Practicums: Pacific

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: 30%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 20%

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

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 70%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 80%
• 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, other
• 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: 100
• Average length of groups: Quarter
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy, re-decision/solution-oriented, seeking safety, social skills training for schizophrenia, triple P parenting, recovery and wellness, behavioral
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, group supervision of group therapy, individual supervision of group therapy, group administration (the business of the practice of group for trainees and staff who run group)
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? Yes
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Senior staff, another trainee or either senior staff or a trainee, depending on needs
• Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); no observation, based on oral or written reports; directed observation by another advanced trainee
• Additional information: This program provides opportunities to learn to facilitate evidence-based outpatient groups with a population of low-income individuals with serious and persistent mental illness. There are also additional free group outreach classes/groups offered to marginalized and underserved populations (e.g., Latinx community).

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: 90%

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

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

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
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: 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: 24
• Average length of groups: Semester
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy, re-decision/solution-oriented, art therapy, multicultural
• Training formats: 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: Either senior staff or a 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: 50%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 50%

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: 50%

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
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Structured, manualized treatment; psychoeducational
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 46-92
• Average length of groups: Semester, on-going
• Theoretical orientations: Cognitive behavioral, 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)? Yes
• Trainees co-lead groups with: Either senior staff or a trainee, depending on needs

Supervision types: Direct observation of supervising clinician (e.g., trainee leading with senior staff); direct observation: video recording

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: 50%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 50%
• Staff has taken AGPA Group Principles course: 30%
• 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:

• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 20%
• Doctoral internship: 50%
• Postdoctoral: 20%
• Licensed staff: 60%

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
• 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: 20-100, depending on the trainee
• Average length of groups: Semester, quarter
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, psychodynamic, cognitive behavioral, dialectical behavioral therapy, re-decision/solution-oriented
• Training formats: Didactic seminars, experiential seminars, group supervision of group therapy, 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); feedback from a process observer; no observation, based on oral or written reports
• Additional information: Group therapy is one part of the larger program. This program is not exclusively a group training program.