Practicums: 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.

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: 90%
• Staff has earned CE credits/courses in group therapy: 20%
• 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.): 90%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 90%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Licensed staff: 90%

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: About 45-60
• Average length of groups: Semester
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, group as a whole, family systems, 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)? For psychoeducational groups only
• 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); no observation, based on oral or written reports
• Additional information: The program’s staff is very enthusiastic about group therapy and sees it as a primary mode of treatment for many presenting concerns in our center. Therefore, trainees have the opportunity to see the impact group therapy can have on resolving clients' symptoms in a relatively short time frame.

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: 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

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 30%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 50%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Postdoctoral: 100%
• Licensed staff: 80%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 11-20
• Levels of care offered to clients: Outpatient: brief, outpatient: long-term
• Groups available for trainees to lead/co-lead: Structed, 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: 80
• Average length of groups: Semester, on-going
• Theoretical orientations: Interpersonal process, cognitive behavioral, acceptance and commitment, dialectical behavioral therapy
• Training formats: Group supervision of group therapy, serving as a process observer
• Can a trainee lead a group independently (with supervision)? With a co-leader
• 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; feedback from a process observer
• Additional information: Trainees have the opportunity to work with a large, multidisciplinary staff (psychology, counseling, social work, psychiatry, marriage and family therapy) who work from a variety of theoretical orientations. In the program’s developmental model, less experienced trainees may begin with process observation or psychoeducational groups, while more experienced trainees may have the opportunity to co-lead groups with senior staff.

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: 20%

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

• Masters level practicum/advanced practicum (MA, MSW, etc.): 30%
• Doctoral level practicum/advanced practicum (PhD, PsyD, etc.): 30%
• Doctoral internship: 100%
• Postdoctoral: 100%
• Licensed staff: 20%

About the program’s groups and training

• Approximate number of groups facilitated on site each week: 1-5
• 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: Psychotherapy/process; support; theme/topic-specific; psychoeducational
• Hours of group leadership acquired during training: 20
• Average length of groups: Quarter, on-going, single session/hospital group therapy
• Theoretical orientations: Cognitive behavioral
• 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