2017-2018 Practicum Brochure - Doctoral Program

Can students tape sessions with clients using an intervention (not assessment or testin J ) with an informed consent? Yes No . 7 he referring agency must also provide written consent to permit the student to tape sessions. Number of hours per week required: DESCRIBE SPECIFIC SITE REQUIREMENTS: SHORT PROGRAM DESCRIPTION (250 words or less): CLINICAL DESCRIPTION OF PROGRAM Client Population(s): Treatment Modality: Assessment Types: Theoretical Orientation: The Healthy Lifestyles Guided Self-Change (GSC) Program offers an outpatient evidence-based cognitive-behavioral motivational intervention for individuals ages 14 and older who are concerned with their use of alcohol, drugs, cigarettes, gambling, internet, food, or lifestyle issues such as eating, exercising, sleep or increasing motivation. Guided Self-Change, an evidence-based program developed in 1984, is non-confrontational and emphasizes helping people help themselves. Individuals evaluate their motivation to change and develop their own individualized change plans. Guided Self-Change (GSC) treatment is listed on the American Psychological Association’s (APA) Division 12 (Society of Clinical Psychology) Empirically Supported Treatments (EST) website. Practicum experiences will include assessment for substance use, gambling, and lifestyle issues including primary sleep disorders, weight control, conducting individual and group treatment, case conferences, and smoking cessation services. On occasion, couples therapy sessions can also be provided for clients in the program. Group therapy services are conducted for homeless individuals with substance use problems at the Broward Outreach Center in Hollywood on Thursdays from 5 to 8 pm. Other opportunities include: (a) providing group smoking cessation services through the Area Health Education Center (HPD) Quit Smoking Now program; (b) providing healthy lifestyle services to community programs (e. g., National Alcohol Screening Day; Employee Wellness Challenges); (c) participation in several half to full day health fairs for the program. All students must do a community project that is intended to better advertise the services of this program. The GSC Coordinator must approve such efforts. All services are available in Spanish as well as English. 10 - 16 hours Mandatory Training Sessions: From September through December, 7 hours (1 pm to 8 pm) of group supervision on Tuesdays, plus individual supervision as required; from January through August, 4 hours (4 pm to 8 pm) of group supervision on Tuesdays, plus individual supervision as required. MUST have Tuesdays from 1 pm - 8 pm free from the start of classes in August through December, and Tuesdays from 4 pm-8 pm free from January through August. Also, intensive training will be conducted all day Monday through Thursday the week before fall classes start. Attendance is also mandatory for training on Fridays from 9 am - 5 pm during September-October. Required Training Prerequisites: PSY 4668 is a concurrent requisite in Winter 2015 for this practicum. Attendance at specific meetings: See above. Other requirements: Because sessions are run with smokers and the contract from HPD says current smokers cannot run sessions, students cannot use any tobacco products during the 12 month practicum. If this occurs, the student has to drop out of the practicum. Because some groups and smoking cessations classes are off campus a car or other transportation is needed. Adults, Older Adults, Adolescents, College Students Cognitive Behavioral; Behavioral Medicine; Mindfulness-based Interventions, Motivational Interviewing ✔ Individual (Brief & Short Term); Group Cognitive and Behavioral 024