Staff and experts from around the country present on topics as wide-ranging as the mental health field to staff and the West Michigan professional community. Review tapes and testing results. Provide and recieve feedback from interns in peer supervision. The Internship Director works with interns in assigning at least two psychology supervisors for each placement. At least one supervisor in the primary setting will serve as supervisor and mentor for the entire year.
All interns have one supervisor who spcializes in assessement and who focuses on treatment.
In some instances, staff psychiatrists or staff social workers have given interns ancillary supervision. Regardless of what areas or locations in which interns work, they are part of multidisciplinary teams that meet regularly. Close collegial supervision is an important part of Pine Rest s training program. Interns receive a minimum of two hours of individual supervision per week and often receive more than this minimum standard. Although feedback is continuous, we formally evaluate interns at the end of each quarter during the internship year.