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Comprehensive Intern Development Program (CIDP)
CIDP is the board-developed documentation requirement, as described in the Board's Comprehensive Intern Development Program Handbook that is designed to encourage better communication between the intern and supervisor and to enhance training effectiveness and accountability for both the intern and supervisor.
CIDP is a supplemental documentation requirement that an intern must complete while he or she is acquiring the necessary training units for NCARB's IDP. Interns seeking licensure in California must complete CIDP in addition to NCARB's IDP.
The Board administers CIDP as a separate, evidence-supported documentation of NCARB's IDP training experience. In addition to the training unit documentation submitted to NCARB, CIDP requires interns to produce training evidence in the form of Work Samples and Written Narratives for a particular set of training activities. Of the approximately 120 Skills and Application Activities contained in NCARB's IDP, 44 require CIDP evidence documentation.
The intern compiles the required CIDP evidence as he or she acquires training in the specified IDP Skills and Application Activities. It is not intended that an intern devote any additional effort to developing Work Sample evidence for CIDP; it is anticipated that the evidence will usually result directly from the intern's day-to-day work acquiring the training experience. The intern will, however, need to personally create the Written Narrative evidence in accordance with the criteria listed in the CIDP Handbook.
The intern will then discuss accumulated CIDP evidence materials with his or her supervisor on a frequent and regular basis. The incorporation of the CIDP evidence reviews is envisioned as a natural and simple extension of the NCARB IDP periodic review meetings. The intern must submit the CIDP Evidence Verification Form with the supervisor's signature to the Board after the supervisor has determined that the CIDP Evidence Requirement for one or more activities has been successfully completed.
In addition to the required evidence verification, CIDP requires that interns accomplish each and every Skill and Application Activity in the 16 Training Areas of NCARB's IDP. By gaining training in the full set of Skills and Application Activities for each Training Area, interns are more likely to achieve the Training Area's Core Competencies.
Though interns work to complete CIDP and NCARB's IDP simultaneously, the methods of documentation for CIDP and NCARB's IDP differ - the information must be separately recorded and tracked by the intern. Interns will independently satisfy CIDP (evidence-supported) requirements and NCARB's IDP (training unit-based). CIDP evidence verification is maintained by the Board while NCARB IDP training unit verification is maintained by NCARB .
As administrator of CIDP, the Board has defined all aspects of the program in the CIDP Handbook, including evidence requirements, supervisor and mentor roles and responsibilities, and record keeping forms and procedures.