Services

Advanced Psychotherapy Practicum
2008–2009

PSYCHOTHERAPY TRAINING PROGRAM

Overview
The Emory University Student Counseling Center (EUSCC) offers three positions in the Advanced Psychotherapy Practicum (APP). These nine month positions begin in September of 2008 and run through May of 2009. A weekly commitment of 12 to 15 hours is expected. The EUSCC provides brief psychotherapy to a clinically and culturally diverse undergraduate and graduate student population.

PHILOSOPHY OF TRAINING
The staff of the Emory University Student Counseling Center provides training and service which reflect commitment to ethical principles, sensitivity to cultural issues, and dedication to competence. APP trainees are viewed as individuals with valuable perspectives and insights and are given the instruction and support appropriate for their level of experience and training.

The goal of the APP program is to facilitate the development of clinical skills through the provision of psychotherapy in a university student counseling center setting. This facilitation of skill development is accomplished primarily through intense supervision of clinical work and secondarily through didactic seminar. The provision of psychotherapy will be ethically sound, clinically grounded in appropriate theoretical models, and responsive to individual client concerns and needs.

The EUSCC is committed to maintaining a diverse staff whose members fully appreciate diversity in others. Therefore, Center staffing, policies and activities reflect sensitivity to, and respect for, human differences in gender, race, religion, ethnicity, national origin, sexual orientation, and disability. Diversity issues are infused in all didactic and experiential components of the internship program, including the practicum seminar and supervision of clinical work.

THE SETTING

Emory University
Emory University, a private university affiliated with the United Methodist Church, began as a liberal arts college over 150 years ago. Since then, it has grown into a national teaching, research and service center, with an enrollment of over 11,000 students. The university is comprised of two undergraduate colleges, the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, and the Schools of Law, Medicine, Nursing, Public Health, Theology, and Business.

The University Student Counseling Center
Located at the heart of Emory’s main campus in Cox Hall, the Emory University Student Counseling Center provides comprehensive psychological and mental health services for the student population. Undergraduates, graduate students, and students from the professional schools utilize the Student Counseling Center for individual psychotherapy, couples and family therapy, crisis intervention, and problem-focused or interpersonal process groups. Our student population reflects society’s diversity in terms of race, ethnicity, sexual orientation, age, gender, and religion. Clients at the center present with a variety of needs and concerns, ranging from developmental or transitional difficulties to serious, chronic psychopathology. In addition to direct clinical services, the Student Counseling Center places a priority on providing consultation, outreach and preventative services for the university community. The Student Counseling Center has a multidisciplinary staff, comprised of licensed psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, and psychiatrists. In addition to the Advanced Psychotherapy Practicum, the Student Counseling Center has an APA-accredited psychology pre-doctoral internship, a post-doctoral psychology program, a social work internship, and a psychiatry resident training program, creating an invaluable opportunity for clinical collaboration. All members of the training staff at the Student Counseling Center are also involved in the provision of direct clinical services.

Advanced PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICUM TRAINING PROGRAM

Program Structure
The Advanced Psychotherapy Practicum begins on September 1^st. and ends on May 31st. All services are provided on site at the Student Counseling Center between the hours of 8:30am and 5pm, Monday through Friday. A weekly commitment of 12 to 15 hours is expected. APP trainees will provide brief psychotherapy and case management for four to six clients per week. APP trainees will participate in APP Seminar for one hour per week. This seminar includes instruction, case presentations, topical research or clinical presentations, and discussion of professional development issues and is traditionally held on Tuesday mornings at 9am. Five hours per week are provided for preparation, paperwork, and other duties as assigned. Audio-visual equipment is available to enhance supervision of work with clients. Each APP trainee will be required to videotape or audiotape all psychotherapy sessions. APP trainees will have access to Center computers to complete paperwork on site. The APP Coordinator will serve as a resource and advocate and oversee the trainee’s training experiences and progress throughout the year.

Supervision
APP trainees receive one hour per week of group supervision provided by a licensed psychologist or licensed clinical social worker. Group supervision is traditionally held from 3:00 until 4:00 on Tuesday afternoons. APP trainees receive one hour per week of individual supervision in the fall and two hours per week of individual supervision in the spring. Individual supervisors may include licensed psychologists, licensed clinical social workers, post-graduate fellows, or pre-doctoral interns. Post-graduate fellows or pre-doctoral interns who are providing supervision are supervised by a licensed psychologist or licensed clinical social worker.

Self-Disclosure Policy
Training staff at the Emory University Student Counseling Center value the power and complexity of the therapeutic relationship. Because of this value, our intervention, supervision, and training activities focus on the “person-of-the-therapist”. In supervision and other training experiences, APP trainees may be asked to reflect upon and share the ways that their own personal qualities, reactions and experiences influence, and are influenced by, their clinical work. Such exploration and disclosure is not intended to serve as psychotherapy for the trainee. Rather, it is focused on enhancing self-awareness and professional development regarding the quality and effectiveness of clinical and consultative work during the APP training experience. Supervisors and other training staff are expected to explore relevant information in a respectful, non-coercive manner, within the context of a safe and supportive professional relationship.

APPLICATION AND SELECTION CRITERIA
Applicants must be currently enrolled in doctoral programs of Counseling Psychology or Clinical Psychology. Applicants with previous supervised psychotherapy experience are preferred. Selections of APP trainees are made without discrimination based on race, ethnicity, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, sexual/affectional orientation, or veteran's status. The deadline for application is January 30^th, 2008. Applications arriving after that deadline will not be reviewed. Applicants invited for interview will be notified the week of February 18^th, 2008 with interviews being held on the 26^th of February, 2008. An application packet should include a current vita and contact information for three references familiar with your clinical work.

Mail application packet to:

Faughn Adams, Psy.D.

Advanced Psychotherapy Practicum Coordinator
Emory University Student Counseling Center
569 Asbury Circle, Cox Hall, Suite 217

P.O. Drawer TT
Atlanta , Georgia 30322

TRAINING STAFF
Follow this link for a list of current training staff