The internship program provides in-depth training and support for intern therapists to learn solid individual/couples psychotherapy skills with adults (and occasional 16-17 year olds); interns are expected, on average, to see 9-11 clients per week (for those doing 20 hours per week) and 12-14 clients per week (for those doing 24 hours per week) including one or two drop-in sessions. Supervisors and trainers provide information for assessment, treatment planning, treatment management, referrals, and termination. Supervision includes discussion of cases, review of clinical issues arising in sessions, and addresses counter-transference and parallel process issues. Regular review of session video recordings enhances the supervision. The training part of the internship does not aim to duplicate academic material taught in graduate programs, but to integrate theories with clinical practice. Emphasis is given to the development of clinical skills, building assessment abilities, learning about appropriate treatment planning and pacing of therapy, and the proper use of self in clinical practice. Interns learn how to structure a brief therapy and achieve therapeutic success often with clients who present long-term issues. The two year program overall has a graded progression increasing in responsibility, breadth and depth from year one to year two. In training this means that more is expected of each intern in their second year in level of participation, mentoring, leadership and modeling in training experiences. The topics change from year to year, and the complexity and depth increases in material and application in the second year. NOTE: The first year of the two-year half-time program is equivalent to the one-year half-time program.

All unlicensed staff, Interns and Practicum students alike, are met at their particular level of training and readiness. In general, in relation to practicum students, pre-doctoral interns carry more responsibility both clinically, in terms of caseload and duties performed, and professionally, in terms of their modeling and support of peers and other members of the cohort. There are many variables in the program which could come into play: numbers of clients, numbers of drop-in days, frequency of groups to facilitate, numbers of presentations to the college, and roles in the trainings and outreach.

Interns average 9-11 clinical hours when in our 20-hour internship and 12-14 hours in the 24-hour internship (individual, crisis, and couple), and are responsible for the case management and clinical documentation. They are available for crisis and drop-In needs. They may provide one to several hours of outreach or presentation in any given week. They participate in a 1-hour individual supervision session, a 90 minute case conference/supervision, a 90 minute training period, and a 90 minute case review/group supervision/outreach supervision/training/administrative staff meeting. The two year program has a graded progression functionally increasing in responsibility, breadth and depth from year one to year two as follows: Internship Year I 1. Participate in Orientation Week, full week in August, Mon-Fri, 10:00-5:00. 2. Participate in weekly Case Conference, Tuesdays, August to May, 8:30 - 10 3. Participate in weekly Didactic Trainings, Tuesdays, August to May. 10:10-11:40. 4. Participate in weekly training/supervision on Cases/Outreach/Group, Tuesdays, 12:45 to 2 5. Participate in weekly scheduled Individual Supervision. 6. Provide 10-12 client therapy hours per week (including 1-2 drop-in hours). 7. Provide outreach presentations. 8. Provide informal supervisor/mentorship to undergraduate peer health educators. 9. Summer session (for those doing a 2-year program) is focused on clinical hours, individual supervision, and special projects. Internship Year II (all above, plus:) 1. Present and facilitate one Fall Semester 90-minute training on a topic of expertise and relevance. 2. Facilitate one discussion per semester in case consultation format. 3. Provide focused treatment to at least four clients in chosen area of expertise. 4. Provide community talk/workshop in area of chosen expertise.

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