Training Components
- The didactic training components includes at least two hours per week (two hours per week training seminar alternating between clinical issues, professional issues, and multicultural issues; and variable monthly hours of professional development activities).
- Interns supervise three practicum students over the course of the year. Practicum students are from TTU doctoral programs in Counseling & Clinical Psychology and master's program in Educational Psychology.
- During the orientation period, interns are trained on SCC psychological and career assessment instruments that they may be unfamiliar with. Interns are encouraged to take advantage of in-house assessments to facilitate their work with students.
- Taking into account the intern's interests areas, intern co-facilitate a minimum of one therapy group during the course of internship.
- Supervision, both in quality and in quantity, is a definite strength of our program. In addition to the primary supervisor, interns receive supervision for the supervision they provide to practicum students, group work, intern project activities, outreach activities, optional rotations, and unscheduled supervision as the need arises.
Dissertation time is allotted (3 hours weekly) and participation in an additional SCC-related intern project (research or program development/evaluation) is required.
Interns develop outreach skills through participation in one of four outreach teams organized around psychoeducational topic areas. Currently, the teams are composed around the topics of Diversity Issues, Gender Issues, and Wellness.
Other strengths of the program:
- The Student Counseling Center is housed in the new Student Wellness Center along with Student Health Services. Intern offices are identical to professional staff offices. Intern offices are equipped with digital videotaping capability and a Dell computer with on-line access. The new facilityalso houses a state-of-the-art biofeedback lab.
- Interns are treated as colleagues-in-training and their input into all Student Counseling Center activities is highly valued. The warm, supportive environment at the Student Counseling Center encourages the type of experimentation and exploration essential for professional development.
- Funding is provided for the Texas Association of Counseling Center Intern Conference and other professional development activities, as departmental budget allows.
Evaluation & Successful Completion of Internship
Intern are evaluated three times over the course of the year on level of competence in the following areas. Minimal levels of competence must be achieved in all areas in order to successfully complete the internship program.
- Individual Therapy
- Diagnosis & Treatment Planning
- Crisis Intervention
- Psychiatric/Medical Referral & Consultation
- Group Therapy
- Psychological Assessment
- Outreach Programming
- Professional Ethics
- Sensitivity to Diversity
- Professionalism & Personal Functioning
- Program Development/Evaluation (Intern Project)
- Supervision of Trainees
- Couples Therapy