Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook, The: A Guide for the Helping Professions

by Baird, Brian N.

• ISBN13: 9780130330253
• ISBN10: 0130330256
• Edition: 3rd
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2002-01-01
• Publisher: Taylor & Francis

Summary

A core text/reference for Internships, Practicums, and Field Placements in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, and related helping disciplines. Acknowledging, anticipating, and addressing the everyday questions, anxieties, fears, and concerns of interns, this practical handbook bridges the gap between academic coursework and the knowledge, skills, and emotional challenges that are found in the real world of the helping professions. Organized both chronologically and topically, the text begins with practical suggestions for how one finds an internship and concludes with how one terminates cases and looks ahead to career options.

Table of Contents

Preface	ix
Foreword	xi
Bruce E. Bennett
Preparation	1	(17)
Theory into Practice	1	(1)
Terminology	2	(1)
Finding and Selecting a Placement	2	(1)
Meeting with Your Instructor	3	(1)
Peers and Campus Resources for Locating Internships	3	(1)
Community Resources	4	(1)
Choosing a Placement	4	(4)
Portfolios, Interviews, and Letters	8	(2)
The Rights of Applicants	10	(1)
Internship Agreements	10	(1)
Evalution	11	(1)
Making the Most of Your Internship	12	(1)
Get Help When You Need It	13	(1)
Using This Book	14	(1)
Introduction to Journal Work	14	(2)
References	16	(2)
Getting Started	18	(11)
First Impressions	18	(1)
Enthusiasm Meets Experience	19	(1)
The Role of the Intern	20	(1)
The Role of the Professional	20	(1)
Meeting Clients	21	(1)
Age and Experience Issues with Clients	21	(1)
Time Limits	22	(1)
Fees for Service	23	(1)
Is Treatment Effective?	23	(1)
Altruism versus Money	24	(1)
Clinical and Ethical Issues Pertaining to Fees	25	(1)
Inoculation: What Not to Learn	26	(1)
References	27	(2)
Ethical and Legal Issues	29	(26)
Ethical Guidelines of the Helping Professions	29	(2)
Competence	31	(2)
Informed Consent	33	(1)
Confidentiality	34	(2)
Exceptions to Confidentiality	36	(5)
Confidentiality with Minors	41	(1)
Dual Relationships	42	(6)
Liability and Insurance	48	(1)
Technology and Ethics	49	(1)
Summary	50	(1)
References	50	(5)
Internship Classes and Peer Groups	55	(8)
Forming Internship Peer Groups	55	(1)
Models of Peer Group Learning	55	(1)
Elements of Successful Classes and Groups	56	(3)
Video or Audio Recordings of Sessions	59	(1)
Role Plays	59	(2)
Ethics in Classes and Groups	61	(1)
References	62	(1)
Supervision	63	(21)
Hopes and Fears	63	(2)
Clarifying Expectations	65	(1)
Frequency and Timing of Supervision	65	(1)
Content of Supervision	66	(1)
Didactic Supervision	67	(1)
Case Discussions	67	(1)
Tapes and Role Plays	68	(1)
Live Supervision	69	(1)
Observing the Supervisor in Therapy	70	(1)
Theoretical Orientation	70	(2)
Supervision and Therapy---Differences and Similarities	72	(3)
Transference and Countertransference	75	(1)
Suggested Guidelines for Therapy and Supervision	76	(1)
Conflict in Supervision	77	(1)
Evaluation	78	(2)
Planning for Future Supervision	80	(1)
References	81	(3)
Working with Diversity	84	(16)
Reasons for the Resistance to Diversity Training	84	(3)
Steps toward Working with Differences	87	(1)
Knowing the Diversity within Us	87	(2)
Confronting Our Biases and Acknowledging Our Ignorance	89	(1)
The Historical Context Must Be Acknowledged	90	(1)
The Current Context Must Be Acknowledged	91	(1)
Strengths Must Be Recognized along with Problems	91	(1)
Ethnic Identity Development	92	(1)
