FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROGRAM SITE SUPERVISOR S HANDBOOK FOR ORIENTATION AND TRAINING 2014-2015

FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING PROGRAM SITE SUPERVISOR S HANDBOOK FOR ORIENTATION AND TRAINING 2014-2015 Franciscan University of Steubenville Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program St. Joseph Center Steubenville, OH 43952 740-284-7220 1

INTRODUCTION TO THE PROGRAM The Master of Arts in Clinical Mental Health Counseling at Franciscan University aims to develop professionals who respect and integrate human and Christian values. The program combines the learning of therapeutic techniques with a Christian understanding of the human person. The Master s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling is a full-time, two-year program with the majority of classes offered during the day. However, part-time enrollment is available for individuals continuing in a professional career or assuming other responsibilities while completing the program. A total of 54 credits is necessary to complete the Master s degree (Starting in 2015, the degree requirements will move to 60 credit hours). A thesis is not required. Additional coursework is available in the Master s Plus Program for those needing 60 semester credits for licensure requirements (LPC/LPCC) in selected states, including Ohio. MISSION STATEMENT The underlying philosophical approach in the CMH Counseling Program is consistent with Franciscan University of Steubenville s mission to promote free intellectual inquiry conducive to the development of professionals who respect and integrate human and Christian values. The program aims to: provide a strong background of experiential training in clinical mental health counseling skills required of entry-level practitioners advance students comprehension of counseling theories, models, and treatment methods develop research and testing skills needed by mental health counselors foster multicultural competence develop ethical decision-making skills promote an understanding of the physical, intellectual, social, emotional, and spiritual aspects of human development and behavior needed to competently facilitate human growth. Graduates from this program will receive the academic and experiential foundations that will enable them to specialize in a variety of counselor roles, such as community mental health counselors, pastoral counselors, drug and alcohol counselors, college counselors, and relationship counselors. (Some of these specialties would require additional post-graduate training or coursework not available through this program.) The program has the goal of providing educational foundations that enable its graduates to enter professionally satisfying careers, serve others to the best of their abilities, and develop a capacity for intellectual, professional, and personal growth. OBJECTIVES The objectives of the Graduate Counseling Program are to help suitable and committed individuals to develop the following: 2

1. An understanding of human nature based on a Christian philosophical perspective, thus reflecting a holistic, developmental, relational and valuing perspective on the Person, as well as a respect for self-determination and human limitation. 2. Professional Identity as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor, including a comprehension of Counselor roles in mental health, professional ethics and legal issues, self-care, models of treatment and supervision, and relationship to the profession, as well as understanding the impact of crisis, trauma, and substance abuse on mental health. 3. Understanding of and ability to apply: educational, advocacy, consultative, preventive and interventive strategies to fostering mental health and wellness at individual, family and larger-system levels as appropriate. 4. Integration of diversity awareness into response to client needs at individual, family and larger-system levels. 5. Understanding of and ability to apply appropriate, culturally informed individual and systemic assessment strategies to all relevant dimensions of the initial evaluation process, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and re-evaluation, including risk assessment and assessment for co-occurring disorders. 6. Understanding of and ability to apply relevant research findings and strategies to program-evaluation as well as selection, evaluation and enhancement of treatment strategies. 7. Understanding of and ability to apply current diagnostic principles, informed by comprehension of the impact of multicultural variables, co-occurring disorders, and crisis/trauma on the diagnostic process. And to offer: 8. A program of studies that covers the common core curriculum outlined by CACREP and that prepares students for licensure in Ohio and most states. 9. A concentration in Christian counseling for students desiring to learn more about applying professional skills in a Christian counseling setting. These objectives are fulfilled by program activities, and especially through coursework and clinical experiences and supervision. Requirements for Site Supervisors CACREP makes the following requirements of site supervisors: 1. A minimum of a master s degree in counseling or a related profession with equivalent qualifications, including appropriate certifications and/or licenses. 3

