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Site Name: Saskatoon and Area Psychology Residency Training Program

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Department : Psychology Residency & Fellowship Programs

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Member Site Information
APPIC Member Number: 1821
Program Type: Internship
Membership Type: Full Membership
Site: Saskatoon and Area Psychology Residency Training Program
Department: Psychology Residency & Fellowship Programs
Address: CDM Central Triage Box 1, Royal University Hospital
103 Hospital Drive
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7N OW8
Country: Canada
Metro Area: Not Applicable
Not Applicable
Distance from Major City: 0
Phone: 306-844-4100
Fax:
Email: fern.stockdale@saskhealthauthority.ca
Web Address: https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/intranet/departments-programs/provincial-clinical-and-support-services/clinical-psychology-pre-doctoral-residency-post-doctoral-fellowship-programs
Brochure Website's Address: https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/system/files/2023-07/Brochure-PCSS-SaskatoonAreaResidencyProgram.pdf
Primary Agency Type: Other
Additional Agency Types:
  • Academic Health Center
  • Child/Adolescent Psychiatric or Pediatrics
  • Community Mental Health Center
  • Prison or Other Correctional Facility
  • Psychology Department
  • State/County/Other Public Hospital
  • University Counseling Center
  • Other
Member of APPIC since: 2009
Accreditation
APA Accreditation Not Accredited
CPA Accreditation Accredited
Internship Staff/Faculty Information
Training Director: Fern Stockdale
Chief Psychologist: Marc Sheckter
Number of Full-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 27
Number of Part-Time Licensed Doctoral Psychologists on Staff/Faculty 3
Position Information
Start Date: 09/01/2024
Funded
Number of Full Time Slots Expected Next Class: 5
Number of Part Time Slots Expected Next Class: 0
Stipend
Full Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 35507
Part Time Annual Stipend for Next Class: 0
Fringe Benefits: Comp Time , Dissertation Release Time, Dental Insurance, Health Insurance, Licensing Exam Release Time, Professional Development Time, Sick Leave, Vacation
Other Fringe Benefits (not indicated above): Residents receive $300.00 for professional development as well as five full paid PD days. They have four hours a week of protected time to work on their dissertation or other research projects.
Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site Interns typically engage in psychological assessment, intervention, consultation, supervision of junior students, program development/evaluation and research.
Does this site have practicum psychology students on site? Yes
Doctoral Psychology Practicum StudentsYes
Masters Psychology Practicum Students
Do Psychology Interns/Postdocs Have the Opportunity to Supervise Practicum Students?Yes
Is this program fully affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? No
Is this program partially affiliated with one or more doctoral programs? Yes
Details of the above affiliations Our internship site is housed within a university city that has a large psychology program. Our sites often provide practicum student placements for junior students, giving our residents/interns opportunities for the provision of supervision. The university faculty also participates in providing resident seminars.
Internship Application Process
Accepting Applicants: Yes
Application Due Date: 11/01/2023 11:59 PM EST
Interviews at this site are: Not Offered
A Virtual Interview is: Required
Interview notification date: 12/01/2023
Tentative interview date: 12/11/2023,12/12/2023,12/13/2023,12/14/2023,01/08/2024,01/09/2024,01/10/2024,01/11/2024
Interview process description:

Our interviews for the 2023 match will be scheduled December 11-14 (primarily pediatric) & January 8-11 (pediatric + additional rotations; forensic will only interview this week).  Only virtual interviews will be offered. Once applicants have been notified that they will be offered an interview, we hope to use the APPIC interview scheduling system.  If not, our administrative assistant will arrange interviews.  Applicants will interview with:

- 45 minute interview with rotation coordinator and/or key supervisor for each rotation

- 15 minute interview with the Training Director about goals

- 1 hour open house meeting (recommended but optional) on day of scheduled interviews.  With other candidates and Faculty from across rotations.

