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: Behavioral Health Clinic The Behavioral Health Clinic provides outpatient mental health services to veterans who manifest a broad range of psychiatric disorders and levels of daily functioning. The disparity of these concerns manifest from chronic and persistent mental illness to short-term adjustment disorders (i.e., maladaptive response to civilian life after military discharges). A number of these veterans are medically compromised which lends complexity to their psychological and functional presentation and ongoing treatment needs. The BHC staff is multidisciplinary including psychiatry, social work, psychology, nursing, and recreation therapy providers whose goals are to tailor treatment recommendation to the specific needs of veterans and their spouses. Interventions recommended for veterans include individual, couple and group psychotherapy, psycho-educational classes, psychotropic medications, and case management services. Students in this program will provide individual, couple, or group psychotherapy, including specialized groups, such as Recovery group. In addition, students will conduct biopyschosocial interviews and have opportunities to conduct psychological assessments geared toward treatment planning. Students will also contribute to case conferences, crisis management, and treatment planning. ✔ 2nd: 15-20 hours, EL: 15+ hours Mandatory Training Sessions: Trainings vary, but are easily completed online. Require Medical Center mandatory training, most of which can be completed online prior to training. Required Training Prerequisites: Attendance at specific meetings: Arranged with each supervisor. Placement specific Other requirements: Must abide by federal VA requirements and guidelines especially with regard to patient privacy and confidentiality. List specific evening hours required: None Supervision Requirements (e.g., individual, group, time, day): Individual supervision for minimum of 1 hour. One hour group supervision depending on rotation and hours on site. Adults, Older Adults Eclectic, Cognitive, Behavioral Medicine, Dynamic, Behavioral, Humanistic Individual, Family, Crisis Intervention, Group, Couples, Brief, Short-term, Long-term Personality, Behavioral/Cognitive, Intelligence, Neuropsychology, Physiological 112