2. A minimum of two years of pertinent professional experience in the program area in which the student is enrolled. 3. Knowledge of the program s expectations, requirements, and evaluation procedures for students. 4. Relevant training in counseling supervision. All students must be supervised in their practicum and internship experiences by a clinical supervisor who meets requirements established by CACREP standards. In addition, students who are seeking Ohio licensure and completing training a site in Ohio must ensure that their site supervisor meets the requirements established by the Ohio CSWMFT Board. When determining sites, students are responsible for gathering information about the supervisor s credentials. State of Ohio Requirements for Site Supervisors: Students who intend to be licensed in Ohio and who complete a practicum and/or internship in Ohio must do so at a site that has a supervisor who is a licensed professional counselor with the Ohio Supervisory Credential. 4

MEET THE FACULTY Milo Milburn, Ph.D., LPCC-S Dr. Milburn, an Associate Professor in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program, received his Ph.D. from Duquesne University in 1992 in Clinical Psychology (M.A. Counseling, Franciscan University, 1998; M.A., Psychology, Marshall University, 1978). Currently, he teaches the following courses: Theories & Techniques of Counseling I, Christian Counseling Approaches, Internship II and Advanced Topics: Cognitive- Behavior Therapy. His research interests include forgiving, trauma treatment, cognitivebehavioral therapy and training, and hypnosis in CBT. Christin Jungers, Ph.D., LPCC-S, NCC Dr. Jungers, an Associate Professor and Chair of the department, received her Ph. D. from Duquesne University in 2007 in Counselor Education and Supervision (M.S. Ed., Duquesne University, 2000; B.A., Duquesne University, 1998). Currently, she teaches the following courses: Social and Cultural Foundations, Pastoral Counseling, Human Growth and Development, Career Counseling, Theories and Techniques II, Practicum, Internship I, and Counseling Supervision and Consultation. Her research interests include counseling with older adults, multicultural issues in counseling, and pastoral approaches to therapy. Don Kissinger, Ph.D., LPCC-S Dr. Kissinger, an Assistant Professor in the Counseling Program, received his Ph.D. from Kent State University in 2009 in Counselor Education (M.A., Franciscan University of Steubenville, 1992; B.S., Franciscan University of Steubenville, 1989). Currently he teaches the following courses: Counseling Research and Evaluation, Professional, Ethical, and Legal Issues in Counseling, Group Dynamics and Counseling, Practicum in Counseling, Internship in Counseling I and II, and Advanced Assessment. His research interests include counseling with sexual offenders, counseling with trauma victims, family counseling, emotional deprivation and healing, and men s issues. Dr. Kissinger has held various counseling positions and he has worked in private practice for the past ten years. 5

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Franciscan University of Steubenville Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program Steubenville, Ohio 43952 PRACTICUM STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING Student Name Semester/Year (Please Print) This agreement made this day of 20 betweeen (Name of Placement Site, referred here after to as the Site ) Address Zip Code Phone Number and Franciscan University, Steubenville, OH (here after referred to as the University ) The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Department at the University offers an entry level counselor education program leading to a Master of Arts in CMH Counseling. An essential aspect of this degree program is an experiential practicum semester and two semesters of internship, acquired in counseling or related mental health agencies. I. PRACTICUM GUIDELINES Practicum is understood to involve a minimum of 100 clock hour of service at a Counseling or related Agency or Program site. including 40 hours of direct service in individual an/or group counseling. Practicum interns will receive small group and individual supervision by University faculty supervisors, in addition to supervision provided by practicum site supervisors. Practicum interns are expected to obtain audio or video tape recordings of counseling sessions unless prohibited by the practicum site. 7

II. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE 1. Qualified University faculty in the CMH Counseling Program are responsible for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating the practicum course requirements for graduate trainees. 2. Qualified University faculty will provide group and individual supervision of practicum students and act as liaisons between the CMH Counseling Program and the on-site supervisors at the Placement Agency or Program. 3. University faculty will plan practicum experiences as needed in collaboration with the Agency or Program Coordinator of practicum placement and the appointed on-site supervisors of the graduate trainees. 4. Faculty and graduate trainees are obligated to the policies, procedures and rules of the Placement Agency or program. 5. Faculty and graduate trainees share in professional responsibility, accountability and confidentiality of information regarding services to clients. 6. Faculty, graduate trainees and Agency or Program staff personnel will share in evaluating the trainee s experiences in the program. 7. The University faculty and graduate trainees understand that the Placement Agency or Program shall have complete control over its clients. 8. University faculty and graduate trainees understand that the client s welfare is primary and that the Placement Agency or Program has the right to request that a graduate trainee be withdrawn from the counseling facility if his or her work performance or conduct are having detrimental effects on any of Agency s or Program s clients or personnel. All facts relative to the reason for such a request will be presented to Franciscan University of Steubenville CMH Counseling Department Chair or the student s faculty supervisor. It is agreed that Franciscan University of Steubenville will remove the graduate trainee from the Placement Agency or Program. It is also understood that the Placement Agency or Program would make every effort to rectify unsatisfactory graduate trainee work performances short of requiring a trainee s withdrawal and that the Placement agency or Program would assist in providing adequate information to the trainee and CMHC Program to enable adequate due process evaluation procedures. 8

9. Faculty and graduate trainees will be protected by liability insurance for the duration of the practicum experience. Trainees are required to carry the group liability insurance arranged for with assistance of the University. Personal, private liability insurance is optional for the trainee. III. RESPONSIBILITIES OF PRACTICUM AGENCY OR PROGRAM 1. The Agency/Program accepts CMHC Program s students for counseling practicum placements which will be cooperatively arranged and scheduled a reasonable time in advance. The Placement Agency or Program will clarify its policies on audio and videotaping of sessions. 2. Areas for conducting counseling sessions and for doing paper work will be available for graduate trainees. Provisions will be made to ensure that students have the ability to meet course requirements for practicum, especially regarding direct service hours with clients (40 hours over the course of a semester). 3. The Site supervisor of the graduate trainee at the Agency/Program will provide ongoing verbal performance feedback to the trainee, as well as a written evaluation upon completion of the practicum. The University will provide to the site supervisor a standard evaluation form for the final evaluation. 4. The Agency/Program has a right to request the University to withdraw any student from its facility when conduct or work with patients or personnel is not, in the opinion of the Administration of said Agency/Program, in accordance with acceptable standards of performance. IV. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Obtain transportation to and from the site. 2. Schedule and attend weekly supervision sessions with onsite supervisor and attend weekly supervision sessions with faculty supervisors. 3. Adhere to the ethical guidelines of the ACA Code of Ethics. 4. Adhere to the policies and procedures, rules, and standards of the placement site. 9

The term of this agreement shall be from (day/month/year) to, unless terminated by either party, giving notice to the other. Date Administrator, Agency/Program Date Chair, CMH Counseling Department Date Practicum Student 10

Franciscan University of Steubenville Practicum in Mental Health Counseling CSL 624 Course Syllabus - 3 Credits **Note: This is a common syllabus for all CSL 624 practicum supervision sections. Individual practicum supervisors may have additional requirements. COURSE DESCRIPTION The Practicum in Mental Health Counseling is intended to be a closely supervised introductory counseling experience in a counseling, mental health or human service agency/program. Practicum is designed to begin or further the development of students as professional counselors through opportunities to apply professional counseling knowledge and skills in service to actual clients. A faculty supervisor will provide weekly group supervision (1.5 hours) and individual or triadic supervision (1 hour). In addition, the Placement Agency/Program supervisor will provide 1 hour of individual or triadic supervision for every 20 hours on site (approximately ½ hour per week or 1 hour every two weeks). A list of competencies which practicum students are expected to develop is presented below as an ideal for a practicum experience. It is understood that not all agencies or programs will offer experiences in all of the competencies described, depending on the overall scope and focus of the agency or program or on the particular placement within the agency or program. It is also understood that the exact nature of a practicum student s experiences may vary according to the student s pre-practicum level of experience, training and interests. PROGRAM Goals To help suitable and committed individuals to develop the following: 1. An understanding of human nature based on a Christian philosophical perspective, thus reflecting a holistic, developmental, relational and valuing perspective on the Person, as well as a respect for selfdetermination and human limitation 2. Professional Identity as a Clinical Mental Health Counselor, including a comprehension of Counselor roles in Mental Health, professional ethics and legal issues, self-care, models of treatment and supervision, and relationship to the profession, as well as understanding the impact of crisis, trauma, and substance abuse on Mental Health 3. Understanding of and ability to apply: educational, advocacy, consultative, preventive and interventive strategies to fostering Mental Health & Wellness at individual, family and larger-system levels as appropriate 4. Integration of diversity awareness into response to client needs at individual, family and larger-system levels 5. Understanding of and ability to apply appropriate, culturally informed individual and systemic assessment strategies to all relevant dimensions of the initial evaluation process, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and re-evaluation, including risk assessment and assessment for co-occurring disorders 6. Understanding of and ability to apply relevant research findings and strategies to program-evaluation as 11

