Training Philosophy
Training Philosophy
Trainees Are Primarily In Training.
The primary purpose of the internship is to train interns to practice psychology/counseling and/or provide psychoeducational services. Intensive supervision and didactic instruction are the primary vehicles for training and evaluating interns.
Mentorship Is The Cornerstone Of Professional Development.
Interns are always under the direct supervision and guidance of several staff members. The CC Training Program is founded on the belief that individuals grow primarily as the product of significant relationships. The Intern-Supervisor relationship provides the foundation for growth in core skill areas and in professional identity development.
Interns Are in Training to Develop Professional Identities.
CC staff provides opportunities for interns to work with culturally diverse professionals from various disciplines (e.g., clinical and counseling psychology, clinical mental health counseling, social work, student affairs). Interns are provided time to process and reflect on their experiences in order to promote growth and integration of their professional identities.
The Growth Of A Professional Identity Occurs Developmentally.
The Training Program provides higher levels of direction and structure initially, with movement towards greater autonomy and responsibility. High levels of structure assist transition into a new system by providing guidance and direction. Interns have multiple opportunities to be increasingly autonomous in all aspects of their functioning at the CC.
Training Needs Are Met Through the Expertise of CC Staff and Other Campus and Community Professionals.
The CC provides exposure to a broad range of experiences and theoretical perspectives during the year, both internally and externally. This allows interns to seek their own areas of interest within different venues, such as clinical assessment and intervention, crisis intervention, psychosocial needs assessment, outreach programming, group work, and provision of training/supervision.
Individuals Learn In Individual Ways.
The Training Program uses various learning methods, including practical experiences, modeling, process-based activities, group, didactic, experiential, and self-guided learning. The CC provides an environment that is supportive and challenging and based in part on interns' self-assessments. Time is spent initially working with interns to assist them in defining their interests, needs, and goals for training.
Mental Health Professionals Are Informed Through the Integration of Science And Practice.
Theory, research, and practice mutually inform each other. When engaging in clinical work, interns are guided and encouraged in their pursuit of observing, inferring, formulating, and evaluating clinical hypotheses. Interns generate clinical hypotheses based on theory and research.
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