Southern Arizona VA Health Care System
Psychology Internship Training Model and Philosophy
The internship is committed to the scholar practitioner model of professional psychology. Education involves the accumulation of theoretical, empirical, and experiential knowledge. The clinical psychology internship at SAVAHCS provides a professional setting in which training is pursued primarily within the experiential sphere. This training can be conceptualized as the highest level of the applied aspect of doctoral training. The emphasis of the internship is therefore upon the development of clinical skill through supervised experience in the application of theoretical and empirical knowledge.
Although the experiential component of professional education is emphasized, theoretical and empirical issues are not neglected. Psychology Training Seminars and Mental Health Continuing Education presentations occur approximately weekly throughout the year. Other seminars and symposia occur throughout the year at SAVAHCS, the University of Arizona, and the Arizona Health Sciences Center.
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