Postdoctoral: Midwest East North Central

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
• Postdoctoral
• Post-masters social work
• Counselors

Approximate percentage of group training of staff

• Staff has graduate training in group therapy: 60%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 100%
• Staff has earned a certification in group therapy (e.g., Certified Group Therapist): 20%

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

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 90%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 100%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Postdoctoral: 100%
• Licensed staff: 80%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 20-30
• 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: 45-60
• Average length of groups: Semester, on-going
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, group as a whole, systems centered therapy, family systems, Gestalt, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy, re-decision/solution-oriented
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, experiential 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 or 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
• Additional information: This program offers a wide variety of options, from identity-based groups to structured psychoeducational to process groups.