MFT Practicum B   [Archived Catalog]
2011-2012 PO Academic Catalog and Student Handbook
   

MFT 663 - MFT Practicum B


2 credits
This course is developmental in its approach, combining supervision issues that arise in clinical placement with theoretical issues studied in class. Various psychotherapeutic techniques will be examined and clinical skills in intake evaluation, assessment, diagnosis and treatment will be developed. This course will monitor and support the students’ experience in clinical placement and will study issues of counter/transference, and treatment, interventions with various types of crises and ongoing treatment and termination. An understanding of the impact of social, racial, cultural, gender and sexual orientation issues in psychotherapy will be addressed. The class will also examine a wide variety of ethical, professional and personal issues that impact the mental health professional in the pursuit of the profession within the present day health care systems.