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Site Name: Virginia Beach City Public Schools
Department: Psychological Services
2025 Dates: January 6, 10, 13, 17. Interviews are conducted virtually by video-conference. On interview days, candidates participate in a rotation of three (3) thirty-minute interviews focused on the areas of (1) Assessment, (2) Intervention and Therapy, and (3) Professional Goals and other professional competencies. Each of the three interviews are conducted by a panel of primary and rotation/site supervisors who review candidates’ skills, experience, and knowledge in the aforementioned areas. Our current doctoral interns also meet with candidates to discuss the internship program and answer any additional questions. A virtual tour of the Program is also provided. Candidates should reserve approximately three hours in total to participate in interviews, meet with current interns, and ask questions. Upon conclusion, candidates are then rank ordered by each interview panel and subsequently placed into an aggregate ranking of applicants. The Rank Order List is reviewed after each interview day and again upon completion of all interviews before final submission to APPIC for the Match.
Virginia Beach City Public Schools is a large (64,000 students), urban/suburban school district in southeast Virginia bordering the Atlantic Ocean. Psychological Services staff (licensed clinical and school psychologists) provide internship training and supervision within a general track integrating school and clinical services. Doctoral interns are paired and assigned two schools, either an elementary school and a secondary school (middle or high) or two elementary schools, where they provide comprehensive psychological services (assessment, intervention/therapy, consultation, crisis intervention, etc.) under supervision. All doctoral interns receive training and experience at both the elementary and secondary levels. Additional supplemental rotation experiences are based on doctoral interns' interests and professional goals along with the district needs. These supplemental rotations may include Autism Assessment Team including ADOS-2 administration and scoring; BASE Program for elementary students experiencing behavioral and emotional difficulties; Preschool Assessment Center (working with children age 2-5); supportive therapeutic educational programs for students with severe emotional disabilities and mental health disorders, and other specialized programs. Experience with a wide range of clinical disorders is provided and may include students with learning disorders; neurodiverse disorders (ASD); ADHD; intellectual disabilities; post traumatic stress disorders; anxiety, depression, and mood disorders; adjustment disorders (e.g., parental military deployment, foster care placement); schizophrenia, hearing and visual impairments; medical and neurological disorders. Doctoral interns meet for weekly didactic seminars and group supervision, as well as participate in candid conversations on individual and cultural diversity. Doctoral interns are assigned a licensed clinical psychologist as their primary supervisor who provides weekly individual supervision. Additional supervision is provided at the intern's assigned rotation sites by licensed staff working within those programs. Doctoral interns are also provided collaborative work space with one another to promote collegiality. They are also provided electronic devices (laptops, iPads for online assessment), office associate support, and access to a comprehensive assessment library within Psychological Servcies and to an extensive training resource library dedictated to internship training.
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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.vbschools.com/careers/types/doctoralinternshipprogram 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.