Best Practices in Networking in Psychology Training:

MAAPIC: A Model2009 APPIC Membership Meeting and

Conference, Portland, Oregon

Armstrong, S., Berry, S., Mandell, M., Renninger, S., Robiner, W., Siegel, W.

Outline

• Introductions– What is MAAPIC– MAAPIC institutions

• How and why was MAAPIC started?• What does MAAPIC do and how do we do it?– Joint trainings - Advocacy/empowerment– Shared seminars - Mentorship/support– Consultation/collaboration - Celebrations

• Discussion/questions• Ideas/plans for implementation

Objectives and Expected Outcomes

• Participants will identify professional advantages of training director mentoring, from local and regional to national involvement.

• Participants will understand the MAAPIC model of local internship networking and will learn practical strategies for implementation.

• Participants will identify topics that are more easily shared in a collaborative model and will generate options for collaboration in training.

IT CAN BE LONELY AND STRESSFUL BEING A TRAINING DIRECTOR

Sometimes Training Directors Need

What is MAAPIC?

• Minnesota APA-Accredited Psychology Internship Centers

• Bridging Minnesota internships

History of MAAPIC

ThenFounders 1995• Myra Barrett, Ph.D.• Glenace Edwall, Ph.D., Psy.D.• Dani Jakubowski, Ph.D.• Kathy Harowski, Ph.D.• Ada Hegion, Ph.D.• Jane Levin, Ph.D.• Geri Rockett, Ph.D.• William Robiner, Ph.D.

History of MAAPIC

And Now• Sarah Armstrong, M.B.A., Psy.D.• Sharon Berry, Ph.D.• Cheryl Buechner, Ph.D.• Pamela Henderson, Psy.D.• Monica Mandell, Ph.D.• Salina Renninger, Ph.D.• Bill Robiner, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. • Wayne Siegel, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. • Jim Wojcik, Ph.D.

History of MAAPIC

• How has it developed, changed and grown?

MAAPIC Member Institutions

• Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota• Hamm Clinic• Hazelden Foundation Mental Health/Recovery Services• Hennepin County Medical Center• Human Services Inc.• Minneapolis VA Medical Center• University of Minnesota Medical School• University of Minnesota Counseling and Consulting

Services• University of St. Thomas Personal Counseling and Testing

Center

Children’s Hospitals and Clinics of Minnesota

• 7th largest children’s health care organization in the US• 332-bed tertiary care hospital

with two primary campuses• Named one of “America’s Best Children’s Hospitals” by US News

and World Report• 4 Intern positions; clinical child internship with specialty training

available in both pediatric psychology and neuropsychology• Accredited since 1976• Sharon Berry, Ph.D.

Training Director since 1996

Hamm Clinic

• Non profit community mental health center for adult population – individual and group psychotherapy

• Mission since 1954 to serve the underserved – sliding fee scale

• Multidisciplinary approach• Staff of psychologists, social workers and psychiatrists• Accredited since 2006• Pamela Henderson, Psy.D.

Training Director since 2004

Hazelden Foundation Mental Health/Recovery Services

• Only accredited chemical dependency internship program

• 14 full-time faculty• 4 interns• Accredited since 2002• Cheryl Buechner, Ph.D. Training Director since 2006

Hennepin County Medical Center

• Level 1 Trauma Center and safety net hospital• 9 core training faculty• 4 interns (2 child, 2 adult) and 2 fellows• Accredited since 1985• Monica Mandell, Ph.D. Training Director since 2001

Human Services Inc.

• 10 faculty in a 200 FTE staff• Range of clinical and forensic services• 2 adult and 1 child intern annually• Accredited since 1987• James Wojcik, Ph.D. Training Director since 2000

Minneapolis VA Medical Center

• VA’s Upper Midwest Tertiary Care Center• 59 supervising psychology staff• 8 interns (2 neuropsychology, 6 general)• 4 postdoctoral residents• Accredited since 1985• Wayne Siegel, Ph.D., A.B.P.P.

