College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

64 such knowledge and/or experience who are invited to present to a DFT class or workshop on the topic, may petition to count that presentation as fulfilling the presentation component of the Academic/Research portfolio. The petition would need to include a letter from the professor who invited the student to present or who attended the workshop stating that the presentation was equivalent of that commonly seen at a professional conference. Written Component In order to fulfill the written component requirement of the Academic/Research Portfolio, a student must submit for publication a manuscript or chapter that the student authored prior to enrolling in dissertation. This manuscript or chapter must have submitted to a peer reviewed, professional journal in family therapy or other closely related professional journal or edited book. A committee of full time family therapy faculty will review the article or chapter to determine if it satisfies this requirement. The student may also be the second author of the manuscript or chapter. Alternate written component: Students may submit to the faculty committee evidence that an article or chapter she/he has authored or co-authored has been accepted for publication in a peer reviewed, family therapy or other closely related professional journal or edited book. Documentation that the article or chapter has been accepted for publication is required. Students are highly encouraged to seek a faculty mentor prior to submitting for publication. Also, students may co-publish with faculty and other students/colleagues. In order to fulfill the requirement students must be the 1 st or 2nd author. If a student is not the 1 st or 2 nd author, but 3 rd +,, students must obtain and submit a letter from a faculty to the Program coordinator indicating that there work on the manuscript was a significant enough contribution to fulfill this requirement. Portfolio Timeline Information Doctoral students may not begin their internship until they have successfully completed their Clinical Portfolio. The presentation component of the Academic/Research portfolio as well as the submission of the manuscript or chapter must be completed prior to registering for dissertation credits. Internship An Internship of one year, 3 consecutive terms, is designed to provide the student with a full-time experience, emphasizing relationally focused practice, research, and/or supervision. The majority of a student’s course requirements must be completed before beginning the internship experience. Students must have successfully passed their Clinical Portfolio requirement before registering for Internship. The three internship types are as follows: Clinical, Research, and Hybrid. Clinical Internship The Clinical Internship is designed to provide students with professional experience in the practice of marriage and family therapy. This internship option is designed for students who do not have a clinical master’s degree or who would like to obtain further clinical experience. The institution sponsoring the internship site(s) will have been in operation for at least two years. Internship site(s) will provide adequate facilities and equipment for the intern to carry out designated responsibilities. Students will work with both a