APA Accredited Internship in Clinical and Counseling Psychology

 

Research Seminar  2006-2007
 Michael Gore, Ph.D.

Goal:

This seminar will develop skills in conducting applied research in the field of psychology.  The seminar provides training in applied research through readings and discussions of published and on-going research projects. Although the applied research projects will be mentored by senior staff members, the projects will be processed and monitored in this seminar with the Training Director. 

 

Objectives:

Interns will demonstrate competency in the formulation, implementation, and communication of applied research within a counseling and health center setting.

 

Activities:

A monthly one-hour seminar time is reserved for interns to meet to discuss issues related to research. Discussion about the expectations for the independent project are the focus early in the first semester and readings may be assigned as needed according to interns’ research skill and knowledge. The development of the research questions and human subjects’ committee approval are topics in the second half of the first semester. Much of the spring semester meeting time is allotted for processing research methodology. Interns are allotted 4 hours per week of research time.

 

  • Interns will actively participate in seminar discussions.
  • Interns will make progress on dissertation research, if not completed upon arrival at VT.
  • Interns will complete an applied research project based on data from the Cook Counseling Center.
  • Interns will present the final report of their VT project to CCC staff.
  • Interns will consult within and outside the university.

 

Outcome Measures:

  • Interns will present monthly reports to the seminar leader with a listing of the specific research activities completed during the month
  • Results of the independent projects are presented to staff in a research colloquium. Evaluations of the presentation of the VT project will be collected and incorporated in the intern's final evaluation.
  • Final written reports of the VT project will be collected before the completion of the internship year. Reports are compiled in a binder kept in the Training Office.

 

 

 

 

Seminar Schedule
 

 Fall 2006

08-25-06                    Orientation to research seminar

09-22-05                    Discussion of dissertation and intern research projects

10-27-06                    Discussion of dissertation and intern research projects

—1st draft of proposal due

            11-17-06                    Progress report and discussion of proposals

            11-29-06                    Discussion of intern projects—proposal due

12-15-06                    Discussion of IRB procedures

— Submit IRB application

 

 

Spring 2007

1-26-07                      *Progress report and discussion of projects/dissertation

            2-23-07                      Progress report and discussion of projects/dissertation

            3-23-07                      Progress report and discussion of projects/dissertation

            4-27-07                      Progress report and project presentation preparations

            5-25-07                      Progress report and discussion of presentations

            6-01-07                      Intern project presentations to CCC staff

            6-15-07                      Write-up of intern project due

 

*A written progress report is due to the Training Director on this date

 

  

Previous Intern Research Projects

2005-2006

Ghena Ismail.  Group Referral at Cook Counseling Center: A Descriptive Study

Jamie N. Long, M.A.  Thomas E. Cook Counseling Center Pre-doctoral Internships: A Qualitative Analysis

 Maisha Smith, M.A. The Cook Counseling Center's Consultation with the Virginia Tech Community and Beyond

2004-2005

Matt Bitsko, M.A.  Client's Presenting Problems At Intake

Amy Stapleton, M.S.  The Freshman Student-Athlete Experience: Implications for Services and Programming

2003-2004

Mark Perez-Lopez.  A Replication of Graduate Students Needs Assessment: Spring 2004

Brett Scofield, M.A.  A Study on the Effectiveness of Services Offered by the Thomas E. Cook Counseling Center

Corey Reed.  Student Perceptions of the Off-Campus Referral Process

2002-2003

Felicia Brown Anderson, M. A. & Heath Greene, M.A.  The Efficacy of Group Therapy in Addressing Fears of Intimacy in College Students: A Pilot Study

Chris S. Dula, M. A.  University Counseling Services and Student Retention Survey

Alicia L. Townsend, M. A.  Psychological Needs and Attitudes Toward Sport Psychology Among College Athletes

2001-2002

Marya Myslinski, M.A., Lori Kogan, M.A. and Kampbell Salehi, M.A.  Review of Cook Counseling Center Crisis Intake Process for Fall 2000 and Spring 2001

2000-2001

Doug Fogel, M. A.  Treatment of Depression and Anxiety in the Cook Counseling Center: An Efficacy Study

Claire Nicogossian, M.A.  Comparison of Individual and Group Treatment Using the Brief Symptom Inventory

Victoria Stumm, M.A.  Evaluation of an Outreach Presentation on Eating Disorders: Clinical Research Project

David Wheeler, Ph.D., Postdoctoral Resident.  Counseling Outcome Study: Client Perception of Therapeutic Efficacy

1999-2000

Tina Lepage, M.A. and David Wheeler, M.A .  Men and Women Sharing: The Effect of Group Therapy on Healthy Relationship Behaviors and Attitudes

Amy Molnar, M.A.  Evaluation of a Psychoeducational Body Image Group

1998-1999

Brenna Chirby, M.A.  What's All the Racket? : A Case Study of Family Therapy Techniques with a Collegiate Tennis Team

Kimberly Greene, M.A.  A Look at the Effectiveness of Group Therapy at a University Counseling Center

Tiffiny M. Hughes, M.S.  The Relationship Between Counselor Variables and the Preferences Expressed by Students Served at the Thomas E. Cook Counseling Center

1997-1998

Diedre Hayman, M.A.  Black Community Needs