Introduction
The Tennessee Internship Consortium
in Psychology (TIC); hereafter referred to as the Consortium,
consists of a number of cooperating agencies that offer a broad
range of field experiences for qualified doctoral students in
professional psychology. All participating agencies are
described on this website. The
University of Tennessee
Educational Psychology and
Counseling department plays a
central role in administration, supervision and seminars.
The training program is individually
designed but functions within the constraints required by
funding commitments as well as needs imposed by didactic and
clinical experiences. The program consists of a 2000 hour
internship that is completed within a 12 to 24 month period.
Each agency provides a number of different settings for the
intern. Some interns may serve two concurrent agencies. Supervision, seminars, staff meetings, and additional selected
learning experiences are an important component of the
internship program. The program accepts applicants from doctoral
students in school psychology. Preference is given to school
psychology applicants from
APA-approved programs.
This internship site agrees to
abide by the
APPIC
policy that no person at this
training facility will solicit,
accept, or use any ranking related
information from any intern
applicant.
The
Tennessee Internship Consortium in
Psychology (TIC) is accredited by
the Committee of Accreditation,
American Psychological
Association, 750 First Street, NE,
Washington, D. C. 20002-4242,
Phone: 202-335-5957, Website:
www.apa.org. TIC provides
internships to applicants from
doctoral programs in school
psychology with appropriate
practicum experiences in school
psychology.
Statement of Diversity
The Consortium
believes in recognizing and valuing diversity. A high value
is placed on the dignity and worth of individuals regardless
of gender, ethnicity, race, sexual orientation, age, physical
and mental abilities, religious beliefs and socioeconomic
status.
Therefore,
multicultural experiences and issues are an important component
of the internship experience at the Tennessee Internship
Consortium in Psychology.
The Consortium
will strive to provide training experiences that increase
competencies in cultural awareness. We are committed to
cultivating awareness of racial, ethnic, religious, minority
issues, gender issues, sexual orientation, geographic differences,
and socioeconomic status. Multicultural experience opportunities
will be integrated into the internship experience.
The
Consortium
The consortium is a joint venture
between
the University of
Tennessee School Psychology Program,
Cherokee Health
Systems,
Little
Tennessee Valley Educational Cooperative,
Knox County Schools,
Lenoir
City Schools, and
Monroe County Schools.
The consortium follows all rules and regulations set by the
Tennessee Department of Education.
The Consortium is an affiliated
program with the University of Tennessee, College of Education,
Health, and Human Sciences, Department of Educational Psychology
& Counseling, School Psychology Program. As an affiliated
program, the Consortium reserves one of its internship
positions to a qualified University of Tennessee School
Psychology Program graduate student who applies to the
Consortium through the
APPIC match process.
Educational Philosophy
The philosophy of the Tennessee Internship Consortium in Psychology is the adoption and implementation of the "Data-Based Problem Solving Model" in the implementation of psychological strategies within the school system environment. The "Data-Based Problem Solving Model" is avariant of the more general scientist-practioner model.
Mission Statement
The Tennessee Internship Consortium in Psychologys' (TIC) only function is to provide a professional internship experience in the specialty area of school psychology of the highest quality that is expected of an APA accredited program, an APPIC member program and is in full compliance with the rules and regulations set by the Tennessee Department of Education. The Consortium is dedicated to providing vital experiences to insure the interns' success in their chosen profession. Utilizing both school based and professional supervisors, the internship provides students with intensive supervision and comprehensive regular and special education program experiences with children across the age spectrum.
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