Dear Potential Applicant:
On behalf of the University of Missouri-Kansas City Counseling Center, we are excited to begin our
application process for the Assessment Practicum. Please contact Dr. Noble for the current deadline for
submitting applications. 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 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 1 slot
for assessment practicum. Offers for this position 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
ASSESSMENT PRACTICUM INFORMATION
Students interested in the assessment practicum are encouraged to submit applications by the deadline set by Dr.
Noble. A prerequisite for this assessment practicum is that students have successfully completed at least one
Assessment course in their graduate training and be familiar with clinical interviewing and administration of the
WAIS-III or WAIS-IV.
The assessment practicum will take place within the Counseling Center at UMKC. The student will administer
assessments in one of our rooms, then score tests and write reports in office space. Supervision will be
provided on-site by a licensed psychologist (Dr. Heather Noble, Ph.D.).
Assessments are often geared toward addressing learning styles and cognitive skills. All assessments begin
with a very in-depth clinical interview. Many clients request an assessment to determine whether a learning
disorder and/or attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder is (are) applicable. Sometimes personal strengths,
personality/mood, study skills, and interests are assessed as well. Common instruments used include: WAISIV, WJ-III (Woodcock-Johnson III) Tests of Achievement, WMS-IV (Wechsler Memory Scale-IV), MMPI-2,
BAI, BDI, ADHD checklists (Copeland, CAARS, and Brown), Conners’ Continuous Performance Test-II
(CPT-II), reviewing of report cards, etc. Additional opportunities are sometimes available, that include
projectives (TAT, Sentence Completion, etc.) and personnel selection (Interview & 16PF). Reports and
feedback consultations are then generated to address referral questions, including documented results,
interpretations, and recommendations. Clients are age 16 and older.
Practicum duration will likely be one to two semesters in length (preferably two), though it could be negotiated
otherwise. The practicum student will be on-site 16-20 hours per week (also negotiable), spent across at least
two days. Actual days and times will be determined. Time on-site will be spent learning, administering,
scoring, and interpreting assessments, as well as conducting clinical interviews, writing assessment reports, and
consulting with colleagues. Requests for such services vary, so it is not possible to guarantee particular
opportunities and/or hours spent in actual delivery of services.
Not required for the assessment practicum, but available, assessment practicum students may also participate in
the bi-weekly Assessment Seminar with doctoral interns, Group Supervision/Case Conference meetings with all
staff, Professional Development seminars for additional training, and outreach opportunities of our Center.
The Counseling Center will determine the number of assessment practicum slots available each semester.
 Applicants must:
1) Complete an application form, including a vita and three (3) references.
2) Interview with the staff psychologist supervising the assessment practicum (Dr. Heather Noble, Ph.D.)
and any other staff.
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The Center will provide the applicant with:
1) Information about the assessment practicum, including answers to any specific questions
from applicants.
2) Any information requested about the Center.
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Selection Procedure
1) Individuals may inquire about the assessment practicum experience.
2) Applications will be accepted and reviewed.
3) As appropriate, interviews will be offered and conducted.
5) The staff at UMKC will select applicant(s) and offer the position within four (4) weeks after the
application deadline.
6) All applicants will be informed of their selection or non-selection.
The Center reserves the right to terminate any assessment practicum students who are receiving unsatisfactory evaluations or who
behave unethically or illegally.
ASSESSMENT PRACTICUM APPLICATION FORM
COUNSELING CENTER
UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI - KANSAS CITY
1.
Name: _________________________________________________
2.
Home Address: ______________________________________ ______________ _____ _________
Street
City
State Zip Code
Office Address: ______________________________________ ______________ _____ _________
Street
City
State Zip Code
3.
Date: _____/_____/_____
4.
Home Phone Number: (______) ______-________ Office Phone Number: (______) ______-_________
Cell Phone Number: (______) ______-________ E-mail Address: ____________________________
5.
Indicate your graduate training in Psychology:
a)
Master's Degree
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 _______________________________________________________________
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Semester(s) applying for: __________________ (Please indicate Summer, Fall, and/or Winter 20__)
Hours available (per week): ________________
6.
Please provide your vita, which should include:
A) Your relevant employment history including employee's name, your position, dates, and duties.
B) A list of all practica and field experiences including the agency, type of services delivered, the number
of hours accrued, types of problems/population, supervisor, and dates.
C) A list of three references who may speak to your skills as a graduate student in training and/or your
experience in delivering clinical services.
OVER……………………..
Cont.
7. Check each area of client concern seen; place an asterisk (*) next to the types you prefer to work with:
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Career Choice
Suicide/Crisis Intervention
Communication Skills
Sexual Concerns
Time Management
Identity Crisis
Interpersonal Concerns
Couples Communication
Marriage & Family Problems
Anxiety
Struggling with Learning
Eating Disorders
Alcohol/Drug Abuse
Specific Learning Disorders
Attention-Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder
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Separation/Individuation
Depression
Stress Management
Death and Dying
Assertiveness
Test Anxiety
Disability
Physical/Sexual Abuse
Loneliness
Divorce/Separation
Study Skills
Other(s) - Specify:
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8. Please briefly respond to the following items:
A) Describe your strengths and limitations as a counselor/therapist delivering assessment services.
B) Please state your goals for an assessment practicum at UMKC.
OVER……………………..
Cont.
PRACTICUM EXPERIENCE DURING GRADUATE SCHOOL
1.
DIRECT ASSESSMENT SERVICES
Number of actual hours in direct intervention and assessment of clients/patients (and/or volunteers, as part of an
assessment course) by format listed below:
1) Hours of intake/clinical interviewing
2) Hours of formal psychometric testing
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3) Please list the assessment instruments you have used, along with the number of times you
have administered, scored, interpreted, and written their results in a report. Attach an
additional page if needed.
Name of Tests/Assessments
# Administered
# Scored
# Interpreted
# Reports
4) Total number of assessment reports written
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5) Were any of these reports on full batteries (an integration of multiple assessments)?
If so, please describe:
2.
OTHER ASSESSMENT EXPERIENCE:
Please list any coursework you have completed on assessment (cognitive, mood, personality, etc.). Briefly
describe what the course covered, including the specific assessment instruments.
Please describe any additional assessment experience you have, not previously covered in this application: