Internships: Midwest East North Central

Types of trainees

• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.)
• Doctoral internship
• Postdoctoral (beginning August 2020)

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 80%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 40%
• Staff has taken AGPA Group Principles course: 10%
• Staff has earned a certification in group therapy (e.g., Certified Group Therapist): 10%
• Staff has a specialty/board certification in group therapy (ABPP): 10%

Approximate percentage of staff that have run at least one psychotherapy group each year

• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 100%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Licensed staff: 90%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 11-20
• Levels of care offered to clients: Outpatient: brief, outpatient: long-term
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Structured, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational; diversity-related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 40-50 hours
• Average length of groups: Semester, on-going
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy, serving as a process observer
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Either with a senior staff or trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); direct observation: video recording, feedback from a process observer

Additional information

This program, in 2019, won a very prestigious award through Div. 49 in recognition of the quality of its group therapy program (Group Practice Award). In addition, the program leaders were invited by APA and the American Group Psychotherapy Association (AGPA) to participate in a discussion about doctoral level training in group therapy at APA’s conference in Chicago. The program was highlighted as a “demonstration degree program” in a petition to recognize group therapy as a specialty in professional psychology.

Types of trainees

• Doctoral internship
• Postdoctoral

About the program’s groups and training:

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 20-30
• Levels of care offered to clients: Inpatient or residential, partial/intensive outpatient (IOP)/day treatment, outpatient: brief, outpatient: long-term
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Recreational; structured, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; support; mindfulness/meditation/relaxation; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational; diversity related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 200
• Average length of groups: On-going, single session/hospital group therapy
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral, family systems, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? No
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Senior staff
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician

Types of trainees

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.)
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.)
• Doctoral internship
• Social work

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 70%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 70%
• Staff has taken AGPA Group Principles course: 10%

Approximate percentage of staff that have run at least one psychotherapy group each year:

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 10%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 10%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Licensed staff: 80%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 6-10
• Levels of care offered to clients: Outpatient: brief, outpatient: long-term
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Structured, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; support; mindfulness/meditation/relaxation; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational; diversity-related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 50 hours
• Average length of groups: Semester
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, systems centered therapy, dialectical behavioral therpay
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy, serving as a process observer
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Senior staff; another trainee; either with a senior staff or trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); direct observation: video recording, feedback from a process observer
• Additional information: This program includes group as a strong emphasis in the training program and requires it for doctoral internship placements.

Types of trainees

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.)
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.)
• Doctoral internship

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 70%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 20%

Approximate percentage of staff that have run at least one psychotherapy group each year:

• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 20%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Licensed staff: 70%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 11-20
• Levels of care offered to clients: Outpatient: brief
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Psychotherapy/process; support; mindfulness/meditation/relaxation; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational; diversity-related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: This program has at least three process groups in an academic year, with 90 minutes of group and 30 minutes of direct supervision of that group.
• Average length of groups: Semester
• Theoretical orientations: Other: Yalom
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, experiential seminars, training groups (trainee is a member of an experimental learning setting), group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy, serving as a process observer
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? After co-facilitating with senior staff, trainees can co-facilitate with each other.
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Senior staff
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); direct observation: video recording; feedback from a process observer

Types of trainees

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, Etc.)
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.)
• Doctoral internship

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 10%

Approximate percentage of staff that have run at least one psychotherapy group each year:

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 50%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 50%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Licensed staff: 70%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 11-20
• Levels of care offered to clients: Partial/intensive outpatient (IOP)/day treatment, outpatient: brief
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Structured, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; support; mindfulness/meditation/relaxation; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational; diversity-related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 10-20 (conservatively)
• Average length of groups: Semester
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral, group as a whole, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy, other: multicultural
• Training formats: Group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy, serving as a process observer
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes, on a case by case basis
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Either with a senior staff or trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); direct observation: video-recording; no observation, based on oral or written reports by trainees
• Additional information: This program typically offers around 20 groups per semester and has room for trainees to help create groups that may be a good fit with MSU students. The program encourages trainees to participate in group develop and co-leading and has several specialty groups available for specific populations (e.g., chronic illness, African American Women, etc.).

Types of trainees

• Doctoral internship

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 80%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 60%
• Staff has taken AGPA Group Principles course: 10%
• Staff has earned a certification in group therapy (e.g., Certified Group Therapist): 10%

Approximate percentage of staff that have run at least one psychotherapy group each year:

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 80%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 60%
• Doctoral internship: 80%
• Postdoctoral: 80%
• Licensed staff: 80%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 31 or more
• Levels of care offered to clients: Inpatient or residential
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Psychotherapy/process; mindfulness/meditation/relaxation; psychoeducational; other: sex offender treatment
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 90
• Average length of groups: On-going
• Theoretical orientations: Cognitive behavioral
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? No
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Senior staff
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff)
• Additional information: Groups take place in a correctional environment.