APTC Newcomers: Timothy Fowles and Jon Hinrichs by Heidi Zetzer,
Ph.D.
The Newcomers column, is
designed to introduce newcomers to APTC and build
connections across rhythms and views. The rhythm of
each of our clinics and departments varies but
carries a common cadence. Please welcome two
new members: Timothy Fowles, Ph.D., &
Jon Hinrichs, Ph.D. Timothy Fowles As a core faculty member in the Department
of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of
Delaware, I teach graduate and undergraduate courses,
conduct research and evaluation, and supervise clinical
work. My primary role is directing our training
clinic, the Psychological Services Training Center.
Our vision is to serve the
community and train our students. Consistent with the
Delaware Project vision, we train our students to be not
only as excellent clinicians, but also as supervisors,
trainers, future administrators, and architects of better
mental health systems. We train our students to
integrate general knowledge like clinical science, and
evidence-based practices with local knowledge of the
client-specific factors. We also help our students
take on training and consultations roles in the
community.
Complimenting my role as clinic
director, I am the co-founder and associate director of the
Center for Training, Evaluation, and Community
Collaboration. This allows me to collaborate with a
variety of stakeholders from the Governor's office to Family
Partner's organization. We are completing a six-year
project to disseminate and implement Parent-Child
Interaction Therapy (PCIT) across state. Almost 200
clinicians have been trained now.
Like most programs, we worry about
the internship match. We are doing some traditional
things to prepare students like making sure they get lots of
good, well-supervised clinical experience; however, we are
also working to get them more non-traditional supervision,
consulting, and training experience. Furthermore, we
are trying to help change the system through the Delaware
Project, which, among other things is re-conceptualizing
internship.
I am excited to be a part of
APTC. I love the resources, support, and camaraderie I
have experienced. I attended my first conference in
Puerto Rico and loved the close-knit warm feeling amongst
the APTC members. I really felt like I was joining a
family. I look forward to seeing everyone in
Austin.
Jon Hinrichs I am the associate director at the Wayne State
University Psychology Clinic. My time is spent attending to our
daily operations, directing our Dialectical Behavior Therapy
program, providing assessment and therapy supervision, teaching
graduate courses on personality and risk assessment, and
collaborating on clinical research. Our clinic provides
in-house training to 60 doctoral students in clinical psychology,
and psychological services through 100 annual assessments and 100
active therapy clients. Sliding fee services are provided to
an underserved, diverse, and chronically stressed population in
metro Detroit.
My greatest challenge has been gaining
confidence with crisis intervention decisions, perhaps reflecting
the “imposter syndrome” that accompanies a newly framed and
unwrinkled license barely one year old. My greatest reward has
been the positive feedback from students and clients involved in
our DBT program. I feel proud to offer this unique training
opportunity to students while also filling a desperate need for
affordable evidence-based treatment in the financially-strapped
city of Detroit.
Our students habituate to the internship
application process and refine their application materials every
year because we structure the practicum placement assignments to
mimic the internship process (e.g., practicum site fair with
brochures, applications with a cover letter, vita, letters of
recommendation, and interview, and even a practicum site “match
day”). Additionally, we encourage students to meet competency
benchmarks rather than accumulating “excessive” practicum hours
that might not offer quality training experiences. For example,
students receive formal training on evidence-based treatments
implemented at many internship sites (e.g., I lead a 6 week DBT
training prior to involvement in our program).
I joined APTC after hearing uniformly
positive feedback about the association from colleagues and
previous supervisors. Not only has the listserv and website
provided a soundboard of ideas and advice, but it helps me to feel
part of a cohort of similarly minded colleagues. I hope to
see you all in Austin!
As a core faculty member in the Department
of Psychological and Brain Sciences at the University of
Delaware, I teach graduate and undergraduate courses,
conduct research and evaluation, and supervise clinical
work. My primary role is directing our training
clinic, the Psychological Services Training Center. 
I am the associate director at the Wayne State
University Psychology Clinic. My time is spent attending to our
daily operations, directing our Dialectical Behavior Therapy
program, providing assessment and therapy supervision, teaching
graduate courses on personality and risk assessment, and
collaborating on clinical research. Our clinic provides
in-house training to 60 doctoral students in clinical psychology,
and psychological services through 100 annual assessments and 100
active therapy clients. Sliding fee services are provided to
an underserved, diverse, and chronically stressed population in
metro Detroit.