well as selection, evaluation and enhancement of treatment strategies 7. Understanding of and ability to apply current diagnostic principles, informed by comprehension of the impact of multicultural variables, co-occurring disorders, and crisis/trauma on the diagnostic process And to offer: 8. A program of studies that covers the common core curriculum outlined by CACREP and that prepares students for licensure in Ohio and most states. 9. A concentration in Christian counseling for students desiring to learn more about applying professional skills in a Christian counseling setting. COURSE OBJECTIVES At the completion of this course, students will be expected to meet the following objectives: Course Goal Measure CACREP (Core & MH) & Program Skillfully conduct interviews and intakes (including): -Listening skills -Observation skills -Rapport building skills -Psychosocial history-taking skills (for presenting problem, family and trauma history, work history, and medical history) - Mental Status assessment skills Skillfully conduct treatment (including): -Applying clinical awareness skills (the ability to accurately identify relevant client issues, problems, concerns) -Applying basic skills (listening, observing, rapport, Interpretation, education, advocacy) in treatment -Understand importance of risk-prevention and assessing for crisis, trauma, and -Site Evaluation -Evaluation through faculty supervision (group/individual, tapes, presentations, etc.) -Self-evaluations -Site Evaluation -Evaluation through faculty supervision (group/individual, tapes, presentations, etc.) -Self-evaluations Core: G.5.c, MH: A.6, A.9, C.2, C.4, D.6, H.2, H.3 Program: 2, 3, 5, 7 Core: G.5.c, G.5.d, G.5.g, MH.A5, C.6, C.7, C.8 D.1, D.3, D.8, J.1, H.4, H.1 Program 2, 3 12

substance abuse -Skill in addressing Co-Occurring Disorders (e.g. abuse/addiction) - Appreciation of systemic influences (family, community, etc.) on symptoms and solutions Skillfully document professional activities (including): -progress notes -utilization of existing documentation & resources -Site Evaluation -Evaluation through faculty supervision (group/individual, tapes, presentations, etc.) MH.C.7, D.7 Program 2 Provide appropriate case management (including): -Knowing the goals, purposes and procedures of one s site -Knowing and applying the commonly used referral sources and procedures for one s site -Skill in helping clients connect with relevant resources outside site -Understanding Emergency Management -Understands the range of mental health service delivery Agency Administration Skills: -Knowing the administrative and operative structure of the agency, including the linestaff assignments, funding source and operational policies -Self-evaluations -Agency Paper -Site Evaluation -Evaluation through faculty supervision (group/individual, tapes, presentations, etc.) -Self-evaluations -Agency Paper -Site Evaluation -Self-evaluations Core: G.1.b, G.1.c MH.A.10, C.5, D.4, D.7, F.1, B.2 Program 1,2 MH.A.8 Program: 2 13

