PSYC 374 Advanced Clinical Practicum Spring Semester 2011 Tuesdays 1:00 – 3:00 Room: 116 Instructor: Kathleen B. Kennedy, Ph.D. Email: [email protected] Phone: (802) 656-9978 Office: Room 136 Course Objectives - Training experience in the assessment and treatment of individuals in a non-profit, community-based mental health clinic - Training using empirically-validated treatment methods - Training in the application of practical and supportive methods for working with multiply-stressed individuals and families Course Expectations - Active participation on clinical supervision team  Students will be prepared to discuss their own cases, in addition to offering feedback regarding other group members’ cases  All active cases will be presented each week - Continued professional and ethical development  Ongoing discussion of professional and ethical conduct will be emphasized during the semester  Students are encouraged to raise issues as they arise - On a rotating weekly basis, each student will present videotaped portions of therapy sessions for feedback by instructor and teammates - Students will consult with instructor in between meetings in the event of an emergent clinical issue - Additional contact numbers will be provided. - Students will provide notes and reports for instructor’s signature in a timely manner - Each student will be responsible for reading a validated cognitive-behavioral treatment manual that is of particular relevance to him/her. Individual timelines for completion will be developed between each student and the supervisor. - Students will carry sufficient client loads that they have the required face-to-face weekly contact hours agreed upon between the student and the clinic director - If you have a formal accommodation plan developed in conjunction with UVM’s ACCESS Office or would like to discuss the supports that you need in order to learn well in this course, please contact me at the beginning of the semester. Adaptations and instructional supports are available through consultation with me and the ACCESS Office (www.uvm.edu/~access/). - You are required to attend all classes. The exceptions to this policy are as follows: Religious holidays: Students have the right to practice the religion of their choice. If you need to miss a class to observe a religious holiday, please submit the dates of your absence to me in writing by the end of the second full week of classes. You will be permitted to make up work within a mutually agreed-upon time.  Family emergencies and illness: If there are circumstances under which you may be able to anticipate missing one or more classes due to potential family emergency or personal illness during the semester, please let me know this as soon as possible. Should you unexpectedly be faced with one of these issues, please communicate with me about it so that we can formulate a plan to ensure that you can make up the work in a timely manner. - Consultation with other professionals will be recommended at times Required readings: American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed., text rev.). Washington, DC: Author. Forgatch, M.S. & Patterson, G.R. (2005). Parents and adolescents living together: Part 1: Family problem solving. Champaign, Illinois: Research Press. Rapee, R.M., Spence, S.H., Cobham, V., & Wignall, A. (2000). Helping your anxious child: A step-by- step guide for parents. Oakland, CA: New Harbinger Publications,