Practicum Training

Part-time clinical training fellowships are available for qualified students enrolled in graduate programs at Boston University (in Clinical Psychology in the Psychology Department, Counseling Psychology and Religion (CPAR) in the Division of Religious and Theological Studies, or within the School of 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, theology/spiritual perspectives. The practicum is based on a reflective practioner 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 identify as relevant to developing the capacity to work affectively with clients. These programs are intended for Boston University students only.

Two eleven month fellowships are offered: a 10 hour per week program and a 20 hour per week program. The 10 hour fellowship fulfills clinical training requirements in the Clinical Psychology Program at Boston University and is open only to clinical psychology trainees. Please contact the Psychology Department for additional information related to its program requirements. The 20 hour per week fellowship offers a tuition remission for two courses (upon application and acceptance) to students in the Clinical Psychology Program, the Counseling Psychology and Religion Program, and the School of Social work graduate programs. A comparable nine month, 24 hour per week program is also available for candidates from the School of Social Work.

Further questions regarding the fellowships or requests for the application to be mailed to you may be addressed to Carol Wintermyer, Ph.D., Director of Training, Danielsen Institute at Boston University, 185 Bay State Road, Boston, MA, 02215, telephone 617/353-3047, cwinter@bu.edu. The applications are also available as a PDF file below.

Application materials are due February 11, 2005.

PRACTICUM FELLOWSHIP TRAINING APPLICATIONS

 
Sample Weekly Schedule for Practicum Trainees

September through May

Wednesday
10:00-11:30 Group Therapy Supervision (Bronstein/Stavros)
10:00-11:30 Couples/Partners Therapy Supervision (Gross/Morris/ Rupert)
11:45-1:15 Professional Development Seminar (General Staff)
1:30-3:00 Wednesday Intake Conference (all practicum trainees participate in one of the two intake conferences Wednesday or Thursday)

Thursday
11:00-12:30 Thursday Intake Conference
12:45-1:45 Practicum Seminar (O’Rourke)

Friday
10:30-12:00 Interface Case Conference (O’Rourke, Wilson/Wintermyer)

To Be Arranged: Individual, Group, Couples Treatment Sessions; Individual Supervision

June and July

Wednesday
9:00-10:30 Group Therapy Supervision (Bronstein/Stavros)
9:00-10:30 Couples/Partners Supervision (Gross/Morris)
11:00-12:00 Professional Development Seminar (through the end of July)
12:30-2:30 Intake Conference – combined groups (Stavros, O’Rourke)

Friday
11:00-12:30 Termination Groups (Practicum, Advanced)

The ten-hour clinical psychology trainees participate in one Intake Case Conference, the Professional Development meeting and the Process of Therapy Case Conference. Attendance is required at all training meetings listed in the training contract.

To Be Arranged: Individual, Group, Couples Treatment Sessions; Individual Supervision

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This page last updated November 21, 2003