Although increasing efforts have been made in recent years to address impairment in practicing psychologists, little regarding how to deal with impairment early in the professional career has been reported. The predoctoral internship is a pivotal training experience, which makes it a critical stage at which to assess and deal with impairment. We identify criteria of impairment, suggest components to be included in any evaluation model, identify guidelines and procedures for ensuring due process, and recommend strategies for prevention and remediation.Within the past 5 years, psychologists have devoted increasing attention to the identification and amelioration of personal distress that interferes with professional functioning. This increased awareness reflects a sensitivity to colleagues' needs and is consistent with two general professional responsibilities: accountability to the public and maintenance of professional standards (Laliotis & Grayson, 1985). These responsibilities are addressed directly in the Ethical Principles of Psychologists (American Psychological Association. 1981), specifically by Principle 1 (Responsibility) and Principle 6

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The COVID-19 global pandemic has disrupted the routine provision of community mental health services, which is especially concerning given that emerging data suggest a rise in mental health concerns related to the COVID-19 crisis ( Xiong et al., 2020 ). Thus, it seems imperative to provide trauma-informed services that are tailored to clients’ coping with the pandemic and can be effectively delivered via telehealth. The goals of these important services would be to mitigate current distress, help prevent the onset of long-term mental health problems, and facilitate client safety during a public health crisis. The present article provides an overview of adoption and telehealth implementation of the Skills for Psychological Recovery (SPR) secondary prevention program within a psychology training clinic. Initial clinical outcome data supported the program’s success in reducing mental health symptoms among individuals in psychological distress due to the COVID-19 crisis; however, the results were more striking for adults than for youths. The article concludes with recommendations for broader implementation and future directions for clinicians, supervisors, organizations, and researchers.

This article describes a format for individual case notes. The Individual Psychotherapy Session Note (IPSN) form was designed to focus the clinician's attention on certain relevant aspects of the psychotherapy process and to facilitate the formulation of inferences and hypotheses on the basis of clinical data. It also encourages the therapist to examine his or her own behavior in sessions as well as to observe the therapist-client interaction. The form is designed to be used flexibly, in accordance with the practitioner's needs at different points during therapy. The implications of the IPSN form for training and supervision are also discussed.