Clinical Supervision
Commitment to Training
Dr. Calhoun has a longstanding dedication to training and supervision. Supervised services provide opportunity for clinicians to continue developing their clinical skills as they meet training requirements. Supervised services also increase access to care, as these services can be offered at reduced self-pay rates. Our team of clinicians includes supervised psychology externs, interns, postdoctoral clinicians, and provisionally licensed psychologists.
Approach to Supervision
Calhoun Psychology embraces a model of supervision that strives to build both competence and confidence. Clinicians need to be skilled in clinical skills such as diagnosis, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and administration of varied intervention strategies. Additionally, clinicians need to develop trust in their clinical judgement, resourcefulness, and principled thinking skills as this ultimately ensures that they can adapt to each client’s needs and remain current with the latest research and clinical advances. To facilitate the development of competence and confidence, and to ensure that clients receive high quality services, Calhoun Psychology provides the following to all supervised clinicians.
Client Experience and Support
Clients often report that they are pleased with the services they receive from supervised clinicians. A few factors may contribute to this sentiment: 1) services provided by supervised clinicians are informed by in-depth conversations between the clinician and their supervisor, which means all services are carefully contemplated and planned by two skilled clinicians, 2) supervised clinicians are eager to learn and further develop their clinical skills, which means that they are highly resourceful and spend a considerable time each week carefully reviewing manuals, locating/developing client materials, and thinking about how they can build strong therapeutic relationships with each of their clients, 3) supervised clinicians often carry lighter caseloads than full-time clinicians, meaning that they have more time to think about and plan for each client, 4) services provided by supervised clinicians are often offered at reduced rates, which increases access to care for many clients/families.
Access to Supervisor
Clients can always reach out to a clinician’s supervisor if they require additional support.
What is the difference between a psychology extern, psychology intern, and a postdoctoral clinician?
Psychology Externs
The psychology externs at Calhoun Psychology PLLC have received their undergraduate degree (BA/BS) and are pursuing a doctoral degree (PhD) in Clinical or School Psychology. Students selected into the highly competitive Clinical and School Psychology PhD programs at UNC often have impressive academic track records and impressive clinical/educational experiences. All graduate students in these programs must complete clinical rotations (externships) as part of their clinical training requirements for graduate school. Typically, graduate students working at Calhoun Psychology PLLC have completed years of courses in psychology or a related mental health field along with rotations in other training clinics. They are exceptionally bright and highly dedicated to providing effective mental health services.
Psychology Interns
All graduate students must complete a clinical internship prior to receiving their PhD in Clinical or School Psychology. Internships are expected to be an intensive clinical training experience in which students of advanced status hone their clinical skills in preparation for a post-graduate career as a psychologist. Clinical internships take place in the final year of a PhD program, after students have completed 4-5 years of graduate coursework and multiple clinical rotations. As such, psychology interns are often highly versed in therapy and assessment, able to practice more independently, and capable of providing a high level of care to their clients.
Postdoctoral Clinicians
These highly skilled clinicians have received their PhD in Clinical or School Psychology and are completing one year of supervised postdoctoral clinical work that is required before they receive full licensure as a psychologist. Given their advanced clinical knowledge and experience, postdoctoral clinicians typically assume leadership positions and are able to provide supervised-supervision (supervision provided to more junior clinicians that is overseen by a Licensed Psychologist).
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