Training Director since 2000

University of Minnesota Medical School

• Medical School• 16 primary faculty• 6 interns• Accredited since 1965• William Robiner, Ph.D., A.B.P.P. Training Director since 1993

University of Minnesota Counseling and Consulting Services

• Primarily serve students• 12 primary staff • 4 interns• 8 practicum students (4 beginning, 4 advanced)• Accredited since 1972• Salina Renninger, Ph.D. Training Director since 2002

University of St. Thomas Personal Counseling and Testing Center

• Medium-sized private, religiously-affiliated university

• 5 licensed psychology faculty • 3 career specialists• 3 interns• Accredited since 1995• Sarah Armstrong, M.B.A., Psy.D. Training Director since 1996

What Does MAAPIC Do and How Do We Do It?

Joint Trainings

• Diversity and Multiculturalism• Supervision and Ethics• Other (e.g. credentialing workshop)

Shared Seminars

• University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas Counseling Centers’ intern seminar series

• MAAPIC institutions opening internal professional development opportunities to other MAAPIC institutions (interns and staff)

• MAAPIC training directors and training staff presenting seminars to other programs

Consultation/CollaborationLiaisons With Other Training Organizations:• APA Commission on Accreditation• APA Site visitors• APPIC Board (Chair-Elect)• Association of Counseling Center Training Agencies Treasurer

(past Board members)• Chair of VA Training Council• Council of Counseling Psychology Training Programs• Council of Clinical Health Psychology Training Programs• Association of Psychology Academic Health Centers

(President-Elect)• Minnesota Psychological Association Education and Training

Committee (past secretary)• University of Minnesota and University of St. Thomas

Counseling Psychology Training Programs

Scholarship Activities of Directors• Authorship of articles, tests, and book chapters• Editorial Boards

Clinical Psychology Review

• Ad hoc reviewers for Peer-reviewed JournalsProfessional Psychology: Research and PracticeTraining and Education in PsychologyJournal of Pediatric PsychologyJournal of Clinical PsychologyJournal of Clinical Psychology in Medical SettingsJournal of Behavioral MedicineJournal of Psychological Assessment Mayo Clinic ProceedingsDisease Management and Health OutcomesJournal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved

Collaboration – cont. Professional Affairs/Social Responsibilities:

• VA National Standards Board for Psychology• VA Medical Center Academic Excellence Council• Minnesota Board of Psychology• Association of State and Provincial Psychology Boards• Minnesota Psychological Association • Annual Meeting Poster Presentation Coordinator• Various committees, Executive Council

• Division 54 Board• Internal organizational committees (e.g. multicultural

diversity committees, institutional review boards…)

Other Consultative/Collaborative Activities:

• Peer Consultations– APA Self Studies– Licensing regulations– Ethical Questions and Ethical Dilemmas– Training or Clinical Questions

• Sharing articles and other training resources• Scheduling intern interviews the same week(s)• Vetting each others interns for local and national post-doc

positions and employment• Mini-Clearinghouse supplements APPIC Clearinghouse• Sharing financial resources• Grant-writing (BEA grant...)

Advocacy/Empowerment

• Advocacy for clinical, counseling, adult MH, child MH, counseling center, medical center, county mental health center, addiction and recovery center, CMHC clinics

• Federal Advocacy– FEDAC representatives

Advocacy/Empowerment – cont.

• Using information from MAAPIC sites to advocate to administration for financial support (e.g. to attend training conferences, raise internship stipends and benefits)

• Joint letter-writing:– to doctoral programs (e.g. re: limitation of number of

applicants from program)– to state psychological association newsletter– APA CoA Call for Comments

Mentorship/Support:

• Mentorship of APPIC programs interested in accreditation

• Integration and support of new training directors

• Training director meetings 4-5 x/year– Emotional/psychological support– Trouble shooting/problem solving– Systems support– Check-ins, updates, problem-solving, sharing in depth about our experiences,

mistakes, learnings, program development and documentation, how we accomplished tasks and created opportunities

• MAAPIC Training director listserv

Mentorship/Support – cont.:

• Sharing relevant information from individual training listservs re:– Supervision issues– Coping with generation Y and millennial interns– Facebook and social networking privacy concerns– Videoconferencing– Positions for each other’s graduates– Recruitment for online research studies

Celebrations

• Match Day Wine and Cheese Party• Mid-Summer Pot Luck

Conclusions:

• How to get started!–Grass roots (start with anything)– Informal consultation with area TDs–Lunch or dinner with area TDs–Sharing didactics among area programs–Joint trainings among area programs–Could use video conferencing if

programs are not close

Discussion/Questions