Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook: A Guide for the Helping Professions

✍ Scribed by Brian N. Baird, Debra Mollen

• Publisher: Routledge
• Year: 2018
• Tongue: English
• Leaves: 346
• Category: Library

✦ Synopsis

The Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook is a practical guide for interns in the helping professions, with real-world knowledge of the skills students need through every phase of their practicum, field placement, or internship. This text expertly guides students through the essential skills needed for beginning work in the field of mental health and outlines skills that will serve students throughout their academic and professional careers. Skills discussed include how to make a great first impression, understanding the process and content of clinical writing, recordkeeping, working with peers and supervisors, understanding diversity, cultivating self-care, and promoting safety. Every phase of the internship is discussed chronologically: from finding and preparing for placements to concluding relationships with clients and supervisors. Following an evidence and competency-based approach, the latest research findings are reviewed from the fields of psychology, social work, and counseling. The Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook is an invaluable resource for students, faculty, and supervisors engaged in the exciting, challenging experience of transitioning from academia into clinical training in the field. Free online resources available at www.routledge.com/9781138478701 support the text.

✦ Table of Contents

Contents
Preface
Acknowledgments
1 Preparation
2 The Adventure Begins
3 Internship Classes and Peer Groups
4 Ethical and Legal Issues
5 Supervision
6 Diversity Considerations in Practice
7 Clinical Writing, Treatment Records, and Case Notes
8 Stress and Self-Care
9 Assault and Other Risks
10 Closing Cases
11 Finishing the Internship
12 Frustrations, Lessons, Discoveries, and Joy
Appendix: Selecting or Establishing an Internship Site
Index