APA Accredited Internship in Clinical and Counseling Psychology
Supervision of Groups Seminar
2011-2012
Seminar Leader: DaHyun Chun, Ph.D.
Goal:
This seminar will develop and review skills in group therapy. This includes training and practice in facilitating and supervising the co-facilitation of various types of groups including support groups, process groups and psycho-educational groups.
Objectives:
Interns will be able to demonstrate competency in the facilitation of psychotherapy, support and/or psycho-educational groups within a university counseling center setting. This will include:
Initiation of groups
Observation of group process
Discussion of group process
Intervention/Clinical skills
Group Termination
Working with a co-facilitator
Supervision of a co-facilitator
Activities:
· Interns will meet weekly (1.5 hours) for Group Therapy Seminar/Supervision with Group Coordinator and staff who are conducting groups
· Interns will actively participate in seminar discussions
· Interns will facilitate or co-facilitate at least one group each semester.
· Interns will receive supervision of their group facilitation from a co-facilitator and/or seminar leader.
Outcome Measures:
Interns will write process summaries of all group sessions and review these with co-facilitator, supervisor and/or seminar leader.
Interns will be evaluated on their group facilitation skills by a co-facilitator (or seminar leader) as evidenced by achieving above objectives.
Interns will be evaluated by members of the groups they lead through satisfaction surveys.
Sequenced Meetings:
Meeting 1: Introduction; Guidelines and procedures for running groups at the CCC
Meeting 2: Stages of Groups, Part 1 (Ethical Issues, Forming Group, Initial Stage)
Meeting 3: Stages of Group, Part 2 (Transition Stage, Working Stage, Ending Stage)
Meeting 4: Video: Evolution of Group (Corey and Corey), Group member roles
Fall 2006: Review group sessions, Discuss current experiences
Spring 2007: Review group sessions, Discuss current experiences