2017-2018 Practicum Brochure - Doctoral Program

Can students tape sessions with clients using an intervention (not assessment or testin J ) with an informed consent? Yes No . 7 he referring agency must also provide written consent to permit the student to tape sessions. Number of hours per week required: DESCRIBE SPECIFIC SITE REQUIREMENTS: SHORT PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (250 words or less): CLINICAL DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM Client Population(s): Treatment Modality: Assessment Types: Theoretical Orientation: The Memorial Rehabilitation Institute provides inpatient and outpatient integrative therapy programs (e.g., physical, occupation, speech, psychology) to patients requiring rehabilitation from a variety of medical complications (e.g., TBI, cardiac complications, stroke, orthopedic injury...). This practicum experience will primarily focus on inpatient patient care but opportunities for outpatient training may be available. The rehab psychology department provides two tracks of services to our patients depending on their clinical needs: 1) rehabilitation psychological services (i.e. supportive 1:1 therapy, family support, psychoeducation, and group therapy) and 2) neuropsychology services (i.e. cognitive screening, cognitive rehabilitation, patient and family support/education). The practicum student will have the opportunity to work within both tracks of service within the context of a multidisciplinary, inpatient hospital setting. Program development and research opportunities will be available. Opportunities for cross-disciplinary training will be provided (i.e. shadowing physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech therapists, and adaptive sports). 15-20 hours Experience with individual and/or group therapy, cognitive assessment, as well as motivated to work in a medical setting as part of a multidisciplinary team. Trainees will be exposed to patients enduring acute and chronic medical crises as well as their families. Trainees must be able to tolerate and demonstrate maturity being in the presence physical illness and disfigurement. Patients are seen as inpatients (with possible opportunities for outpatient testing and research opportunities). There is a risk of infectious diseases in the Hospital setting and the Hospital is not responsible for exposures to infectious diseases that occur beyond the Hospital’s reasonable control. Students must be prepared to verify either immunity, or lack of immunity to varicella, measles, mumps and rubella through a titer, or documented positive history of chicken pox, measles, mumps and rubella. They must furnish proof that they have undergone drug testing and annual screening to tuberculosis. Students are required to be vaccinated against Hepatitis B and must be prepared to provide documentation of the same. Suggested prerequisites: Need to have a good knowledge base of psychopathology, basic premise of neuropsychological concepts, as well as knowledge of different therapeutic modalities. Adults, Older Adults Integrative, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, Solutions Focused, Humanistic, Mindfulness-based therapy ✔ Individual, Family, Crisis Intervention, Group, Brief (4-12 sessions) Behavioral/Cognitive, Neuropsychology 102