Toronto Area Residency Consortium 2020-2021
2020-2021 Residency Consortium Brochure
Residency Structure:
The Toronto Area Residency Consortium (TARC) is an accredited doctoral clinical psychology residency training program hosted by OISE, University of Toronto, comprised of two tracks:
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Child Track (6 positions): School & Clinical Psychology
- Adult Track (2 positions): One position in Clinical-Counselling Psychology and one position in Health/Neuropsychology.
The training program takes place over a 12-month, 1,600 hour internship. The stipend is $32,000.
TARC was accredited by the Canadian Psychological Association in 2016/17 for a 5-year period ending in 2021/2022. The next site visit will be in 2022.
The Consortium is comprised of several partners: OISE/University of Toronto (an academic training program), two Toronto school boards, several hospitals and several community and university-based mental health settings. The Director of Internship Training (DIT) is on faculty in OISE’s Department of Applied Psychology and Human Development and is based there.
We are a CPA-accredited internship and are members of the Canadian Council for Professional Programs in Psychology (CCPPP) and the Association of Psychology Post-Doctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). We participate in the APPIC Matching Program, abiding by all APPIC guidelines regarding the internship application and selection process.
Eligibility:
Applicants must be enrolled in a CPA- or an APA-accredited clinical psychology doctoral program (Clinical, Counselling or School-Clinical) or its equivalent.
Minimum requirements include:
- 600 hours of practicum experience, with both assessment and intervention experience required (300 direct hours)
- Completion of comprehensive exams
- Acceptance of the dissertation proposal
Tracks
- Child Track: School & Clinical Psychology
- Adult Track: Clinical & Counselling
- Adult Track: Neuropsychology/Health Psychology
- assessment, diagnosis and remediation of learning and complex mental health problems
- evidence-based psychotherapeutic intervention skills
- psycho-educational and psychological testing
- consultation within both school and clinical rotations
- specific focus on children and youth experiencing mental health concerns
Schedule
Specific rotation assignments will be made post-match, depending on resident preferences and best fit criteria. Applications are to the consortium, not to specific rotations.
- 2.5 days a week in a Toronto school board
- 2 days a week at one of the clinical training sites
- 0.5 days each week at OISE, University of Toronto
For a more detailed overview of the clinical rotations and educational opportunities please visit the complete 2020-2021 Residency Consortium Brochure.
Skills Acquired
- competence in delivering evidence-based psychotherapy (primarily CBT and EFT)
- delivering CBT and group therapy to diverse clients
- suicide risk assessment and crisis intervention, and increased awareness of ethical dilemmas as they pertain to these issues
- group facilitation skills for a wide range of presenting issues/disorders
- basic motivational interviewing skills
- increased understanding of emotional change principles
- increased competency in psychopathology assessment; case formulation and EFT interventions
Schedule
- Two simultaneous part-time rotations at Ryerson University, Centre for Student Development and Counselling (CSDC) and at the York University Psychology Clinic
- All residents come together at OISE/University of Toronto for half a day each week
1 full-time position available
Skills Acquired
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Ability to assess, diagnose and treat:
- complex primary psychological issues
- psychological issues that are secondary to medical conditions
- psychological isssues that contribute to medical problems or impede health recovery
- neuropsychological problems
Schedule
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Full-time placement at the University Health Network (UHN)
- Full-year major rotation in clinical Neuropsychology/Rehabilitation within the Brain and Spinal Cord Rehabilitation program at Toronto Rehab (3 days a week) and a minor rotation (1.5 days a week) in Psychosocial Oncology and Palliative Care at Princess Margaret.
- All residents come together at OISE/University of Toronto for half a day each week
Consortium Partners
Information regarding the member organizations of the consortium are outlined in our document, Toronto Area Residency Consortium Partners.
