The OU Clinical Psychology Residency is a 12-month, full-time program designed to provide clinical training experiences in one of the emphasis areas of interest, as well as scholarly activity and didactic training. Residents have the opportunity to choose clinical, scholarly, and didactic activities to fit with their goals and interests through their proposed training plan, which each resident develops in their first month of residency. Residents work closely with one or more faculty members to develop and execute at least one scholarly project. In addition to formal supervision, they receive mentorship in professional development throughout the training year.
Each resident completes a minimum of 1000 clinical hours, at least half of which (500 hours) are in direct, face-to-face service delivery. Residents also receive a minimum of 100 hours of individual supervision. The remainder of the residents’ hours may be devoted to professional development, scholarly project(s), didactic attendance, and other non-clinical activity within each emphasis area. Residents attend a program-wide didactic series weekly, as well as their own Director’s meeting, to discuss professional issues specific to their postdoctoral year.
Training Settings
A Resident's primary training setting is based on either the Adult or Child/Pediatric area of emphasis. The Psycho-Oncology Emphasis training is offered at the OU Health Stephenson Cancer Center and the Pediatric Hematology-Oncology Clinic at Oklahoma Children’s OU Health. The Child Psychology emphasis areas of Pediatric Psychology and Child Clinical are located at the Oklahoma Children's OU Health and the Child Study Center, respectively. Each resident has an Emphasis Coordinator throughout the year, as well as designated clinical supervisor(s) in each training setting.
Training Plan and Evaluation Procedures
are identified at the beginning of a year in the Resident's Training Plan (RTP), which is jointly composed by the Resident and a faculty supervisor and approved by the Training Director.
The Resident, working with a faculty supervisor, develops a Resident Training Plan (RTP) within the first month of the Residency. The RTP outlines the training activities for the year, the sites where they will take place, the training duration, and the associated supervisors. The sections of the RTP correspond to the list of advanced competencies. The RTP is reviewed and approved by the Emphasis Coordinator, designated Clinical Supervisor(s), research supervisor, and the Postdoctoral Residency Training Director.
The advanced competencies identified in the RTP are the basis for evaluation. Formal evaluations of progress take place two times per year. The Resident's progress in each activity specified in the training plan is evaluated by supervisors, and the Resident receives feedback that includes areas for improvement and additional experience. Likewise, the residents provide formal evaluations to their supervisors.
Psychology Training Faculty
The Psychology Training Faculty (PTF) are a large, diverse group of licensed psychologists employed by the OU College of Medicine, Department of Psychiatry and/or the OU College of Medicine, Department of Pediatrics. All PTFs from the affiliate agencies are appointed as Volunteer Clinical faculty and work across multiple training programs.