:
- Supervision issues
- Coping with generation Y and millennial interns
- Facebook and social networking privacy concerns
- Videoconferencing
- Positions for each other’s graduates
- Recruitment for online research studies
Celebrations - Match Day Wine and Cheese Party
- Mid-Summer Pot Luck
Conclusions: - How to get started!
- Grass roots (start with anything)
- Informal consultation with area TDs
- Lunch or dinner with area TDs
- Sharing didactics among area programs
- Joint trainings among area programs
- Could use video conferencing if programs are not close
Discussion/Questions
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