Spring 2020
FT551
Brennan
FT551:
Practicum. Anna Brennan, MA, LMFT
PRACTICUM
DESCRIPTION
Students enroll in a total of 12 units of
practica over a period of 12-15 consecutive months. During this clinical placement
each student trainee engages in a minimum of 700 hours of direct therapy
experience, at least 300 of which are direct client contact. Of these, 100
hours must be with children, couples, groups, or families. Students will also
document 400 hours of indirect experience. All practica are graded on a
Pass/Fail basis. (2 or 4 units)
PRACTICUM
FORMAT
Each practica will be taken for 2 or 4 units
until the 12-unit total has been reached. Students are expected to spend
approximately 10-20 hours per week at their approved practicum site. The
student is responsible for all policies and procedures delineated in the
Practicum Manual.
REQUIRED
READING
MS MFT Clinical Training Manual: Department
of Marriage and Family.
ASSIGNMENTS
A student must submit all the required forms, including the Weekly Summary of Hours of
Experience, Live Mode Supervision Log, Trainee Evaluation, and Supervisor
Evaluation each quarter. The End of
Practicum Evaluation must be turned in the last quarter of practicum or when a
student's clinical training at a site ends. These forms must be submitted to
the Associate Director of Clinical Training by Friday of finals week of
each quarter. Students are required to have 300 client contact hours (face-to-face interaction) by the end of
the practicum experience (100 hours must
be marriage, family and/or relational issues.) Ten hours
of the supervision must be based upon live data (audio/video tape, live
observation). A rating of 3 (satisfactory) overall on the quarterly
"Trainee Evaluation" form is necessary for a PASS grade in practicum.
Graduation may be withheld if these requirements are not met.
PREREQUISITES
FS500: FT502; FT522;
FS505; FT508; and FT530A/B/C
RELATIONSHIP
TO CURRICULUM
1. Satisfies the 12 unit
practicum requirement.
2.
Meets AAMFT core
competencies 1.2, 1.3, 1.5, 2.3, 2.4, 2.5, 3.2, 3.3, 3.4, 3.5, 4.1, 4.2, 4.3,
4.4, 4.5, 5.2, 5.3, 5.4, 5.5
3.
Meets BPC
Section 4980.36(d)(1)(B) for the State of CA.
FINAL
EXAMINATION
None