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Advanced Therapy Externship Training Opportunities Clinical Experience: Externs will gain experience working with a highly diverse client population across many domains including presenting problems, psychopathology and life-stage issues; socioeconomic, cultural, racial and religious backgrounds and sexual orientations; and educational and career interests. Externship experiences include: Brief therapy (12 session model) Outreach Experience: Externs will have the opportunity to collaborate with other members of the Roosevelt community by providing outreach services. The Counseling Center staff offers programs and services through a variety of formats, including: workshops, seminars, table events, interactive games, internet-based information and interventions, and informational brochures and articles. The content of the wellness programs and services varies depending upon the needs of the University community and the externs’ skills and interests. Externship opportunities include: Developing and presenting a seminar or workshop Supervision and Training The Counseling Center staff is committed to training and shares the philosophy that supervision and mentoring are essential in helping externs develop their professional confidence, competence, and autonomy. Each supervisor’s goal is that the extern leaves the practicum with an understanding of how to effectively comprehend and intervene in their clients’ lives in a grounded manner that integrates theory, technique, and practical understanding with a basic respect for the individual. Although training focuses on client material and process, the extern’s developmental needs, theoretical integration, and recognition and diagnostic utilization of countertransference are essential. Externs participate in the following supervision and training activities: Orientation: Orientation is focused on the key theoretical, technical, ethical, multicultural and diagnostic issues that relate to the delivery of services in a university setting. Didactic readings are utilized. Individual Supervision: Each extern will receive two hours weekly of individual supervision. Externs utilize audio recordings of their therapy sessions in supervision. Supervisors primarily embrace an integrative theoretical orientation that relies upon psychodynamic/relational, multicultural, feminist and cognitive theories. Group Supervision: Externs meet one hour weekly with a licensed clinical psychologist and/or postdoctoral fellow. Content varies according to extern needs and may include emphasis on assessment, therapy and tape listening, theory, ethics, and other relevant topics. Clinical Seminar: Externs and supervisors rotate case presentations and didactic presentations during this weekly, one-hour seminar. Topics primarily focus on therapy, ethics, and specialty populations, with some variation according to extern need and interest. Externs will have the opportunity to develop their oral, written, and case conceptualization skills during the course of the seminar. Intake Disposition and Staff Meeting: Staff gathers together weekly to briefly present intake clients and make recommendations for treatment planning. DSM-IV diagnosis is also emphasized. Outreach Seminar: This seminar focuses on how to develop effective wellness programs. As externs select their outreach projects for the year, they receive consultation, support and guidance on these projects. One hour a week is set aside for the meeting; this time may be utilized to work individually, with the Outreach Coordinator, or with fellow externs or Peer Advocates (Roosevelt students who assist us in wellness activities), as needed. The Advanced Therapy Externship Located at the Chicago campus, the advanced therapy externship at Roosevelt University Counseling Center begins in mid-August and ends in late May. Orientation begins in mid August; following orientation, each extern will assume the schedule negotiated with the Training Coordinator. Externs are expected to be on-site for 21 hours each week over a period of 3 or 4 days. The Counseling Center closes for a one-hour lunch each day, during which time there are no clinical activities. Often, externs are then on site 24 hours if their schedule encompasses the lunch hour. Each week, externs will have 12-13 direct service hours with therapy clients (8-9 hours), intake assessment (3 hours), and risk assessment/crisis management (as needed). Externs work two evenings until 6pm, Monday through Thursday. Required training times are Tuesdays from 9am – 11am and Thursdays from 9am – 2pm in order to participate in meetings and seminars. Externs will have 45 hours of personal leave time during the course of the externship, in addition to University holidays. The externship is advanced; students who have completed a therapy practicum (either master’s or doctoral) or those who have experience in counseling through employment will receive consideration. In addition, preference will be given to applicants demonstrating interest, familiarity, and/or experience giving psycho-educational presentations, workshops or seminars. Throughout the practicum, externs must be actively engaged in either a clinical seminar or individual supervision in their clinical or counseling psychology doctoral program. Prior to seeing clients, each trainee must provide written proof of coverage under an occurrence-based, professional liability insurance policy with $1,000,000/$3,000,000 minimum limits, that is to be maintained throughout the practicum contract.
Application Process Required Application Materials: -Cover letter including the reasons you seek an externship at RU Direct applications to: Mary E. Grigar, Ph.D., Assistant Director Application procedures are in adherence with ACEPT guidelines. For additional information, please contact The Counseling Center at 312-341-3548, mgrigar@roosevelt.edu.
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