Behave in keeping with a professional counseling identity (including): -Skill in adhering to national and local ethical and legal standards for the profession -Knowing and adhering to agency professional standards/quality assurance policies, including policies on client-counselor relationship, record keeping, referral, consultation and peer review processes -Punctuality and completing tasks in timely manner -Following site policies and procedures -Openness to supervision -Understanding importance of relationships between counselors and other professionals/interdisciplinary treatment teams Respond appropriately to a culturally diverse client population (including): -Awareness and respect for client s cultural differences -Orientation to learning more about clients cultures as needed -Exercise effective interpersonal skills: -Sensitivity to needs of others -Ability to establish relationships with clients and staff -Agency Paper -Site Evaluation -Evaluation through faculty supervision (group/individual, tapes, presentations, etc.) -Self-evaluations -Site Evaluation -Evaluation through faculty supervision (group/individual, tapes, presentations, etc.) -Self-evaluations Core: G.1.b, G.1.j MH.A2, A.3, B.1, C.9, D.9 Program 2, 3 Core: G.2.a, MH. D.5, D.2 F.3, F.2 Program 1,2,3, 4 14

PRACTICUM EXPECTATIONS 1. Hours of Service: Practicum students are expected to perform a minimum of 100 clock hours of service (approximately one day per week arranged according to the mutual needs and convenience of the student and the placement agency/program). These service hours should include a minimum of 40 hours of direct service to clients, in individual and group counseling, as well as time spent in indirect service such as, case management activities (paperwork, phone calls, case staffing), supervision, and other placement-related service and professional development activities. 2. Supervision: Practicum students will participate in weekly group supervision sessions of approximately one and one half hours and weekly individual or triadic supervision lasting one hour. Supervision times are to be arranged according to the mutual availability of the faculty supervisor and the practicum students. Students also will arrange for onsite supervision with their clinical supervisor (1/2 hour/week) 3. Audiotaping and Videotaping: Practicum students are expected to audiotape and videotape a total of at least three (3) sessions with clients for the purpose of supervision with the faculty supervisor. At least one (1) session is to be videotaped. Recordings of client sessions are subject to the policies, rules and regulations of the placement agency/program. 4. Record Keeping for Practicum: Practicum students are expected to complete weekly log sheets of direct and indirect service. Log templates are found in the handbook and online. Logs must be completed in a professional manner and turned in on a biweekly basis. Failure to turn in logs will result in an incomplete or failure for the course. Practicum students are expected to complete any paperwork required by the placement agency/program including any termination reports. 5: Agency Report: Students will complete an agency report that includes a description of the agency in the following areas: a. History b. Formal organizational structure (and informal if appropriate) c. Philosophy or mission statement d. Primary client population(s) served e. Funding source(s) f. Professional standards for comparable entry level counseling positions, including a sample job description listing the specific joy responsibilities and the requirements for education, prior experience and professional licensure or certification for the practicum student s position. g. Emergency management procedures 15

Existing agency documents can be included as appendices for any of these areas. 6: Evaluations: At mid-semester and at the end of the semester, practicum students will receive feedback regarding their performance and progress in their service at the placement agency/program from the placement supervisor(s) and the faculty supervisor. Students also are required to complete a self evaluation at the end of the semester. Placement site supervisors will complete a final evaluation of the student s performance at the end of the semester. COURSE EVALUATION It is understood that practicum students enter practicum with a wide variety of experience and of counseling skill levels. Grades will be assigned by one s assigned faculty supervisor based on the quality of the student s actual service to clients, work performance, and overall development throughout the course. Professionalism will be considered in evaluation (e.g., completion of paperwork on a timely and responsible manner, not missing days at the site, etc.). Failure to complete any required paperwork for the faculty supervisor and/or the placement agency/program could result in a lower and/or incomplete final grade. Graduate student counselors are expected to develop a number of professional competencies and attitudes over the course of their graduate training. A common evaluation form will be completed by faculty and placement supervisors. Individual faculty supervisors may use additional evaluation techniques, i.e. quizzes, exams, etc. A Completion of all practicum hours and course requirements (audio/video tapes, supervision sessions, agency paper) and clinical judgment of on-site and program supervisors B Completion of all practicum hours, partial completion of course requirements, and clinical judgment of on-site and program supervisors Below a B is grounds for repeating the Practicum experience. 16