- 1 hour non-evaluative group meeting (recommended but optional) with other applicants & current residents to ask any questions they may have about the rotations, site, city, etc. 
How to obtain application info: Visit Website
Preferred method of contacting the program: Email the Program
We have matched with interns from these programs: We have matched with interns from almost every program in Canada and several in the U.S. over our 40-year history.
Internship Applicant Requirements
US Citizenship Required: No
If NOT a U.S. Citizen, Authorization to Work or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in the US is Required: No
Canadian Citizenship Required: Yes
If NOT a Canadian Citizen, Authorization to Work in Canada or to Engage in Practical Training (CPT or OPT) in Canada is Required: Yes
Masters Degree Required: No
Comprehensive Exams Passed: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Proposal Approved: Yes, by application deadline
Dissertation Defended: No
Minimum Number of AAPI Intervention Hours (if applicable): 250
Minimum Number of AAPI Assessment Hours (if applicable): 250
Minimum Number of Combined Intervention and Assessment Hours (if applicable): 600
Minimum Number of Years of Grad Training Required (if applicable): 4
Accepted / Not-Accepted Program Types
Clinical Psychology Accepted
Counseling Psychology Accepted
School Psychology Not Accepted
APA-Accredited Accepted
CPA-Accredited Accepted
PCSAS-Accredited
Non-Accredited Not Accepted
Ph.D Degree Accepted
Psy.D. Degree Accepted
Ed.D. Degree Not Accepted
This institution, department, internship, or postdoctoral program requires trainees to sign a statement about personal behavior and/or religious beliefs as a condition of admission and/or retention in the program: No
How to obtain text of statement:
Other Requirements: Residents matched to this site will have to read and sign an on-line statement regarding ethical behaviour. Residents matched to this site will need to submit a Criminal Record Check (including a vulnerable sector check) prior to start date. After starting they will need to be fitted for N95 respirators; and receive any immunizations required by the Saskatchewan Health Authority or the other training partners (Saskatoon Police Service & Corrections Canada) as required by their particular rotation site.
Program Description

The Saskatoon and Area Psychology Residency Training Program is based at the Royal University Hospital, Saskatoon, Saskatchewan and is part of the Saskatchewan Health Authority along with external training partners. In our service area, we provide health services to Saskatoon (approx pop. 285,000), surrounding rural areas, and the northern half of the province. Rotations occur at several sites in the city (within 5-15 minute drive of one another), as well as one in the North Battleford area (approximately 80 minute drive west of Saskatoon). Residents choose 2 x 6-month major rotations from a total of 7 major rotations in: Clinical Health Psychology – Pediatric Focus; Developmental (Alvin Buckwold Child Development Program; Rural Consultation (Child and Youth Mental Health); Community Mental Health North Battleford; Operational Stress Injury Clinic; and two Forensic rotations (Regional Psychiatric Centre and Saskatoon Police Services –Serious Violent Offender Response). A variety of minor rotation or specialized training opportunities are available to incorporate within major rotations:  Student Wellness Centre (University of Saskatchewan); Children’s Mental Health Services; Child and Adolescent Psychiatry; Young Offender Team, In-patient Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation; Adult Counselling (Adult Mental Health & Addiction Services in Saskatoon).  Generally residents will do 2 rotations in the same area (e.g. 2 rotations in pediatrics or 2 rotations in forensics).  Occasionally a resident will do a rotation that is mixed across the areas (e.g. 1 rotation in Adult & 1 rotation in Forensic) but that is rare.  The resident and the rotation coordinator plan the training experiences for a rotation, and set goals for the resident's competency development in the following areas: assessment, intervention (more than one modality), consultation, personal skills, professional conduct, interpersonal relationships, program development/evaluation, administration, continuing education, and research. Represented theoretical orientations are: interpersonal, cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, behavioral, child/client-centered, psychoeducational, systemic, developmental, ACT, and solution-focused. Supervision w/ registered, doctoral psychologist(s) = 3+ hours/week individual as well as 1 hour/week group.  There is protected time for dissertation or other research projects (4 hours /week).  Seminars on professional, ethical, clinical, and research issues averages 2 hours/week. Other experiences include supervising junior clinicians, attending hospital rounds, and in-services. Please visit our website to download a brochure at URL to follow.

