{"id":35,"date":"2025-10-21T15:37:39","date_gmt":"2025-10-21T19:37:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/counseling\/?page_id=35"},"modified":"2025-10-21T16:57:52","modified_gmt":"2025-10-21T20:57:52","slug":"training-program","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/counseling\/training-program\/","title":{"rendered":"Training Program"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-columns sidebar is-layout-flex wp-container-core-columns-is-layout-28f84493 wp-block-columns-is-layout-flex\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\" style=\"flex-basis:45rem\">\n<aside class=\"wp-block-group boxout has-light-warm-gray-background-color has-background is-content-justification-left is-layout-constrained wp-container-core-group-is-layout-12dd3699 wp-block-group-is-layout-constrained\">\n<p class=\"is-style-intro\"><strong><em>CPG is not currently accepting trainees for the 2025-2026 academic year.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<\/aside>\n\n\n\n<p>You will find that our program offers a wealth of training and clinical opportunities, a supportive environment, and the flexibility to tailor the experience to fit your individual training needs. Our staff is enthusiastic about your training and dedicated to helping guide you in your journey to becoming a therapist.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Trainees are an integral part of the Center for Counseling and Personal Growth at Clark University. We encourage them to actively participate in various aspects of CPG\u2019s functioning and to assume a major role in the delivery of services. Our staff places a high premium on creating an environment that is professionally stimulating, open to change, and sufficiently flexible to accommodate individual training needs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Clark University is a private, liberal arts university located in Worcester, Massachusetts. Our diverse population of 2,300 undergraduates and 1,000 graduate students are passionately committed to community and social justice issues. Clark is widely known for being the location of Sigmund Freud\u2019s famous 1909 \u201cClark Lectures\u201d \u2014 his only lectures outside of Europe \u2014which introduced psychoanalysis to the United States.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Training program overview<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Philosophy and Goals<\/summary>\n<p>The training program at CPG employs a self-of-the-therapist training model. Training within this model calls for work in which the trainees see and understand their own personal issues, and work with them in all aspects of their training process. Self-of-the-therapist work is the willingness of a therapist or supervisor to participate in a process that requires introspective work on issues in the trainee\u2019s own life, and its impact on the therapeutic process and relationship. Through the presence of humor, collegiality, and an atmosphere of acceptance and understanding, our training program allows an environment for this process to safely and comfortably occur.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Master\u2019s-Level Internship Training Program<\/summary>\n<p>The master\u2019s-level internship is available for students who are in the second year of their master\u2019s training in a\u00a0<strong>Social Work program<\/strong>. Interns are expected to complete 700 hours of practice between late August and mid-May. CPG requires interns to work at our site for 24 hours per week, and interns will receive one hour of individual supervision from a mental health counselor or psychologist per week. In addition, interns will be involved in group supervision, didactic seminars, community education (including preparation for programming), and administrative time. Each intern is expected to carry a direct client caseload of approximately 10 clients per week. Applicants from accredited master\u2019s-level programs are encouraged to apply.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" style=\"padding-top:var(--wp--preset--spacing--20)\">Training program elements<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Direct Client Contact<\/summary>\n<p>Master\u2019s-level interns are expected to conduct initial intake appointments of \u201cfirst-time\u201d clients of the Center for Counseling and Personal Growth. In addition to conducting intake appointments during the academic year, interns and trainees will provide individual counseling services for clients. Sessions generally adhere to a short-term model of mental health services; however, for a well-rounded training experience, trainees might see some clients throughout the course of the academic year. An orientation period at the start of the training program is geared toward preparation for this role as a counselor.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Individual Supervision<\/summary>\n<p>Master\u2019s-level interns will attend one weekly individual meeting with their primary supervisor.\u00a0 During these scheduled meetings, interns and trainees will review cases\/clients, develop case formulations, and discuss treatment options and treatment progress. Based on the intern\u2019s or trainee\u2019s academic program requirements, some may be required to audiotape parts of sessions (with client permission); these can be reviewed in supervision to improve self-awareness, client care, and attention to professional ethics. In addition to these weekly supervision times, interns and trainees are encouraged to consult with other staff members as needed or as appropriate. Consulting with staff, and reading relevant articles\/research, will help trainees learn to integrate research and theory with their clinical experiences.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Group Supervision<\/summary>\n<p>Interns and trainees also take part in weekly group supervision. During group supervision, interns and trainees have the opportunity to exchange a broader range of viewpoints and receive more diverse input. Through a collaborative discussion about clients, group supervision offers interns and trainees a safe and supportive environment in which to ask questions, express common concerns, explore their thoughts and feelings about clients, and discuss positive and negative outcomes.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n\n\n\n<details class=\"wp-block-details is-layout-flow wp-block-details-is-layout-flow\"><summary>Didactic Seminar<\/summary>\n<p>Interns and trainees participate in a weekly didactic seminar where various counseling staff and members from the community present on clinical topics relating to the college student population. During the spring semester, in order to increase their hands-on understanding of college\/university counseling, interns and trainees will each present to the team one topic of personal interest. The goal of these meetings is not only to present specific counseling information but also to provide additional supervision and support.<\/p>\n<\/details>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-column is-layout-flow wp-block-column-is-layout-flow\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>CPG is not currently accepting trainees for the 2025-2026 academic year. You will find that our program offers a wealth of training and clinical opportunities, a supportive environment, and the flexibility to tailor the experience to fit your individual training needs. 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