Dear Potential PhD Practicum/MA Intern Applicant:
On behalf of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Counseling Center, we are excited to begin our
application process for the Masters Internship and PhD Advanced Practicum experiences. Within this
document you will find a tentative overview of the expectations for this opportunity and procedures for
submitting an application. We welcome all interested applicants. Please contact Dr. Noble for the current
deadline to submit applications. Also, please e-mail completed applications to Dr. Heather Noble at
nobleh@umkc.edu.
Interviews will be arranged upon receipt and review of materials. It is expected that we will have
between 5 and 7 slots for interns/practicum students. Offers for positions will be made after interviews are
complete. If you have an interest in working within a university counseling center, we would welcome your
application. Please feel free to contact me directly if you have any questions or if you need any
accommodations. Thanks for considering our training site.
Sincerely,
Heather
Heather Noble, Ph.D.
Training Coordinator/Assessment Coordinator
UMKC Counseling Center
4825 Troost, Suite 206
Kansas City, MO 64110
(816) 235-6467
nobleh@umkc.edu
UMKC COUNSELING CENTER
MASTERS INTERNSHIP AND ADVANCED DOCTORAL PRACTICUM
APPLICATION PROCEDURES
The Masters Internship will be approximately 16-20 hours per week over two (2) consecutive semesters with
time off for University holidays and professional development. The Center will enable the intern to meet the
requirements for Masters Internship outlined by the Counseling Psychology and/or Clinical Psychology
Department. Evaluation by the site supervisor will be sent to the Director of Masters Internship in the
academic department each semester. A certificate of completion of the Masters Internship will be given at the
end of the experience.
The Advanced Practicum will be approximately 16-20 hours per week for students over two (2) semesters
with time off for University holidays and professional development. The Center will enable the Advanced
Practicum student to meet the requirements for practicum outlined by the Counseling Psychology and/or
Clinical Psychology Department. Evaluation by the site supervisor will be sent to the practicum instructor.
For those considering summer placement, the hour commitments are less and more flexible during the
summer semester.
The Center reserves the right to terminate any Practicum/MA Intern who is receiving unsatisfactory
evaluations or who behaves unethically or illegally.
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The Counseling Center will determine the number of Practicum/MA Intern slots available each semester.
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Applicants must:
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The Center will provide the applicant with:
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Be eligible for masters internship or advanced practicum from their department.
Complete an application form, including a vita and two (2) letters of reference (emailed letters
are accepted) from individuals who have advised or directly supervised your clinical work.
Interview with the Training Coordinator and other Center staff.
A copy of hours and work expectations for Masters Internship or advanced practicum.
Any information requested about the Center.
Selection Procedure
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The availability of PhD Practicum/MA Intern positions will be sent to the Counseling
Psychology and Clinical Psychology departments.
Individuals may inquire about the Practicum/MA Intern experience.
Late applications will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis depending on available positions.
The Training Coordinator and Staff will select PhD Practicum Students/MA Interns after
interviews are completed, and no later than within (2) two weeks after the last completed
interview.
All applicants will be informed of their selection or non-selection.
The selected applicant(s) will need to provide proof of satisfactory completion of other
Practicum experiences.
The 16-20 hours per week Masters Intern/Practicum Student experience will likely consist of the following:
HRS
7.0 - 9.0
1.5
1.5
1.0
0.5
1.0
2.5 - 4.5
1.0
16.0 - 20.0
ACTIVITY
Client contact (minimum of 2 hours of intake and minimum of 5 client sessions)
Individual Supervision
Professional Development Training Seminar
Group Supervision/Case Conference
Meeting with Training Coordinator
Outreach
Case Management
Supervision Preparation
Total
FOR MORE INFORMATION about the Counseling Center VISIT OUR WEB SITE AT:
http://www.umkc.edu/counselingcenter/
PRACTICUM APPLICATION FORM
COUNSELING CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY
Semester applying for: _____________________________
1.
Name: _________________________________________________
2.
Home Address: ______________________________________ ______________ _____ _________
Street
City
State Zip Code
Office Address: ______________________________________ ______________ _____ _________
Street
City
State Zip Code
3.
4.
Home Phone Number: (______) ______-________
Office Phone Number: (______) ______-________
Cell Phone Number: (______) ______-_________
E-Mail: ___________________________________
5.
Indicate your graduate training in Psychology:
Date: _____/_____/_____
a)
Master's Degree (Earned or In Progress)
Graduate Program and Institution _________________________________________
Graduate Degree ______________________________________________________
Major/Program ________________________________________________________
Expected Date of Graduation _____________________________________________
b)
Doctoral Degree
Graduate Program and Institution _________________________________________
Graduate Degree ______________________________________________________
Major/Program ________________________________________________________
Expected Date of Graduation _____________________________________________
c)
Other Related Training
__________________________________________________________________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________
6.
Please provide your vita, which should include:
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B)
Your relevant employment history including employee's name, your position, dates, and duties.
A list of all practica and field experiences including the agency, the number of hours there, types
of problems/population, supervisor(s), and dates.
7.
