Division of Disability Resources & Educational Services (DRES) at the University of Illinois
DRES is the disability services office at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign and provides services and accommodations to almost 3000 undergraduate and graduate students with physical disabilities, systemic disabilities, learning disabilities, Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder, acquired brain injury, psychiatric disabilities, and autism spectrum disorder. The students registered with DRES are a diverse population in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, culture and country of origin. DRES began providing services to students with disabilities in 1948 and was the first post-secondary institution in the world to provide such accommodations. Currently, DRES continues to uphold the long-standing tradition of excellence in providing equal access to students with all types of disabilities. DRES is unique as a university disabilities service office in that it offers a range of mental health services to registered students. More information about DRES is available at www.disability.illinois.edu.
A typical work-day at DRES is from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. with an hour for lunch. Interns are supervised by doctoral-level, licensed clinical psychologists. The primary supervisor has expertise in school psychology, but the intern will also have opportunities to work with other licensed clinical psychologists and social workers. Interns may also interact with practicum students and/or post-doctoral fellows. Interns will have their own office with a computer, office equipment, and telephone. They will have access to numerous testing supplies and resources, including the extensive University of Illinois library system. Interns will take an active role in the assessment process for students experiencing academic difficulties at the University of Illinois. Interns will gain experience in clinical screening interviews, psychological and neuropsychological assessment, providing feedback, and report writing. Interns will also provide individual psychotherapy or group psychotherapy to students with a variety of disabilities who are registered with DRES. Interns will have optional opportunities to provide academic coaching services to students with ADHD, acquired brain injury, psychiatric disabilities, and autism spectrum disorders. Opportunities are also available for research and supervision experience.
DRES Typical Work Week:
2 hours of individual formal supervision by a licensed clinical psychologist (informal supervision available throughout the week)
1-2 hours of group supervision with a didactic component
2-4 hours of assessment
2 hours of diagnostic interviewing or providing assessment feedback
2-3 hours of progress note and report writing
5 hours of individual or group psychotherapy
University of Illinois Laboratory High School (Uni High)
Uni High is a selective admission, public, laboratory school sanctioned by the State of Illinois and associated with the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. Since 1921, Uni has been serving academically talented students from the sub-freshman to senior level. Students at Uni develop strong critical, analytical, and writing skills through our comprehensive curriculum. Uni boasts a strong team of faculty across many disciplines and provides our student body of about 300 with the ideal support and community. At Uni, students are empowered to challenge academic and creative boundaries do discover their own voice and identities. Uni High is noted for high alumni achievements, including three Nobel laureates and a Pulitzer Prize winner. In 2006 and 2007, Uni was recognized as a “public elite” school by Newsweek based off exceptional student scores on the SAT. More information about Uni High can be found at www.uni.illinois.edu.
The University of Illinois Laboratory School offers the unique opportunity for interns to learn and specialize in activities related to gifted and talented education. Internship activities involve opportunities to engage in psycho-educational assessment, individual and group counseling, problem solving team participation, academic/behavioral consultation, and provision of academic and social-emotional interventions at the high school level with students with a variety of different needs and disabilities. Interns interact with a multidisciplinary team including school social workers, college counselors, and other service providers. Internship activities at Uni also include opportunities to provide training to school personnel and parents through presentations and workshops.
In addition to these activities at Uni High, interns will have the opportunity to participate in a twenty-day elementary rotation. This experience will allow interns time to work with younger populations. Interns will be involved in the school’s Response-to-Intervention process and special education evaluations.
The internship follows a scientist-practitioner model of training and utilizes experiential learning with structured supervision that becomes less frequent over the course of the internship, as the intern gains more experience. Interns participate in professional development activities offered by DRES/Uni High. School-based services are supervised by a dually credentialed Licensed Clinical Psychologist and School Psychologist from DRES. Contractual arrangements with the school districts ensure the supervisor access to provide all necessary supervisory responsibilities.
Interns spend two days a week at DRES and three days a week at the University of Illinois Laboratory High School during the school year. The elementary rotation is typically conducted in winter. During the summer the caseload of assessment, individual therapy, and group therapy increases, and the intern typically works 32 hours at DRES with eight hours available for dissertation work and training. The full stipend is $20,000. Interns maintain their own malpractice coverage.
SUPERVISORS
Teresa Davenport, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in Illinois, Wisconsin and Texas. They are also a licensed school psychologist in Illinois. They currently work at Disability Resources and Educational Services (DRES) at the University of Illinois. Dr. Davenport has special interests in post-secondary services for students with disabilities, neuropsychological assessment, therapy interventions, teaching, supervision, Autism/Asperger’s Syndrome, and executive skills interventions. They earned their Ph.D. in school psychology from Ball State University in 2011. Dr. Davenport was an ISPIC intern at DRES and the Rural Champaign County Special Education Cooperative (RCCSEC) and continued as a post-doctoral fellow at DRES following internship. They then worked for Agnesian Healthcare in southeastern Wisconsin before returning to work at the University of Illinois. Dr. Davenport serves as the secondary supervisor for ISPIC predoctoral interns.
Hollie McClintick, Ph.D. is a licensed clinical psychologist in the state of Illinois and a Nationally Certified School Psychologist currently working at DRES. She earned her Ph.D. from the University of Iowa in 2012 and completed her pre-doctoral internship through ISPIC at Maine East High School. She completed her postdoctoral fellowship at DRES. Following her postdoc, Dr. McClintick worked as an educational and clinical psychologist in Glasgow, Scotland. During her time in Scotland, Dr. McClintick provided consultation, assessment, and staff training to schools and therapy to adolescents and adults in a private practice. Dr. McClintick has special interests in providing psychological support to postsecondary students with disabilities and third wave behavior therapies, such as Acceptance and Commitment Therapy. Dr. McClintick is the primary supervisor for ISPIC pre-doctoral interns.
