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 Psychological Services Section (PSS) of Miami-Dade Police Dept. is a highly functioning professional clinical Practice which serves a potential client population of approx. 3,000 sworn police officers and 1,200 civilian support personnel. PSS is on 24-hour call for any crisis inclusive of post-trauma, post-shooting, suicide, and substance abuse. PSS responds to all hostage negotiation calls. PSS is responsible for short-term (and some long-term) clinical intervention with individuals, couples, marital, and family therapy. PSS is involved with training, consultation, psychological evaluation, some team building, and some research. PSS fully supports local training, seminars, grand rounds opportunities for all staff. ✔ 15-20 hours Mandatory Training Sessions: Required Training Prerequisites: Criminal background check. Basic skills in non-projective (MMPI, CPI, & BDI). Basic assessment skills as they relate to case conceptualization and treatment. Recognition of verbal and non-verbal cues in interviewing process. Brief therapy skills (cognitive-behavioral). The practicum student is expected to be an independent individual with much initiative. Also, it is imperative the individual be honest with high integrity. Knowledge and understanding of APA Ethics, esp. confidentiality. A police background check is mandatory. Only 3rd practicum experience students will be considered and preference will be given to students (if any) living in Miami-Dade County. This will optimize placement experiences of responding to traumas and hostage rescue operations. Student may be expected to respond to trauma and hostage rescue operations. Attendance at specific meetings: N/A Other requirements: Willingness to initially read about, understand, and interact with law enforcement community. Potential availability to ride-along with on-duty police officers, and respond with PSS staff to hostage/barricaded subjects, and some police traumas. List specific evening hours required: Required as it relates to scheduling of patients. Supervision Requirements (individual, group, time, day): Individual supervision with one supervisor for 2 hours/week. Optional hour with another staff psychologist. Children, Adolescents, Adults Eclectic, Cognitive, Behavioral Medicine, Behavioral, Humanistic, Systems Individual, Family, Crisis Intervention, Group, Couples, Brief, Short-term, Long-term Personality, Behavioral/Cognitive, Intelligence, Forensic, Neuropsychology 104