Postdoctoral: Midwest West North Central

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

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: Structured, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; theme/topic specific; psychoeducational
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 208
• Average length of groups: On-going, single session/hospital group therapy
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral, systems centered therapy, re-decision/solution-oriented
• 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 senior staff or another trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff)
• Additional information: This program provides a unique group experience. A trainee gets experience working in a diverse group of patients and changing their group topic to fit the psychiatric level of patients that are experiencing acute symptoms to higher functioning individuals. A trainee also gets experience working with a diverse population.