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Quick Links Accessing Counseling Services Outreach, Consultations and Mentoring Training Programs Service, Training and Administrative Activities Per Week Track 1 - College Mental Health & Disability Services Track 2 - College Mental Health & Sports Psychology
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Predoctoral Internship
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| Process Groups: - Graduate students therapy - Women’s therapy - Therapist-in-training - Interpersonal relationship - Peace with food and body image - General therapy |
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| Support Groups: - LGBT support - Solutions and Strategies: Support for substance abuser - Beating the blues: Managing your moods - Latina support - Grief and loss - First generation college student support group |
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| Psychoeducational: - Academic anxiety - Living Zen and wellness - Social Confidence - ADHD support group - Writers' Block |
Intake. Each intern is scheduled for three intakes per week. Intake sessions are fifty minutes. The intake serves as a means of collecting initial assessment information. It is also, the springboard for determining probable case disposition (short-term, long-term, psychiatric referral or outside referral). An intake report is completed and discussed with the Primary Supervisor.
Consultation & Outreach. A wide variety of consultation and outreach opportunities are available to interns. Interns may present workshops on topics of interest such as stress management, intercultural dialogues, eating disorders, couples communication, overcoming writing problems, and etc. Interns may also participate in large-scale mental health consultations such as critical incident debriefings.
Liason. Each intern serves as the designated liaison for a specific university department or office (intern’s choice). Liaison relationships may be forged with Student Affairs Organizations, for instance, diversity-oriented offices, the Heath Education and Promotions Office, Residential Life, and etc. Serving as representatives of SCS, interns meet regularly with professionals from their liaison department. Interns practice consultation and program development skills, while also learning about the inner workings and organizational structures of the university.
Crisis Intervention. Interns maintain a weekly crisis hour, during which they respond to walk-ins and emergency appointments. Additionally, they may provide phone consultations to faculty, staff, parents or peers who are concerned about the welfare of a student. They are backed-up by members of our crisis team.
Practicum Supervision. Interns provide weekly supervision to doctoral level practicum counselors (from local doctoral programs). Each practicum student has both an Intern Supervisor and a Staff Supervisor and the two periodically corroborate together.
Training
Supervision. Supervision matches are established by a mutual decision-making process and are made for the entire year. Each intern receives two hours of weekly supervision with a primary supervisor and one hour weekly with an adjunct supervisor.
Intern Seminar Series. These weekly two hour seminars showcase the professional interests and expertise of the senior staff. Seminars provide interactive training on clinical issues (i.e. grief, anxiety, termination, CBT) ethical and professional issues (i.e. therapist/client attractions, job search), and diversity issues (i.e. in-depth diversity-oriented case discussions).
Group Training. Interns co-facilitate process, psychoeducational or support groups with senior staff members. Afterwards, they debrief and plan with their co-facilitator. Some groups also have a process observer who articulates process observations to the group. In these instances, the leadership team (facilitators + process observer) debrief together after the group.
USC offers a truly distinctive group training opportunity, that being our Live Group Program. Using a treatment team approach, two interns facilitate a group, while the other two (along with the group supervisor) observe. “Real time” feedback is provided to the leaders by the observers who phone in their observations, and suggestions. After sessions are finished, all team members convene to discuss group dynamics and plan future strategies. All interns have an opportunity to both observe and co-lead a Live Group. The intention is to provide a supportive, lively, intriguing learning environment.
Supervision of Supervision. Interns meet weekly as a group to receive supervision of the supervision they are providing to the practicum counselors. Models of supervision, multicultural supervision, and ethics are part of the team discussions. The team provides support and suggestions to help each other sort through some of the challenges that come up in the course of supervising others. This group is facilitated by 2 licensed psychologists.
Professional Development Series. These meetings provide stimulating discussions of multicultural therapy, crisis management and collaboration with psychiatrists. They also feature discussions of the development and implementation of outreach projects. In addition, the seminar series utilizes outside professionals to present topics relevant to interns' professional development. During the Spring Semester, interns and senior staff present their clinical work, with an emphasis on diversity issues, to the full staff. These formal case presentations help interns prepare for upcoming job interviews; they are afforded the opportunity to both practice presenting and to receive thoughtful feedback.
Orientation. The month of August is dedicated to orientation, clinical training, team building and facilitating the interns’ transition to USC and the Los Angeles area. Typical orientation activities include a full staff retreat, lunch excursions, diversity training, an introduction to therapeutic issues related to college mental health, visits to key campus departments, and the establishment of campus liaison projects.
Evaluation. The evaluation process is an essential component of our training program. Interns are formally evaluated and given feedback twice a year regarding their overall performance and their progress as clinicians. Likewise, twice a year interns formally evaluate their supervisors and they provide feedback about the training program.
Administrative
All Staff Meeting. This weekly meeting is attended by the senior staff and the trainees from all of our training programs. Since the primary purpose of these meetings is to address the administrative business of Student Counseling Services, interns learn about the internal workings and systems issues of a university counseling center. Outreach/Consultation requests and emergency business is reviewed.
Intern Business Time. Interns meet weekly with the Director of Training to discuss office protocol, procedural questions, professional issues, and the myriad of and internship-related issues or questions that arise. This is a casual, friendly meeting.
Office Work Time. Time reserved for clinical paperwork, phone calls, tape review, and administrative tasks.
Administrative Committee. Interns have the opportunity to join an on-going or ad hoc administrative committee such as: Intern Selection, Practicum Selection, the Technology Committee, or the Diversity Committee.
Health Center. Interns may periodically meet with the Director of the Health Center.
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