Postdoctoral: South Atlantic

Types of trainees

• 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: 90%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 40%

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

• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 70%
• Doctoral internship: 60%
• Postdoctoral: 60%
• Licensed staff: 60%

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, partial/intensive outpatient (IOP)/day treatment, outpatient: brief, outpatient: long-term
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Structured, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; mindfulness/meditation/relaxation; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational; diversity related (sexual orientation, gender, race or ethnicity based, etc.)
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 20
• Average length of groups: On-going, single session/hospital group therapy
• Theoretical orientations: Cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy
• 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
• 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; direct observation: through a one-way mirror
• Additional information: The program allows trainees to tailor their training plan to incorporate the level of group therapy involvement that meets their training needs and career goals.