Internship Training Opportunities

Populations
Infants:
Toddlers:
Children: Yes
Adolescents: Yes
Adults: Yes
Family: Yes
Older Adults: Yes
Inpatients: Yes
Outpatients: Yes
Gay/lesbian/bisexual/transgender: Yes
Ethnic minorities: Yes
Spanish-speaking:
French-speaking: Yes
Deaf/Hearing-impaired: Yes
Students: Yes
International Students: Yes
Rural: Yes
Urban: Yes
Low income: Yes
Homelessness:
Other:

(training opportunities continued)

Treatment Modalities
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Individual Therapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Couples Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Family Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Group Therapy: Experience (21% to 30%)
Community Intervention: Experience (21% to 30%)
Consultation/Liaison: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Crisis Intervention: Experience (21% to 30%)
Brief Psychotherapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Long-term Psychotherapy: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Cognitive Rehabilitation: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Primary Care: Experience (21% to 30%)
Evidenced Based Practice: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Evidence Based Research: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Supervision of Practicum students : Experience (21% to 30%)
Other:

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Experience
Health Psychology: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Women's Health: Exposure (1% to 20%)
HIV/AIDS: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Eating Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sexual Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Sports Psychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Rehabilitation Psychology: Experience (21% to 30%)
Physical Disabilities: Experience (21% to 30%)
Learning Disabilities: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Developmental Disabilities: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Assessment: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Neuropsychology-Adult: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Neuropsychology-Child: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Serious Mental Illness: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Anxiety Disorders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Trauma/PTSD: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Abuse: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Substance Use Disorders: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Forensics/Corrections: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Sexual Offenders: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Geropsychology: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Pediatrics: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
School:
Counseling:
Vocational/Career Development:
Multicultural Therapy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Feminist Therapy: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Religion/Spirituality:
Empirically-Supported Treatments: Major Area of Study (50% or Greater)
Public Policy/Advocacy: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Program Development/Evaluation: Experience (21% to 30%)
Supervision: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Research: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Administration: Exposure (1% to 20%)
Integrated health care - primary: Experience (21% to 30%)
Integrated health care - specialty: Emphasis (31% to 49%)
Other:

Additional information about training opportunities: Not all rotations or training experiences may be available as described in the APPIC Directory. Please consult the program's application materials or their website at: https://www.saskhealthauthority.ca/intranet/departments-programs/provincial-clinical-and-support-services/clinical-psychology-pre-doctoral-residency-post-doctoral-fellowship-programs  for a complete description of the training opportunities available at this training site. IF the site has not updated their information by August 1, feel free to contact the Training Director for additional information.

Summary of the Characteristics of the Specified Internship Class
2017-2018 2018-2019 2019-2020 2020-2021 2021-2022 2022-2023 2023-2024
Number of Completed Applications: 53 67 48 59 64 38
Number of applicants invited for interviews: 30 40 28 33 37 28
Total number of interns: 5 5 5 5 5 4
Total number of interns from APA/CPA accredited programs: 5 5 5 5 5 4
Total number of interns from Ph.D. programs: 5 5 4 4 4
Total number of interns from Psy.D. programs: 0 0 1 1 0
Total number of interns from Ed.D. programs: 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a Clinical Psychology program 5 5 5 4 4 4
Number of interns that come from a Counseling Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0
Number of interns that come from a School Psychology program 0 0 0 0 0 0
Range of integrated assessment reports: lowest number of reports written 4 17 7 10 10 9
Range of integrated assessment reports: highest number of reports written 30 81 32 28 28 71
Summary of Post Internship Employment Settings of Each Internship Class (1st Placement)
2022-2023
Academic teaching:
Community mental health center: 2
Consortium: 0
University Counseling Center: 0
Hospital/Medical Center: 0
Veterans Affairs Health Care System: 0
Psychiatric facility: 0
Correctional facility: 0
Health Maintenance Organization: 0
School district/system: 0
Independent practice setting: 3
Other (Academic Psychology Department): 0
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