Weekly Schedule for Interns
The internship at KU is designed to meet the most stringent hour requirements of any state board of psychology. In order to provide a 2000 hour internship without restricting the vacation allowed interns as full-time university professional staff, interns' weekly schedule during the academic semesters is 40 hours. A minimum of 500 hours (out of the 2000 total hours) must be direct client contact (i.e., initial assessment, individual therapy, group therapy, urgent care and urgent care follow-up sessions).
| Direct Client Hours | Hours |
|---|---|
| Jayhawk Check-in's (brief screen and disposition) | 2.0 |
| Intake, Individual Therapy, Test Administration | 13.0 |
| Urgent Care | 3.0 |
| Group Therapy | 1.5 |
| Total Direct Client Sessions | 19.5 |
| Other Direct Service Activity | Hours |
|---|---|
| Clinical Supervision of Practicum Student | 1.0 |
| Provision of Outreach Services *(not weekly) | *Varies |
| Preparation for Supervision | 1.0 |
| Case management, Records, and Other Activities | 3.5 |
| Total Other Direct Service | 5.5 |
| Individual Supervision Received | Hours |
|---|---|
| Individual Supervision w/Primary Supervisor | 2.0 |
| Individual Supervision Re: Group | 0.5 |
| Individual Supervision w/ Secondary Supervisor | 1.0 |
| Group Supervision Received | |
| Group Supervision of Supervision (includes "business meeting" w/TD) | 2.5 |
| Group Supervision of Outreach *(1 hour per month) | *Varies |
| Total Supervision Activity | 6.0 |
| Other Training Activities | Hours |
|---|---|
| Intern Meeting | 1.0 |
| Assessment & Evaluation Seminar | 2.0 |
| Clinical, Multicultural, Professional Issues Seminar | 2.0 |
| Case Consultation Seminar | 1.0 |
| Preparation for Seminars, Other Activity | 1.0 |
| Staff Meeting | 1.0 |
| Wellness Hours *(4 hours per month, optional) | 1.0 |
| Total Other Training | 9.0 |
| Total Per Week | 40.0 |
TOTAL PER WEEK - 40.0