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A health site that has or is willing to enter into an Educational Affiliation Agreement with WGU.
A health site that has or is willing to enter into an Educational Affiliation Agreement with WGU.
You must secure placement a minimum of 2 quality, Clinical Sites.
You must secure placement a minimum of 2 quality, Clinical Sites.
Due to availability and other factors, WGU may not be able to accommodate clinical placements in all areas. As a result, travel to surrounding areas may be necessary.
Due to availability and other factors, WGU may not be able to accommodate clinical placements in all areas. As a result, travel to surrounding areas may be necessary.
You will work with preceptors in psychiatric, behavioral health, or substance abuse clinics in inpatient or outpatient setting in your local community, as available, to train in the provision of mental healthcare. To do so, you will need to be in Clinical Sites that allow you access to patients across the lifespan, with sufficient experiences in treating the wide variety of mental health conditions and the full spectrum of complexity found in psychiatric care.
You will work with preceptors in psychiatric, behavioral health, or substance abuse clinics in inpatient or outpatient setting in your local community, as available, to train in the provision of mental healthcare. To do so, you will need to be in Clinical Sites that allow you access to patients across the lifespan, with sufficient experiences in treating the wide variety of mental health conditions and the full spectrum of complexity found in psychiatric care.
Establishing an Affiliation Agreement if Needed
Establishing an Affiliation Agreement if Needed
Your Placement Coordinator will work with you to identify or establish Affiliation Agreements with Clinical Sites in your area.
Your Placement Coordinator will work with you to identify or establish Affiliation Agreements with Clinical Sites in your area.
NOTE: This is a legal contract negotiation process and can take 6 months or more to fully execute. Plan accordingly to avoid delaying your degree progression.
NOTE: This is a legal contract negotiation process and can take 6 months or more to fully execute. Plan accordingly to avoid delaying your degree progression.
The WGU Contract Outreach Team will work with the Clinical Site Contract Administrator to negotiate an Affiliation Agreement. The negotiation of these agreements take time as they go back and forth several times before they are signed by both WGU and the Clinical Site.
The WGU Contract Outreach Team will work with the Clinical Site Contract Administrator to negotiate an Affiliation Agreement. The negotiation of these agreements take time as they go back and forth several times before they are signed by both WGU and the Clinical Site.
Fully Executed Affiliation Agreement
Fully Executed Affiliation Agreement
Once the agreement is complete, the WGU Contract Outreach Team will notify the Placement Coordinator if there are any additional site-specific requirements or onboarding. **Note that it is ultimately the student's responsibility to make sure that any onboarding with the site is completed.
Once the agreement is complete, the WGU Contract Outreach Team will notify the Placement Coordinator if there are any additional site-specific requirements or onboarding. **Note that it is ultimately the student's responsibility to make sure that any onboarding with the site is completed.
Students will be notified , by their Placement Coordinator, of any additional site-specific requirements once the agreement has been fully executed and approved for student placement. These requirements might include additional site-specific onboarding, orientation, or compliance-related items such as a Drug Screen or Physical Exam. **Note that it is ultimately the student's responsibility to make sure that any onboarding with the site is completed.
Students will be notified , by their Placement Coordinator, of any additional site-specific requirements once the agreement has been fully executed and approved for student placement. These requirements might include additional site-specific onboarding, orientation, or compliance-related items such as a Drug Screen or Physical Exam. **Note that it is ultimately the student's responsibility to make sure that any onboarding with the site is completed.
Site-Specific Requirements
Site-Specific Requirements
Depending on the Agreement that WGU has with your Clinical Site, there may be additional requirements for you to complete.
Depending on the Agreement that WGU has with your Clinical Site, there may be additional requirements for you to complete.
Your Placement Coordinator will guide you through the steps required for placement at your chosen Clinical Site. Every site has different requirements, and requirements often change.
Your Placement Coordinator will guide you through the steps required for placement at your chosen Clinical Site. Every site has different requirements, and requirements often change.
- 3rd Party on-boarding:
- ACEMAPP
- Castlebranch
- My Clinical Exchange
- San Diego Consortium
- Site-Specific Documents and Forms like:
- Confidentiality Agreements
- Criminal History Reports
- Institutional Review Board (IRB) Approvals
- Site Orientation and Badges
Please note that many of these requirements or 3rd party sites have additional student fees associated with them. **Note that it is ultimately the student's responsibility to make sure that any onboarding with the site is completed.
Please note that many of these requirements or 3rd party sites have additional student fees associated with them. **Note that it is ultimately the student's responsibility to make sure that any onboarding with the site is completed.
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