Section 7.2 Evaluation/Exit Criteria

Policy No. 2.01 Clinical Psychology Traineeship Exit Criteria:

In order to successfully complete a traineeship at Ohio University Counseling and Psychological Services, trainees must receive satisfactory evaluations on all requirements.

Procedures:

• Clinical Psychology trainees will be evaluated at the midyear and at the completion of their traineeship by all relevant supervisors utilizing the appropriate form from the academic department.
• The final evaluation(s) will be sent to the academic department.
• A copy of the final evaluation(s) will be included in the trainees’ supervision file.
• CPS supervisors will meet with faculty representatives from the academic department at the midyear and the end of the year to discuss issues of progress and evaluation for the trainee.
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of their individual supervision sessions.
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of the meetings of the Group Professional Supervision.
• Trainees must complete a minimum of 16 hours per week at CPS for two semesters.
• In the event that there are identified concerns, problematic behaviors, or unsatisfactory achievement, please see Section A8, Grievance and Due Process Guidelines, for information on how this will be addressed by staff and the process for filing a grievance or disputing any action or decision made with regards to addressing unsatisfactory or problematic behavior.

Policy No. 2.02 Master’s Level Counselor Education Practicum Exit Criteria:

In order to successfully complete a master’s level practicum in Counselor Education at Ohio University Counseling and Psychological Services, trainees must receive satisfactory evaluations on all requirements.

Procedures:

• Trainees will be evaluated at the mid-semester and end of their practicum by all relevant supervisors utilizing the appropriate form from the academic department.
• Both the mid-semester and final evaluation(s) will be sent to the academic department.
• A copy of the mid-semester and final evaluation(s) will be included in the trainees’ supervision file.
• The ADT will schedule a meeting with the faculty representative(s) from the academic department at the end of the practicum experience to discuss progress, evaluations, and plan for the internship experience.
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of their individual supervision sessions.
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of the meetings of the Group Professional Supervision.
• Trainees must complete a minimum of 10 hours per week on site at CPS during their placement for a minimum total of 100 on-site hours.
• Trainees must complete 40 hours of direct service.
• Unless there is a noted academic or performance deficiency or other unresolvable conflict, it is expected that practicum students will continue at CPS for their internship.
• In the event that there are identified concerns, problematic behaviors, or unsatisfactory achievement, please see Section A8, Grievance and Due Process Guidelines, for information on how this will be addressed by staff and the process for filing a grievance or disputing any action or decision made with regards to addressing unsatisfactory or problematic behavior.

Policy No. 2.03 Master’s Level Counselor Education Internship Exit Criteria:

In order to successfully complete a master’s level internship in Counselor Education at Ohio University Counseling and Psychological Services, trainees must receive satisfactory evaluations on all requirements.

Procedures:

• Trainees will be evaluated at the middle and the end of each semester by all relevant supervisors utilizing the appropriate form from the academic department.
• Both the mid-semester and final evaluation(s) will be sent to the academic department.
• A copy of the mid-semester and final evaluation(s) will be included in the trainees’ supervision file.
• The ADT will schedule a meeting with the faculty representative(s) from the academic department at midyear and at the end of the internship experience to discuss progress and evaluations.
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of their individual supervision sessions
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of the meetings of the Group Professional Supervision
• Trainees must complete a minimum of 20 hours per week during Fall and Spring Semesters at CPS for a total of 600 hours.
• Trainees must complete 240 hours of direct service.
• In the event that there are identified concerns, problematic behaviors, or unsatisfactory achievement, please see Section A8, Grievance and Due Process Guidelines, for information on how this will be addressed by staff and the process for filing a grievance or disputing any action or decision made with regards to addressing unsatisfactory or problematic behavior.

Policy No. 2.04 Doctoral Level Counselor Education Internship Exit Criteria:

In order to successfully complete a doctoral level internship in Counselor Education at Ohio University Counseling and Psychological Services, trainees must receive satisfactory evaluations on all requirements.

Procedures:

• Trainees will be evaluated at the middle and the end of each semester by all relevant supervisors utilizing the appropriate form from the academic department.
• Both the mid-semester and final evaluation(s) will be sent to the academic department.
• A copy of the mid-semester and final evaluation(s) will be included in the trainees’ supervision file.
• The ADT will schedule a meeting with the faculty representative(s) from the academic department at the midterm and at the end of the internship experience to discuss progress and evaluations.
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of their individual supervision sessions.
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of the meetings of the Group Professional Supervision.
• Trainees must complete a minimum of 20 hours per week.
• In the event that there are identified concerns, problematic behaviors, or unsatisfactory achievement, please see Section A8, Grievance and Due Process Guidelines, for information on how this will be addressed by staff and the process for filing a grievance or disputing any action or decision made with regards to addressing unsatisfactory or problematic behavior.

