Impaired Students: Applying the Therapeutic Process Model to Graduate Training Programs

✍ Scribed by Kevin Wilkerson

• Book ID: 102287049
• Publisher: American Counseling Association
• Year: 2006
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 75 KB
• Volume: 45
• Category: Article
• ISSN: 0011-0035
• DOI: 10.1002/j.1556-6978.2006.tb00143.x

✦ Synopsis

Vacha-Haase (1999)

in their comprehensive literature review. Based on recommendations by Forrest et al., a program model for dealing with impaired trainees is proposed. The 5-step therapeutic process model includes (a) informed consent, (b) intake and assessment, (c) evaluation, (d) treatment planning and follow-up, and (e) termination. Each step is explained within the context of graduate training programs, and key points to consider are discussed.

Understanding Trainee Impairment

A review of current mental health literature (spanning counselor education, psychology, and social work) indicates that scholars across disciplines are writing and thinking about trainee impairment. However, no single term for this phenomenon has yet been embraced. Some call impaired trainees "problem students" (Cobb, 1994). Others refer to this population as "inadequate" (