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Site Name: Psychological Assessment, Inc.
Department: Shaping Success and Community Based Programs
Our interview process includes:
~ Virtual (Microsoft Teams) meetings
~ 30 min informal meet and greet followed by 1 - 1 1/2 hr group interview
~ Brief (30 min) individual interview
The above information re: dates is subject to change - we follow the APPIC timeline.
Psychological Assessment, Inc has one training track known as Community Based Programs (CBP). CBP is further subdivided into the Shaping Success program, the Healthy Behaviors/Healthy Living program, and Crossroads Competency Restoration.Shaping Success focuses on providing services to sex offenders on probation or parole who have been mandated to attend treatment, as well as services for individuals who have voluntarily sought out services for help with their sexual behavior. The Healthy Behaviors/Healthy Living program is focused on helping individuals with developmental delay learn appropriate boundaries and communication skills, in addition to healthy sexual practices, anger management practices, and associated coping skills, and frequently deals with individuals who have been diverted from the courts into treatment.The Crossroads Competency Restoration program helps to restore juveniles and adults with developmental delay, learning disabilities, autism spectrum disorder, or other relevant diagnoses to competence so they can stand trial. Interns will frequently be expected to carry clients from several different programs based on need. For example, while an intern may primarily work with clients who are mandated to treatment due to sexual offenses (Shaping Success), they may take on other clients from Community Based Programs to round out their schedule and ensure they are obtaining the required number of hours to meet internship and licensing requirements.It is also worth noting that interns who demonstrate high levels of skill in forensic report writing using the assessment tools common in the Community Based Programs track will have oppurtunities to work with senior staff and program managers on more complex forensic evaluations. So, for example, a clinician who proves proficient at writing reports for the Crossroads Comeptency Restoration program may be asked to assist supervisors and senior staff in conducting initial evaluations of competency for the courts. Similiarly, an intern who shows interest and proficiency in writing reports using the risk and recidivism measures common in Shaping Success may be provided oppurtunities to assist with other forensic evaluations, such as Fitness for Duty or Sexually Violent Predator evaluations. In short, those who show significant interest and capability with the forensic writing style along with excellent timliness and attention to detail in their day-to-day assessment reports will be provided opprtunities to work on a variety of forensic and neuropsychological evaluations, according to their level of interest and availability.
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Please note the above percentages are included for all programs.
CCR/HB = rehabilitative services, developmentally delayed clients, sexual abuse/acting out.
Shaping Success = sex offender work
Advanced Assessment = emphasis is assessment
it should be noted Community Based Programs (which include both CCR and HB work) has some assessment required including Risk Assessment and Asessment for Treatment Planning for Shaping Success as well as baseline testing and continued outcome measure testing for Crossroads Competency Restoration.
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: www.psychassessment.us 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.