Policy No. 2.05 Master’s Level Social Work Internship Exit Criteria:

In order to successfully complete a master’s level internship in Social Work at Ohio University Counseling and Psychological Services, trainees must receive a rating of “satisfactory” on the evaluation of their learning contract goals.

Procedures:

• Trainees will be evaluated at mid-year and at the end of their internship by all relevant supervisors utilizing the appropriate form from the academic department.
• Both the midyear and final evaluation(s) will be sent to the academic department.
• A copy of the midyear and final evaluation(s) will be included in the trainees’ supervision file.
• The ADT will schedule a meeting with the faculty representative(s) from the academic department at least twice during the training year to discuss progress and evaluations.
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of their individual supervision sessions.
• Trainees must attend a minimum of 80% of the meetings of the Group Professional Supervision.
• Trainees must complete a minimum of 20 hours per week.
• In the event that there are identified concerns, problematic behaviors, or unsatisfactory achievement, please see Section A8, Grievance and Due Process Guidelines, for information 15 on how this will be addressed by staff and the process for filing a grievance or disputing any action or decision made with regards to addressing unsatisfactory or problematic behavior.

Policy No. 2.06 Clinical Counselor Graduate Assistant Exit Criteria:

GAs will be evaluated at the midterm and at the end of the academic year utilizing the appropriate CPS evaluation form.

Procedures:

• GAs must receive an average score of 4, with nothing lower than a 3 on their evaluation in order for the GAship to be renewed.
• A copy of the midyear and final evaluation(s) will be included in the trainees’ supervision file.
• The ADT will schedule a meeting with the faculty representative(s) from the academic department at the midyear and at the end of the training year to discuss progress and evaluations.
• In the event that there are identified concerns, problematic behaviors, or unsatisfactory achievement, please see Section A8, Grievance and Due Process Guidelines, for information on how this will be addressed by staff and the process for filing a grievance or disputing any action or decision made with regards to addressing unsatisfactory or problematic behavior.

Policy No. 2.07 Health Service Psychology Doctoral Internship Exit Criteria:

In order to be granted a Certificate of Completion of the Ohio University Health Service Psychology Doctoral Internship, doctoral interns must complete their requirements with satisfactory evaluations. Doctoral Psychology Interns will be formally evaluated at the midyear and at the completion of their internship year. Evaluations are comprehensive and in accordance with Standards of Accreditation set forth by the American Psychological Association. Doctoral Psychology Interns will receive copies of their evaluation. Additionally, copies evaluations will be sent to their academic departments. Doctoral Interns will also provide evaluative feedback of components of their training experiences, including supervision and didactic training components. Ohio University Counseling and Psychological Services does not complete additional academic program contracts or evaluations for doctoral interns. Therefore, if an intern is enrolled in an academic training program that requires additional training contracts and/or evaluations, these will not be completed by the Ohio University training staff.

Procedures:

• Interns must attend a minimum of 80% of individual supervision meetings.
• Interns must attend a minimum of 80% of group supervision meetings.
• Interns must complete 80% of their required outreach /preventive/psychoeducational programs with a satisfactory evaluation.
• At least 25% of total hours must be spent in direct clinical service. For a 2000-hour internship, this means that interns must complete 500 hours of direct service (includes individual and group client hours, emergency/drop-in hours, on-call crisis interventions, and outreach presentations as approved by the Outreach Coordinator in consultation with the TD).
• Interns are required to co-lead a minimum of 2 groups over the course of the academic year, one of which must be an interpersonal process group.
• Interns must satisfactorily provide supervision to a minimum of 1 trainee during fall and spring semesters.
• Interns must satisfactorily complete their Area of Focus as defined by their contract.
• Interns must satisfactorily complete all described responsibilities of the full-time, twelvemonth internship, comprised of 2000 hours (with allowable holidays, vacation days, and sick days off). Generally, interns are expected to achieve an average score of “4” with no score lower than a “3” on items that are asterisked on their midyear evaluation. By the end of internship, interns should achieve an average score of “5” with no score lower than a “4” on items that are asterisked on their final evaluation.
• In the event that there are identified concerns, problematic behaviors, or unsatisfactory achievement, please see Section A8, Grievance and Due Process Guidelines, for information on how this will be addressed by staff and the process for filing a grievance or disputing any action or decision made with regards to addressing unsatisfactory or problematic behavior.