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remains updated. Students must submit to the Internship Coordinator the ORIGINAL
SIGNED copy of the completed forms with all hours totaled and with all signatures in
BLUE. Students must keep a copy of all completed and signed forms during their entire
program and for future licensure needs.
Client Confidentiality and Use of Client Information (DVDs and/or flash drives)
Clients seen at the Brief Therapy Institute’s Family Therapy Clinic sign a Therapy
Agreement that gives student clinicians permission to record sessions for educational
purposes. BTI provides students with the necessary materials to record their sessions.
Students may NOT use their own DVDs and/or flash drives for recording sessions and all
recordings must remain at BTI, on the premises, to ensure confidentiality. Viewing rooms
are available at BTI for students to review their own work; they may not view another
student’s work without his or her prior written
consent submitted to the BTI Clinic Office
Manager for final approval. If students wish to show a recorded session in a class, or use
them for their Clinical Portfolio requirements, they may sign out for a specified amount of
time. This must be coordinated through the BTI Clinic Office Manager to ensure proper
authorization. At no time is case information to be taken off campus nor downloaded onto
personal computers/flash drives.
If students wish to write about a case seen at BTI and have obtained proper approval,
they may schedule
times to transcribe materials in the editing suite coordinated through
the Clinic Office Manager. No identifying client information can appear on transcripts or
written materials or be shared with others.
If students wish to show a recorded session to a professional audience outside of NSU,
they must either have written consent or re-contact the clients seen on the recording and
explain their request to present the case, when and where and for what purpose. The
student must have each adult client sign a release, Authorization for Use or Disclosure of
Information for Educational and Related Purposes, in advance of the presentation.
DVDs and the use of portable hard drives are supplied to students. All DVDs and/or hard
drives assigned during a student’s time at BTI must be stored at BTI. The Practicum
Supervisor at the end of each practicum session returns all related information to BTI for
placement in locked storage. DVDs or any client recordings or information are not allowed
off BTI premises
Program Requirements: Annual Review, Clinical Portfolio and Applied Clinical
Project
As a requirement for completing the D.M.F.T. program, students prepare and submit a
Clinical Portfolio that includes a written and video presentation of their clinical and
supervision work at the end of their second year. The portfolio requirement is also
designed to help students become better able to present their work in professional
contexts, such as seeking employment and academic exchange. And, at the end of a
student’s third year, a paper and presentation of their Applied Clinical Project is required.
Each requirement is intended to address major training and academic goals of the program
and the student’s progress throughout their program. This review process represents a
stepping stone experience for students as they prepare to undertake their Applied Clinical
Project work. Successful completion of each component indicates that the student is able
to plan, undertake, and complete increasingly sophisticated projects, requiring
independence of both thought and motivation.
