Supervision and Evaluation

Supervision

Our doctoral psychology interns receive a minimum of four hours of weekly supervision from licensed doctoral psychologists. Each intern receives supervision from at least 2 different supervisors during the internship training year. Individual supervision is provided at a minimum of 2 hours per week and 2 hours of group supervision is provided each week (with an additional 8 hours per month through the 4 monthly discussion groups).

Supervisors uphold and model standards and practices consistent with the Ethical Principles of Psychologists and Code of Conduct of the American Psychological Association, as well as other applicable standards (e.g., from the North Carolina Psychology Practice Act; Title 21, Chapter 54 of the North Carolina Administrative Code (21 NCAC 54). We abide by the NCDAC’s applicable policies and directives.

Our intern supervisors are North Carolina-licensed, doctoral-level psychologists in good standing and in compliance with current licensing standards. Supervisors are qualified to provide the supervisory oversight in the specific areas in which they provide supervision. If an intern has a training need outside the individual supervisor’s areas of competence, other arrangements will be made with additional qualified on-site psychology staff. 

Intern Evaluations

Our interns are acculturated into the roles of professional psychologists who work in a public sector, correctional setting. Successful completion of the internship requires 2000 hours of supervised experience (40 hours per week for 52 weeks, excluding sick, vacation, and holiday time - see Work Hours and Leave) and a rating of “4” (Competent) or higher for each competency element on the final evaluation.

Interns’ readiness for entry-level practice is formally evaluated at the end of each trimester/four- month rotation using the Intern Evaluation form. The evaluation form includes a 5-point rating scale for each competency with behaviorally-anchored benchmarks. Interns are given timely and written notification of any problems that occur as well as opportunities to discuss problems with the Site Supervisor and the Training Director.

The individual Site Supervisors complete the evaluations. The Training Director provides feedback that may be incorporated into the evaluation. The evaluations are reviewed and signed by both supervisor and the intern. These are provided to the Training Director, who also discusses with the interns their progress and areas of continued growth. Communication between the Site Supervisors and Training Director is ongoing, but also takes place at this time. Copies of interns’ progress (i.e., their supervisor evaluations) are shared with their doctoral programs at mid-year and end of the year. Any additional evaluation requirements requested by the intern’s school are completed upon request.

Program Evaluations

We value our interns' feedback.

Each intern completes written evaluations of the internship program, their individual supervisors, and the didactic trainings. In addition to completing scheduled evaluations of the program and supervision, the intern is also encouraged to discuss any issues and concerns with the individual Site Supervisor or the Training Director as they emerge. Attempts will be made to negotiate and work out differences and conflicts so that the intern can focus on learning and developing proficiency as a professional psychologist. As described in the Due Process and Grievance Procedure policy, the intern also has a formal grievance process available.

Interns evaluate didactic trainings after each seminar. The information gathered from these reviews are is used in making improvements and planning for future didactic offerings.

At the end of the training year, interns also engage in a group feedback session with the Training Director, providing an additional opportunity for them to share their thoughts for improving the program. Feedback is solicited about all aspects of the training program, such as the general work environment, supervision and didactic activities, training program coordination and leadership, etc.

Six months following completion of the internship, interns are sent a post-internship survey to complete. This allows interns an additional opportunity to provide feedback about the training and supervision they received. This information is used to make continued improvements to the training program.

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For complete details, click the link below to view/download the NCDAC Behavioral Health Services Doctoral Psychology Internship Program - 2026-2027 Brochure.

 NCDAC Behavioral Health Services Doctoral Psychology Internship Program - 2026-2027 Brochure