Practicums: Midwest East North Central

Ball State University Counseling Center

Location

Lucina Hall, Ball State University, Muncie, IN 47306

Contact

Brenda Karns, PhD, HSPP, Acting Associate Director and Training Coordinator

Setting

College/university counseling center

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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.

Michigan State University Counseling and Psychiatric Services (MSU CAPS)

Location

Olin Health Center, 463 E. Circle Dr., East Lansing, MI 48824

Contact

Joshua Turchan, PhD, Assistant Director – Training and Research

Setting

College/university counseling center

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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.).

Dayton VA Medical Center 

Location

4100 W. Third St., Dayton, OH 45428

Contact

Kristin Rodzinka, PhD, ABPP, Training Director

Setting

Veterans Administration

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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: 70%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 50%
• Staff has taken AGPA Group Principles course: 10%

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

• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Postdoctoral: 100%
• Licensed staff: 70%

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, other
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Recreational; structured, manualized treatment; psychotherapy/process; support; mindfulness/meditation/relaxation; theme/topic specific/ psychoeducational
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: Minimum of 16 hours, usually significantly more
• Average length of groups: Quarter, on-going, single session/hospital group therapy
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, other: psychoeducation
• Training formats: Didactic 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
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); no observation, based on oral or written reports by trainees
• Additional information: This program offers a wide range of services, which enables the program to tailor trainee group experiences to the types of patient and programming that are consistent with their training goals. All trainees are required to facilitate at least two different groups for eight or more sessions.

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