Interns also have opportunities to provide consultation to other members of the treatment team. Interns are provided with between 2 and 4 hours of individual supervision per week. On most rotations interns work closely with a primary supervisor, and this provides additional opportunities for direct observation of the intern's work and informal supervision. All interns have a single supervisor for their yearlong outpatient work, and the typical amount of supervision for this is one to two hours per week. In addition to the individual supervision time, interns are provided with 1 to 2 hours per week of group supervision.
Interns usually receive substantially more supervision than is implied by the minimum standards.
There are opportunities to do co-therapy with supervisors and to observe their work. Most supervisors are continuously available for informal supervision and consultation. Interns routinely attend treatment team meetings, rounds, and staffings with supervisors. Most importantly, the training faculty is committed to providing whatever unique supervisory needs are identified for a particular intern. Extensive continuing education opportunities are available for all staff members of Austin State Hospital, and interns can take advantage of these offerings.