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Franciscan University of Steubenville Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program Steubenville, Ohio 43952 INTERNSHIP STATEMENT OF UNDERSTANDING Student Name Semester/Year (Please Print) This agreement made this day of 20 betweeen (Name of Placement Site, referred here after to as the Site ) Address Zip Code Phone Number and Franciscan University, Steubenville, OH (here after referred to as the University ) The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Department at the University offers an entry level counselor education program leading to a Master of Arts in CMH Counseling. An essential aspect of this degree program is an experiential practicum semester and two semesters of internship, acquired in counseling or related mental health agencies. I. INTERNSHIP GUIDELINES Each semester of Internship is understood to involve a minimum of 300 clock hours of service at a Counseling or related Agency of Program site, including 120 hours of direct service in individual and/or group counseling. Graduate interns are expected to receive at least one hour of direct, face-to-face supervision by the internship site supervisor for every 20 hour spent at the internship site, as well as a small group and individual supervision by University faculty supervisors. 18

II. RESPONSIBILITIES OF FRANCISCAN UNIVERSITY OF STEUBENVILLE 2. Qualified University faculty in the CMH Counseling Program are responsible for planning, developing, implementing and evaluating the internship course requirements for graduate interns. 2. Qualified University faculty will provide group and individual supervision of practicum students and act as liaisons between the CMH Counseling Program and the on-site supervisors at the Placement Agency or Program. 3. University faculty will plan internship experiences as needed in collaboration with the Agency or Program Coordinator of practicum placement and the appointed on-site supervisors of the graduate trainees. 4. Faculty and graduate trainees are obligated to the policies, procedures and rules of the Placement Agency or program. 5. Faculty and graduate trainees share in professional responsibility, accountability and confidentiality of information regarding services to clients. 6. Faculty, graduate trainees and Agency or Program staff personnel will share in evaluating the intern s experiences in the program. 7. The University faculty and graduate trainees understand that the Placement Agency or Program shall have complete control over its clients. 8. University faculty and graduate trainees understand that the client s welfare is primary and that the Placement Agency or Program has the right to request that a graduate trainee be withdrawn from the counseling facility if his or her work performance or conduct are having detrimental effects on any of Agency s or Program s clients or personnel. All facts relative to the reason for such a request will be presented to Franciscan University of Steubenville CMH Counseling Department Chair or the student s faculty supervisor. It is agreed that Franciscan University of Steubenville will remove the graduate trainee from the Placement Agency or Program. It is also understood that the Placement Agency or Program would make every effort to rectify unsatisfactory graduate trainee work performances short of requiring a trainee s withdrawal and that the Placement agency or Program would assist in providing adequate information to the trainee and Counseling Program to enable adequate due process evaluation procedures. 19

9. Faculty and graduate trainees will be protected by liability insurance for the duration of the practicum experience. Trainees are required to carry the group liability insurance arranged for with assistance of the University. Personal, private liability insurance is optional for the intern. III. RESPONSIBILITIES OF INTERNSHIP AGENCY OR PROGRAM 1. The Agency/Program accepts CMH Counseling Program s students for counseling internship placements which will be cooperatively arranged and scheduled a reasonable time in advance. The Placement Agency or Program will clarify its policies on audio and videotaping of sessions. 2. Areas for conducting counseling sessions and for doing paper work will be available for graduate trainees. Provisions will be made to ensure that students have the ability to meet course requirements for internship, especially regarding direct service hours with clients (120 hours over the course of a semester). 3. The Site supervisor of the graduate trainee at the Agency/Program will provide ongoing verbal performance feedback to the trainee, as well as a written evaluation upon completion of the practicum. The University will provide to the site supervisor a standard evaluation form for the final evaluation. 4. The Agency/Program has a right to request the University to withdraw any student from its facility when conduct or work with patients or personnel is not, in the opinion of the Administration of said Agency/Program, in accordance with acceptable standards of performance. IV. STUDENT RESPONSIBILITIES 1. Obtain transportation to and from the site. 2. Schedule and attend weekly supervision sessions with onsite supervisor and attend weekly supervision sessions with faculty supervisors. 3. Adhere to the ethical guidelines of the ACA Code of Ethics. 4. Adhere to the policies and procedures, rules, and standards of the placement site. 20