CAHSS Graduate Catalog 2018 - 2019

81 Clinical Portfolio The Clinical Portfolio is intended to provide an opportunity for students to demonstrate their clinical competence, creativity, and theoretical clarity, in a manner and setting similar to that which could be expected in a job interview situation. It is an assessment of the student learning outcome associated with clinical competence, ethical and professional conduct, attention to diversity and inclusionIt should be viewed as the culmination of the in-house clinical training aspect of the doctoral program, and it is designed to allow students to demonstrate the full range and depth of their clinical skills and theoretical knowledge. To submit a Clinical Portfolio for faculty review, a student must have successfully completed the Internal Practicum sequence. Student’s wishing to enhance their clinical skills or theoretical knowledge may do so with additional practica, clinical work, or supervision before submitting their Clinical Portfolio. Clinical Portfolio Components The following are the 4 components to the Clinical Portfolio:  Statement of Treatment Philosophy (5-7 pages, double spaced; APA formatted)  Case Study (Written, single case from inception to treatment  completion/evaluation)  Video presentation (45 min–1 hour, professional audience) Students are required to utilize only the encrypted flash drives and corresponding computers provided by the department.  Verbatim transcripts of the video clips with identifying information removed. Statement of Treatment Philosophy The Statement of Treatment Philosophy document should be between 5-7 pages, double spaced, and should adhere to all applicable APA formatting conventions. In this document, students should articulate their current overall philosophy of treatment as it applies to their work in the field of marriage and family therapy. This philosophy statement assumes that the student under review is still in a formative stage of development in terms of their clinical skills. Thus it is important for the student to write honestly and openly about the ways they assess their own current stage(s) of development. This statement may differ from the case study or video materials presented in the other parts of the Portfolio, but if it is, it would be important for the statement to address how these disconnects are part of the overall development of the student. An important part of this statement is the honesty, maturity, integrity, and clarity with which the student describes their journey throughout the years of clinical training they have received in the course of the program, as well as the accuracy of any theoretical assertions they make. The evaluation form for this part of the written component is located on the CAHSS website. Single Case Study In this section of the written component of the portfolio, the student is asked to describe, in writing, their experience as a primary therapist with a single case, from inception and introduction to completion and evaluation. The purpose of this section of the portfolio is to allow the student to describe in great detail the how they managed a case from beginning to end, and in the process of doing so, giving insight into the theories, techniques, approaches, assumptions, supervision, and feedback that guided them through the process. This component of the Portfolio will be evaluated by the faculty review committee using a rating scale that evaluates the student based on the criteria indicated on the current evaluation form found on the CAHSS website.