The mission of ISPIC is to improve the mental health of children, adolescents, and their families by train interns who promote the highest quality educational and mental health services. In order to achieve its mission, ISPIC has set the following goals:
Commensurate with entry-level health service psychologists, exiting interns will:
- engage in culturally competent service delivery
- consistently integrate research and practice.
- solve complex academic, behavioral, social-emotional, and mental health problems at the individual and systems levels..
- engage in ethical/legal practice, on-going professional development, and contributions to the field.
The crosswalk below is intended to show the relationship between ISPIC’s aims, the APA Profession-Wide Competencies, NASP domains of practice, and Competency Benchmarks.
| Aim #1: engage in culturally competent service delivery | PWC5. Communication and interpersonal skills | NASP 2: Consultation and Collaboration; NASP 7: Family – School Collaboration Services | Found IV Relationships |
| Aim #1: engage in culturally competent service delivery | PWC3. Individual and cultural diversity | NASP 8: Diversity In Development and Learning | Found V Individual and cultural diversity |
| Aim #2: integrate research and practice | PWC1. Research | NASP 9: Research and Program Evaluation | Found III Scientific knowledge and methods |
| Aim #3: solve complex academic, behavior, social-emotional, and mental health problems at the individual and systems levels. | PWC6. Assessment | NASP 1: Data Based Decision Making and Accountability; NASP 3: Interventions and Instructional Supports to Develop Academic Skills NASP 4: Interventions and Mental Health Services to Develop Social and Life Skills | Funct 1 Assessment |
| Aim #3: solve complex academic, behavior, social-emotional, and mental health problems at the individual and systems levels. | PWC7. Intervention | NASP 1: Data Based Decision Making and Accountability; NASP 3: Interventions and Instructional Supports to Develop Academic Skills NASP 4: Interventions and Mental Health Services to Develop Social and Life Skills | Funct II Intervention |
| Aim #3: solve complex academic, behavior, social-emotional, and mental health problems at the individual and systems levels. | PWC9. Consultation and interprofessional/ interdisciplinary skills | NASP 10: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice | Funct III & Found VII consultation; Interdisciplinary systems |
| Aim #4: engage in ethical/legal practice, on-going professional development, and contributions to the field. | PWC2. Ethical and legal standards | NASP 10: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice | Found VI Ethical, legal standards and policy |
| Aim #4: engage in ethical/legal practice, on-going professional development, and contributions to the field. | PWC4. Professional values, attitudes, and behaviors | NASP 10: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice | Found I & II Professionalism; Reflective practice |
| Aim #4: engage in ethical/legal practice, on-going professional development, and contributions to the field. | PWC8. Supervision | NASP 10: Legal, Ethical, and Professional Practice | Funct IV Supervision |