The Clinical Competency Exam (CCE) serves a number of functions:Provides students with the opportunity to integrate Years 1, 2, and 3 of doctoral course material with practical training and thus demonstrate their ability to function as a practitioner-scholar.Requires students to integrate clinical and research data using theories and methods acquired in the classroom and at practicum to demonstrate knowledge of case formulation, assessment, and treatment.Gives students the opportunity to demonstrate that their professional judgment processes are flexible, ethical, and sensitive to client needs.Enables faculty to evaluate students’ progress toward expected learning outcomes.Allows faculty to evaluate students’ readiness for Internship and their ability to proceed in the program. Students must demonstrate these skills through a written case report and an oral examination, which includes a case presentation and a clinical vignette.