One's Own Prejudices and Biases Must Be Acknowledged	93	(1)
A Model of ``White'' Identity Development	93	(1)
Assumptions, Models, and Techniques of Treatment	94	(1)
The Culturally Sensitive Counselor	95	(1)
Culturally Sensitive Intervention Approaches	96	(1)
Resources	97	(1)
References	98	(2)
Clinical Writing	100	(9)
Writing Can Be Learned	100	(1)
Focusing Reading to Learn Writing	101	(1)
Practice and Feedback	101	(1)
Rewriting	102	(1)
Common Writing Problems	102	(1)
Keys to Good Writing	103	(4)
References	107	(2)
Records and Progress Notes	109	(12)
The Function and Maintenance of Records	109	(1)
What Goes into Records	110	(1)
What Stays Out of Records	111	(2)
Progress Notes	113	(1)
Structured Note Formats	114	(1)
DART Notes	114	(2)
SOAP Notes	116	(1)
Time-Sequenced Notes	117	(1)
Process or Progress Notes	117	(1)
Signing Notes	117	(1)
Dictation	118	(1)
Progress Notes and Supervision	118	(1)
Using Your Notes	119	(1)
Other Guidelines	119	(1)
References	120	(1)
Stress and the Helping Professions	121	(13)
Client after Client, Day after Day	122	(1)
Home Common Is Stress among Helping Professionals?	122	(1)
Sources of Stress	123	(2)
The Effects of Stress	125	(3)
Burnout	128	(4)
References	132	(2)
Self-Care	134	(12)
Time Management	134	(2)
Closing Sessions	136	(1)
Cognitive Self-Care	136	(3)
Physical Self-Care	139	(2)
Emotional Self-Care	141	(1)
Support	142	(1)
Multimodal Self-Care	142	(1)
Personal Therapy	143	(1)
Positive Effects on Therapists	144	(1)
Financial Self-Care	144	(1)
References	145	(1)
Assault and Other Risks	146	(12)
The Risks of Assault	147	(1)
Coping with Aggression	147	(1)
Strange Behavior and Strange People Are Not Necessarily Dangerous	148	(1)
Understand Developmental Differences	148	(1)
Understand and Recognize Motivational Factors	148	(1)
Situational Factors and Violence	149	(2)
Recognize Potentially Dangerous Individuals	151	(1)
Early Prevention of Violence	152	(1)
Institutional Responses to Threats of Violence	153	(1)
Prevention of Imminent Violence with Clients	153	(1)
Responding to Assault	154	(1)
Assault Response Training	155	(1)
Aftereffects	156	(1)
References	156	(2)
Closing Cases	158	(9)
Client and Intern Response to Termination	158	(2)
Common Problems in Termination	160	(1)
Toward Successful Termination or Transfer	160	(3)
Issues to Address in Termination	163	(1)
Techniques for Termination	163	(1)
Transferring Clients to Other Therapists	164	(2)
References	166	(1)
Finishing the Internship	167	(6)
Concluding the Supervisory Relationship	167	(2)
Letters of Recommendation	169	(1)
Procedures for Those Seeking Letters of Recommendation	170	(1)
Concluding Relationships with Staff	170	(1)
Letters of Thanks	171	(1)
Looking Ahead	171	(1)
Professional and Political Involvement	172	(1)
References	172	(1)
Frustrations, Lessons, Discoveries, and Joy	173	(6)
Learning from Whatever Happens	173	(1)
Lessons We Wish Were Not True	173	(2)
Lessons about the Lessons	175	(1)
Discoveries and Joy	175	(1)
Closing Comments	176	(3)
APPENDIX A: INTERNSHIP SELECTION CHECKLIST	179	(4)
APPENDIX B: PLACEMENT INFORMATION FORM	183	(2)
APPENDIX C: INTERNSHIP LEARNING AGREEMENT RECORD FORM	185	(2)
APPENDIX D: INTERN EVALUATION: SUPERVISOR FORM	187	(4)
APPENDIX E: INTERN EVALUATION: INTERN FORM	191	(4)
APPENDIX F: EMERGENCY CONTACT AND PROCEDURES INFORMATION	195	(2)
APPENDIX G: ETHICAL GUIDELINES	197	(2)
APPENDIX H: TREATMENT AGREEMENT AND INFORMED CONSENT	199	(2)
APPENDIX I: SUPERVISOR EVALUATION FORM	201	(4)
APPENDIX J: CLINICAL ACTIVITIES RECORD SHEET	205	(2)
INDEXES	207
Author Index	207
Subject Index	210