Internships: New England

Types of trainees

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

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 30%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses 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.): 100%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Postdoctoral: 100%
• Licensed staff: 30%

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; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational; diversity-related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 75
• Average length of groups: Semester, on-going
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, psychodynamic, family systems, dialectical behavioral therapy
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, group supervision of group therapy
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Either senior staff or another trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff)

Types of trainees

• Doctoral internship

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 60%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 50%
• Staff has earned a certification in group therapy (e.g., Certified Group Therapist): 50%

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

• Doctoral internship: 50%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 11-20
• Levels of care offered to clients: Inpatient or residential, partial/intensive outpatient (IOP), outpatient: brief, outpatient: long-term
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Structured, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; support; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational; diversity-related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 0-75
• Average length of groups: On-going
• Theoretical orientations: Psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral therapy
• Training formats: Individual supervision of group therapy
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? No
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Senior staff, or with senior staff or another trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff)

Types of trainees

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

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 80%

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.): 90%
• Doctoral internship: 80%
• Postdoctoral: 50%
• Licensed staff: 50%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 20-30
• Levels of care offered to clients: Partial/intensive outpatient (IOP), 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 or more
• Average length of groups: On-going
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process; psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, experiential seminars, 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 or another trainee
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff)
• Additional information: The program’s population is severe mental illness.

Types of trainees

• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.)
• Postdoctoral

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 100%
• 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 internship: 100%
• Postdoctoral: 50%
• Licensed staff: 80%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 11-20
• Levels of care offered to clients: Inpatient or residential, partial/intensive outpatient (IOP)
• 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
• Average length of groups: Quarter
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy
• Training formats: Individual supervision of group therapy
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes
• 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; direct observation: audio-recording