Elements of quality clinically focused postdoctoral training
- This training experience is a planned and programmed sequence of training that aims to ensure preparation for advanced practice rather than one that is mainly focused on providing supervised hours for licensure
- This training experience ensures that training takes priority over service delivery regarding its nature, content, volume, and quality of training activities.
- This training experience ensures that postdocs receive at least two hours of individual supervision per week for the program's duration.
- This training experience is administered by a doctoral-level licensed psychologist who directs and organizes the training experience and its resources, is responsible for the selection of postdocs, and monitors and evaluates the program's goals and activities.
- This training experience has two or more psychologists who have sufficient time to provide quality supervision and training.
- This training experience includes regularly scheduled, structured educational activities that help postdocs meet its defined goals. These activities may include didactics, seminars, case conferences, and/or research activities.
- This training experience has written Due Process and Grievance procedures.
- This training experience has the stable and necessary financial (e.g., stipend) and physical resources (e.g., computers, physical space) needed for effective training.