College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences Catalog 2016

76  completion/evaluation)  Video presentation (45 min–1 hour, professional audience)  Verbatim transcripts of the video clips with identifying information removed. Statement of Treatment Philosophy The Statement of Treatment Philosophy document should be between 5-7 pages, double spaced, and should adhere to all applicable APA formatting conventions. In this document, students should articulate their current overall philosophy of treatment as it applies to their work in the field of marriage and family therapy. This philosophy statement assumes that the student under review is still in a formative stage of development in terms of their clinical skills. Thus it is important for the student to talk honestly and openly about the ways they assess their own current stage(s) of development. This statement may differ from the case study or video materials presented in the other parts of the Portfolio, but if it is, it would be important for the statement to address how these disconnects are part of the overall development of the student. An important part of this statement is the honesty, maturity, integrity, and clarity with which the student describes their journey throughout the years of clinical training they have received in the course of the program, as well as the accuracy of any theoretical assertions they make. The evaluation form for this part of the written component is located on the CAHSS website. Single Case Study In this section of the written component of the portfolio, the student is asked to describe, in writing, their experience as a primary therapist with a single case, from inception and introduction to completion and evaluation. The purpose of this section of the portfolio is to allow the student to describe in great detail the how they managed a case from beginning to end, and in the process of doing so, giving insight into the theories, techniques, approaches, assumptions, supervision, and feedback that guided them through the process. This component of the Portfolio will be evaluated by the faculty review committee using a rating scale that evaluates the student based on the criteria indicated on the current evaluation form found on the CAHSS website. Video Segments Presentation This section of the Clinical Portfolio is designed to allow the student to demonstrate through video segments, the correlation between theory and their actual clinical practices. Each student is required to produce and display between 5-7 video segments that demonstrate the connections between their theory/philosophy and their actual therapeutic conduct in the room. For each segment presented, the student will describe the theoretical concept, construct, or technique that they believe most accurately reflects the actions that the audience is about to view. Students should preface the clips with ample information so the audience will be able to follow well, as in a professional presentation. The concepts, constructs, or techniques that the student describes and shows video clips displaying can come from any of the classes, courses, or supervision they receive during their training in the program. The clips can be arranged to represent a single clinical point of view, or they may be arranged to represent a wide variety of the clinical approaches the student has used in the course of their training. This part of the Portfolio should be representative of a range of work that best demonstrates the student’s acquisition of clinical and theoretical skills during the program, regardless of theoretical approach. It is expected that students will conduct themselves in a professional and collegial manner throughout the preparation of materials as well as throughout the presentation. The process for selecting, editing and developing a video presentation is an involved process that should be organized through the BTI office manager. The entire process may take 2 full months to