The following documents are available for download. Unless indicated, all documents are in Microsoft Word format and are under 50 KB.

Clinical Handbooks

• Internship Resource Guide

Forms

• Practicum III and Advanced Practicum Checklist
• Practicum Interview Hours Form
• Practicum Site Preferences Form
• Practicum Performance Evaluation of Student
• Practicum Performance Evaluation of Supervisor
• Qualitative Practicum Experience Description Form
• Site Information Sheet - Practicum Agreement
• Student Time Table for Practicum-Related Activities
• Summary of Practicum Deadlines

General Documents

• American Psychological Association (2002). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct.
• American Psychological Association (2002). Getting ready for the HIPAA Privacy Rule: A primer for psychologists. (PDF file)
• APA Guidelines for Providers of Psychological Services to Ethnic, Linguistic, and Culturally Diverse Populations
• How to be a Good Practicum Student by Don Rosen
• Massachusetts Board of Psychologists (2005). Rules and regulations: Ethical standards, professional conduct and disciplinary procedures.

Tracking Hours

• Definitions of APPIC Hours
• Hour Tracking Excel Spreadsheet

Practicum I and II Information

• Practicum Interview Hours Form
• Practicum Site Preferences Form

Practicum III and Advanced Practicum Information

• Practicum III and Advanced Practicum Checklist
• Practicum Interview Hours Form
• Qualitative Practicum Experience Description Form
• Site Information Sheet - Practicum Agreement

Clinical Affiliation Agreements

• Agreement for an Agency
• Agreement for a Clinic
• Agreement for a Hospital
  

Practicum Evaluation Forms

• Practicum Performance Evaluation of Student
• Practicum Performance Evaluation of Supervisor

Non APA-Approved Internship Site Forms

• Internship Site Director Verification Form
• Internship Site Information Sheet

Statement on Liability Insurance

Suffolk University carries liability insurance for students participating in practica and internships. We require that students take out personal liability insurance at $1,000,000 each incident/ $3,000,000 annual aggregate at an annual premium of $35. The coverage will protect students for all internship and practicum work that is done while under supervision of the school for the period of one year. Professional liability insurance is offered via APA by the Trust.

An application and detailed information can be found at http://www.apait.org/products/studentliability/. Students with additional questions can contact Trust Risk Management Services at 1-877-637-9700, 8:00 AM – 7:00 PM, (CST) Mon-Fri. or send an email to apait_info@nnng.com. In order to be eligible for liability insurance coverage students must be an APA member. The APA Student Affiliate membership fee for graduate students is $50. For information, call APA Membership at 800-374-2721, or visit http://www.apa.org/membership/forstudents.html to sign up directly.