Policies and Procedures

2024-2025 Internship Manual

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2022-2023 Internship Manual

Intern Selection and Academic Preparation Requirements Policy

OPPIC Stipend, Resources, and Benefits Policy

OPPIC Employee Complaints and Grievances Policy

OPPIC Nondiscrimination Policy

Vaccination Policy

Each site placement accepts Federal Funding through Medicaid, Medicare, or COVID-19 Policy and Vaccination: OPPIC does not anticipate any changes in future start dates or the number of funded positions due to the COVID-19 endemic.  Should there be interruptions or significant changes to the internship activities due to COVID-19, interns will be notified and supervisors will work with interns to develop a plan for completion of internship. If an intern is delayed in completion of internship activities due to circumstances related to COVID-19, the Family Medical Leave Policy described in the manual will apply.
  
Currently, each training site accepts federal funding through Medicaid, Medicare, or other Federal Grant Funding. Therefore, each site is subject to current Federal Vaccination policies. At this time, each location will have a vaccine mandate following the January 3, 2022 federal deadline. This is subject to change based upon federal requirements and legislative updates. Therefore, interns must be fully vaccinated per CDC definitions, prior the state of their internship. Depending on the training site, interns may have the option to submit medical or religious exemptions, or opt to submit weekly COVID-19 test results at the intern’s expense. However, if an intern is concerned about the COVID-19 vaccine or has hesitations regarding vaccinations, they should contact the Site Coordinator for which they are seeking placement regarding site specific policies.

Policies and Procedures

Internship Brochure

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Didactic Calendar

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Policies and Procedures Manual

2021-2022 Policies and Procedure Manual

Vaccination Policy

Each site placement accepts Federal Funding through Medicaid, Medicare, or other Federal Grant Funding. Therefore, each site is subject to the current Federal Vaccination policies. Across all placement sites, the COVID vaccine is strongly required and pending current legislation, each location will have a vaccine mandate following the January 3rd deadline. This is subject to change based upon federal requirements.

Nondiscrimination Policy

The Oklahoma Private Practice Internship Consortium (OPPIC) does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, religion, national origin, sex, disability, sexual orientation, age, gender identity and expression, or military/veteran status in its programs and activities.  As such, OPPIC welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds. The training consortium believes that a diverse training environment contributes to the overall quality of the program. 

OPPIC’s goal in diversity training is to ensure that interns develop the knowledge, skills, and awareness necessary to provide competent psychological services to all members of the public. To this end, the OPPIC’s training program requires an expected competency in individual and cultural diversity. These competencies were developed to comply with the APA’s statement on Preparing Professional Psychologists to Serve a Diverse Public: “. . . professional psychology training programs strive to ensure that psychology trainees demonstrate acceptable levels of knowledge, skills, and awareness to work effectively with diverse individuals.” Diversity experiences and training are interwoven throughout the training program to ensure that interns are both personally supported and well-trained in this area.  Examples of training areas include but are not limited to supervision, book studies, didactic presentations, and conference attendance.

OPPIC provides equal opportunity to all prospective interns and as such welcomes applicants from diverse backgrounds.  Diversity among interns and supervisors enriches the educational experience, promotes personal growth, and strengthens communities and the workplace.  Therefore, we make a concerted effort to provide an inclusive, culturally sensitive workplace in which all staff and interns feel respected and comfortable, leading to optimal professional growth and development.

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