Practica Training (BU students only)

Part-time clinical training fellowships are available for qualified students enrolled in graduate programs at Boston University in the following programs:

Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology in the Psychology Department
Ph.D. in Counseling Psychology and Religion in the Division of Religious and Theological Studies, or
M.S.W in the School of Social Work

Social Work

Fellows are trained in assessment and in individual and group or couples/partners therapy with a special emphasis on the interface of psychology and spiritual perspectives. The practicum is based on a reflective practitioner model and the trainee will be asked to attend to personal formation as well as knowledge and skill development. Trainees will be asked to reflect upon their personal history and identity as relevant to developing the capacity to work effectively with clients.

This fellowship is a 24 hour per week, eight month program.

This fellowship offers a tuition aid for eight credits each in the fall and spring semesters (upon application and acceptance) to students in the Boston University School of Social Work Masters of Social Work degree program.

Further questions regarding this fellowship or a request for an application to be mailed to you may be addressed to Christopher O’Rourke, LICSW, Director of Practicum Training, Danielsen Institute at Boston University, 185 Bay State Road, Boston, MA 02215, telephone 617-353-3855, corourke@bu.edu. The applications are also available as a PDF file below.

Clinical Psychology

10-hour clinical psychology

Fellows are trained in assessment and in individual therapy and group or couples/partners with a special emphasis on the interface of psychology and theology/spiritual perspectives. The practicum is based on a reflective practitioner model and the trainee will be asked to attend to personal formation as well as knowledge and skill development. Trainees will be asked to reflect upon their personal history and identity as relevant to developing the capacity to work effectively with clients.

This fellowship is contracted for 10 hours a week for a span of eleven months. This fellowship fulfills the clinical training requirement of the clinical psychology program.

20-hour clinical psychology

This fellowship is contracted for 20 hours a week for a span of eleven months. This fellowship fulfills the clinical training requirement of the clinical psychology program.

This fellowship offers a tuition aid for eight credits each in the fall and spring semesters (upon application and acceptance) to students in the Boston University Psychology Department’s Clinical Psychology degree program.

Counseling Psychology and Religion (CPAR)

The Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute has a close relationship with the Cousneling Psychology and Religion (CPAR) doctoral program in the Department of Religious and Theological Studies of the Graduate School of Arts and Sciences at Boston University. Many CPAR students begin their clinical training in the Institute’s outpatient mental health clinic, and several staff clinicians also hold faculty appointments in the CPAR program. In recent years, CPAR students have been increasingly involved in Danielsen research activities as well. Currently, all 3rd-year CPAR students formally join research teams at the Center for Study of Religion and Psychology to fulfill Research Seminar requirements for graduation.

Albert and Jessie Danielsen Institute Practicum Fellowship Applications