Training Activities

Practicum Counselors in the Counseling Center will provide short-term individual counseling, intake assessment (with diagnostic screening), and outreach to USD undergraduate and graduate students who present with a wide range of presenting concerns including adjustment disorders, mood disorders, relationship concerns, stress and anxiety concerns, developmental issues, alcohol and drug use and more.

Practicum Counselors in the Center for Health and Wellness Promotion will provide peer group supervision, mandated alcohol and other drug assessments/treatment, and some individual counseling to USD undergraduate and graduate students.

Both Practicum Counselors with collaborate to provide psycho-educational group counseling focused on harm reduction for students with low level alcohol infractions.

Supervision

Practicum Counselors receive 1 hour per week of individual supervision with a licensed psychologist, some of whom may be licensed for less than 3 years. Practicum Counselors also receive group supervision from a licensed psychologist for 1 hour per week. Practicum Counselors may also receive supervision from a pre-doctoral intern or unlicensed clinician. Practicum Counselors may have the opportunity to change individual supervisors at mid-year so as to receive a variety of supervisory training. Practicum Counselors also have the opportunity, depending on the placement, to be involved in weekly case consultations, integrated care meetings, staff meetings, and supervision of group therapy.

Professional Development and Consultation Opportunities

The Wellness Area includes the USD Counseling Center, the Student Health Center, the Disability and Learning Difference Resource Center, and the Center for Health and Wellness Promotion. These departments are staffed with people from various disciplines. Trainees have the opportunity to interact with physicians, psychiatric mental health nurse practitioner, NPs, Psychologists who specialize in alcohol and drugs/clinical counseling/disability services, MFTs, CMHPs, and others during case consultations and integrated care meetings through our collaborative care model. In addition, trainees also have the opportunity to interact with University administrators, faculty, staff, and students for various advocacy and care needs. The USD Wellness Area is contacted for consultation by faculty, staff, administrators, families, and students. We also provide outreach services to the university community.

Practicum counselors also have the opportunity to attend any in-services or Continuing Education seminars that are offered by the USD Wellness Area.

Practicum Counselors Contract

The practicum program will consist of ~25 hours per week, not including any training that may be offered on occasion for a 10-month period. One Practicum Counselor will be assigned to the USD Counseling Center while the other Practicum Counselor will spend the year in the USD Center for Health and Wellness Promotion. The Practicum Counselors will switch roles halfway through the training year for a diversity of training experiences. The Practicum Counselor is expected to average 25 hours per week for 10 months (44 weeks) to obtain 1000 required hours by the end of the practicum year. Practicum Counselors are highly encouraged to be available on Tuesday mornings to attend the interdisciplinary team meetings.

Must be available for 7-8 hours M,T,W,TH,F during business hours (8am-5pm).

Rotation	Number of Hours Per Week
USD Counseling Center (CC): ~25 hours
Live-supervised Intake Assessments	2
Videotaped Individual Counseling (not including cancellations, etc.)	10 short term/2 long term
Psycho-educational Group	1.5
Consultation/Outreach	0-1
Individual Supervision by Licensed Psychologist	1
Individual Supervision by APA Pre-doctoral Intern	1
Paperwork/Administration Time	5
Group Supervision	1-2
USD Center for Health and Wellness Promotion (CHWP): ~25 hours
Providing Supervision to Peer Coaches	2
Mandated AODS Assessments/Non-Mandated Counseling	10
Psycho-Educational Group	1.5
Individual Supervision by Licensed Psychologist	1
Individual Supervision by APA Pre-doctoral Intern	1
Paperwork/Administration Time	5
Group Supervision	1-2