Check each area of client concern seen; place an asterisk (*) next to the types you have
interest/expertise:
_____ Career Choice
_____ Separation/Individuation
_____ Suicide/Crisis Intervention
_____ Depression
_____ Communication Skills
_____ Stress Management
_____ Sexual Concerns
_____ Death and Dying
_____ Time Management
_____ Assertiveness
_____ Identity Crisis
_____ Test Anxiety
_____ Interpersonal Relationships
_____ Handicap/disability
_____ Couples Communication
_____ Physical/Sexual Abuse
_____ Marriage & Family Problems
_____ Loneliness
_____ Anxiety
_____ Intimacy Building
_____ Developmental Arrest
_____ Divorce/Separation
_____ Environmental Mastery
_____ Study Skills
_____ Eating Disorders
_____ Alcohol Drug Abuse:
_____ Other Specify
____________________________________________________________
8.
Please respond to the following items with a brief statement no more than one-fourth of the page per
item (single-spaced).
A)
Describe your strengths and limitations as a counselor/therapist.
B)
Describe your experience working with diversity.
C)
Please state your goals for a practicum or internship at UMKC.
Please address all questions to and/or deliver completed application electronically (i.e. email attachment or
email text) to:
Heather Noble, Ph.D.
Training Coordinator/Assessment Coordinator
University of Missouri - Kansas City
Counseling Center
4825 Troost Ave, Suite 206
Kansas City, Missouri 64110
(816) 235 - 6467
nobleh@umkc.edu
PLEASE INDICATE YOUR DIRECT SERVICES:
a.
Number of actual hours of direct intervention with clients/patients by format listed below:
1)
2)
3)
4)
b.
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Number of actual hours in direct assessment of clients/patients by format listed below:
1)
2)
c.
Individuals
Couples
Families
Groups
Hours of formal psychometric testing
Hours of interview/observation/based assessment
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Number of actual hours in formal consultation, outreach, primary prevention services and/or
psychoeducation rendered
_____
Subtotal of Direct Service Hours: _______
2.
INDIRECT SERVICES:
a.
Number of actual hours spent in activities supporting direct intervention (e.g., report writing,
consulting with other professionals about specific cases, video/audio tape review, and assessment
reports):
________
b. Number of actual hours of supervision rendered to other students:
______
Subtotal of Indirect Service Hours: ______
3.
SUPERVISION:
a. Number of actual hours spent in one-on-one, face to face supervision: _____
b. Number of hours of group/class/peer supervision and case conference on specific cases: _____
Subtotal of Supervision Hours: _____
TOTAL PRACTICUM HOURS: _____
DEFINITION OF TERMS FOR DOCUMENTING PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE
Practicum hour - A Practicum hour is a clock hour. This may actually be a 50 minute client/patient hour, but
is calculated by actual hours, not quarter hours nor semester hours nor number of hours/week multiplied by
number of weeks in the term.
1. Direct Services - These are actual clock hours in direct service to clients/patients. This section is
subdivided by:
1a) Direct intervention by format of client(s) (i.e., individuals, couples, families, and groups)
1b) Assessment activity divided by format psychometric and interview/observation/diagnostic techniques.
These hours should not be double-listed in 1a above.
1c) Formal consultation and primary prevention services rendered which includes outreach and
psychoeducational activities.
These divisions are meant to be mutually exclusive and hours should not be double counted across
sections. The sum of all the subdivisions should equal the Subtotal of Direct Service Hours. Time spent in
activities related to the client/patient but not in the actual presence of the client/patient is recorded as
Indirect Services.
2. Indirect Services - For students in training the time spent outside the counseling/therapy hour focused on
the client/patient are vital learning time. Whether the activity is assessment report writing, process notes or
video/audio tape review, the time spent contemplating the client and planning interventions is necessary for
a rich learning process.
2a) Document the more quantifiable activities of report writing, informal consultation with other
professionals on specific cases, video/audio tape review, and assessment scoring and report-writing.
2b) Providing supervision is one of the common activities for psychologists regardless of setting. Training
in supervision is becoming a more common Practicum experience. Count the hours of supervision
rendered, that was supervised, to less advanced students in the context of teaching supervision skills.
Time spent in supervision of supervision should be counted in the supervision section below.
3. Supervision - Supervision is broken into one-to-one and group supervision.
3a) Hours are defined as regularly scheduled, face-to-face individual supervision with the specific intent of
dealing with psychological services rendered by the student.
3b) The hours recorded in the group supervision category should be actual hours of group focus on specific
cases. Many excellent Practicum courses incorporate both didactic and experiential components in the
course activity. While the didactic portion is excellent training, it should not be recorded as
supervision activity. This may necessitate breaking the hours spent in a Practicum course into
intervention, supervision and didactic activities by actual clock hours. For example, a presentation on
the "Psychosocial Issues of HIV Infection" using examples of cases would be a didactic activity and
not recorded as supervision. However, a presentation of a specific case involving HIV infection that
generates a case conference/group supervision response would be recorded in 3b. Likewise, Grand
Rounds that consist of in-service education on specific topics would not be considered supervision for
the purposes of documenting Practicum hours. These are highly valued activities, but do not count as
supervision.
Total Practicum Hours should be the sum of the three subtotals listed. This is the total Practicum hours
completed by date of application of the year of selection.