Practicum Internship
PROGRAM PHILOSOPHY
The University of Oregon Counseling
and Testing Center subscribes to a practitioner-scholar model of
training. The major goal of the practicum internship training program
is to provide high quality learning experiences to practicum interns
in counseling or clinical psychology.
The primary objectives of this
nine-month practicum internship are to train counselors:
- To learn about the phases of therapy (rapport-building, empathy
and affective facilitation, cognitive and behavioral work, and
termination).
- To broaden exposure to various theoretical orientations
in order to improve case conceptualization skills.
- To increase in-session risk-taking with clients,
i.e. “Feel the fear and do it anyway".
- To increase awareness of issues related to diversity
and ethics.
- To develop skills in conceptualizing and intervening
with differing client concerns.
- To participate in facilitating the growth of
peers through support and constructive feedback.
- To learn to take responsibility for getting training
needs met and developing skills related to working with a team
of professionals, including seeking out those staff most appropriate
for consultation about client issues.
The secondary learning options of this
nine-month practicum internship are:
- To learn outreach approaches for prevention
on a college campus.
- To learn intake assessment, crisis intervention,
and disposition skills.
- To develop skill in group therapy through observation
and possible co-leadership.
These tasks will be met by supervision, practicum seminar, case
management team experiences, case presentations, professional development
trainings, clinical experiences, and through the trainee’s
own interactions with staff and peers. The University Counseling
& Testing Center has a strong commitment to training new professionals
and welcomes student involvement in our center.
This is a nine month/16 hour a week practicum internship which meets
the requirements for doctoral level practicum students. The program
is designed to train counselors in the formation of an integrated
professional identity, enhancing basic professional skills for establishing
therapeutic relationships, and conceptualizing and providing treatment
for a diverse population of students at the University of Oregon.
The center is a very supportive environment to do in-depth training
on how to do therapy. Previous practicum interns have commented
on the “family like” and supportive atmosphere.
Counselors have the opportunity to practice both
long and short-term individual therapy with students who have a
wide range of concerns and who come from varied backgrounds (i.e.,
race, ethnicity, culture, etc.). The Counseling and Testing Center
is an APA approved training site (for more about the UO
Internship Program). Two hours individual clinical supervision,
a two hour training seminar and a clinical consultation team, are
provided weekly.
The Center is staffed by eleven senior clinical
staff (including psychologists and staff therapists), five doctoral
interns from programs nationwide, three psychometrists, and four
administrative staff. (Staff profiles)
The Counseling Center is largely student funded and strives to be
responsive to all student needs from a multicultural, community
mental health model.
For more information contact Brooks Morse at 346-3227.
To apply for the 06-07 academic year, please send your current vita,
cover letter expressing why you would like to do a practicum at
UCTC, along with three letters of recommendation to the UO Counseling
Center, 1590 E. 13th, Eugene, OR 97403-1280. Selection will begin
in March or April 2006.
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