The internship, practicum, and field placement handbook : a guide for the helping professions

Title:

Personal Author:

Baird, Brian N., 1956-

Edition:

4th ed.

Publication Information:

Upper Saddle River, NJ : Pearson/Prentice Hall, 2005

ISBN:

9780131181168

Subject Term:

Counseling -- Study and teaching

Social work education

Counselors -- Training of

Human services personnel -- Training of

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Features new for the 4th edition are: incorporates the most recent research and literature pertaining to internship training, ethics and legal issues, supervision, self-care, record keeping, risk management, and other topics; addresses the latest versions of professional ethics codes, including the 2002 update of the American Psychological Association code; introduces the student to HIPAA - the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and discusses the impact of HIPAA on ethical practice, record keeping, etc; provides expanded discussion of Managed Care issues as they impact clinical work and ethical practice; discusses the increasing opportunities and challenges of computer and internet technologies for treatment, record keeping, and supervision; consolidates chapters on Stress and Self Care; and consolidates chapters on Clinical Writing and Case Notes.

Bruce E. Bennett, Ph.D.

Preface	p. ix
Foreword	p. xi
Chapter 1 Preparation	p. 1
Theory into Practice	p. 1
Terminology	p. 2
Finding and Selecting a Placement	p. 2
Meeting with Your Instructor	p. 3
Peers and Campus Resources for Locating Internships	p. 3
Community Resources	p. 4
Choosing a Placement	p. 4
Portfolios, Interviews, and Letters	p. 8
The Rights of Applicants	p. 10
Internship Agreements	p. 10
Evaluation	p. 11
Making the Most of Your Internship	p. 12
Get Help When You Need It	p. 13
Using This Book	p. 14
Introduction to Journal Work	p. 14
References	p. 16
Chapter 2 Getting Started	p. 18
First Impressions	p. 18
Enthusiasm Meets Experience	p. 19
The Role of the Intern	p. 20
The Role of the Professional	p. 20
Meeting Clients	p. 21
Age and Experience Issues with Clients	p. 21
Time Limits	p. 22
Fees for Service	p. 23
Is Treatment Effective?	p. 23
Altruism versus Money	p. 24
Clinical and Ethical Issues Pertaining to Fees	p. 25
Inoculation: What Not to Learn	p. 26
References	p. 27
Chapter 3 Ethical and Legal Issues	p. 29
Ethical Guidelines of the Helping Professions	p. 29
Competence	p. 31
Informed Consent	p. 33
Confidentiality	p. 34
Exceptions to Confidentiality	p. 36
Confidentiality with Minors	p. 41
Dual Relationships	p. 42
Liability and Insurance	p. 48
Technology and Ethics	p. 49
Summary	p. 50
References	p. 50
Chapter 4 Internship Classes and Peer Groups	p. 55
Forming Internship Peer Groups	p. 55
Models of Peer Group Learning	p. 55
Elements of Successful Classes and Groups	p. 56
Video or Audio Recordings of Sessions	p. 59
Role Plays	p. 59
Ethics in Classes and Groups	p. 61
References	p. 62
Chapter 5 Supervision	p. 63
Hopes and Fears	p. 63
Clarifying Expectations	p. 65
Frequency and Timing of Supervision	p. 65
Content of Supervision	p. 66
Didactic Supervision	p. 67
Case Discussions	p. 67
Tapes and Role Plays	p. 68
Live Supervision	p. 69
Observing the Supervisor in Therapy	p. 70
Theoretical Orientation	p. 70
Supervision and Therapy--Differences and Similarities	p. 72
Transference and Countertransference	p. 75
Suggested Guidelines for Therapy and Supervision	p. 76
Conflict in Supervision	p. 77
Evaluation	p. 78
Planning for Future Supervision	p. 80
References	p. 81
Chapter 6 Working with Diversity	p. 84
Reasons for and Resistance to Diversity Training	p. 84
Steps toward Working with Differences	p. 87
Knowing the Diversity within Us	p. 87
Confronting Our Biases and Acknowledging Our Ignorance	p. 89
The Historical Context Must Be Acknowledged	p. 90
The Current Context Must Be Acknowledged	p. 91
Strengths Must Be Recognized along with Problems	p. 91
Ethnic Identity Development	p. 92
One's Own Prejudices and Biases Must Be Acknowledged	p. 93
A Model of "White" Identity Development	p. 93
Assumptions, Models, and Techniques of Treatment	p. 94
The Culturally Sensitive Counselor	p. 95
Culturally Sensitive Intervention Approaches	p. 96
Resources	p. 97
References	p. 98
Chapter 7 Clinical Writing	p. 100
Writing Can Be Learned	p. 100
Focusing Reading to Learn Writing	p. 101
Practice and Feedback	p. 101
Rewriting	p. 102
Common Writing Problems	p. 102
Keys to Good Writing	p. 103
References	p. 107
Chapter 8 Records and Progress Notes	p. 109
The Function and Maintenance of Records	p. 109
What Goes into Records	p. 110
What Stays Out of Records	p. 111
Progress Notes	p. 113
Structured Note Formats	p. 114
DART Notes	p. 114
SOAP Notes	p. 116
Time-Sequenced Notes	p. 117
Process or Progress Notes	p. 117
Signing Notes	p. 117
Dictation	p. 118
Progress Notes and Supervision	p. 118
Using Your Notes	p. 119
Other Guidelines	p. 119
References	p. 120
Chapter 9 Stress and the Helping Professions	p. 121
Client after Client, Day after Day	p. 122
How Common Is Stress among Helping Professionals?	p. 122
Sources of Stress	p. 123
The Effects of Stress	p. 125
Burnout	p. 128
References	p. 132
Chapter 10 Self-Care	p. 134
Time Management	p. 134
Closing Sessions	p. 136
Cognitive Self-Care	p. 136
Physical Self-Care	p. 139
Emotional Self-Care	p. 141
Support	p. 142
Multimodal Self-Care	p. 142
Personal Therapy	p. 143
Positive Effects on Therapists	p. 144
Financial Self-Care	p. 144
References	p. 145
Chapter 11 Assault and Other Risks	p. 146
The Risks of Assault	p. 147
Coping with Aggression	p. 147
Strange Behavior and Strange People Are Not Necessarily Dangerous	p. 148
Understand Developmental Differences	p. 148
Understand and Recognize Motivational Factors	p. 148
Situational Factors and Violence	p. 149
Recognize Potentially Dangerous Individuals	p. 151
Early Prevention of Violence	p. 152
Institutional Responses to Threats of Violence	p. 153
Prevention of Imminent Violence with Clients	p. 153
Responding to Assault	p. 154
Assault Response Training	p. 155
Aftereffects	p. 156
References	p. 156
Chapter 12 Closing Cases	p. 158
Client and Intern Response to Termination	p. 158
Common Problems in Termination	p. 160
Toward Successful Termination or Transfer	p. 160
Issues to Address in Termination	p. 163
Techniques for Termination	p. 163
Transferring Clients to Other Therapists	p. 164
References	p. 166
Chapter 13 Finishing the Internship	p. 167
Concluding the Supervisory Relationship	p. 167
Letters of Recommendation	p. 169
Procedures for Those Seeking Letters of Recommendation	p. 170
Concluding Relationships with Staff	p. 170
Letters of Thanks	p. 171
Looking Ahead	p. 171
Professional and Political Involvement	p. 172
References	p. 172
Chapter 14 Frustrations, Lessons, Discoveries, and Joy	p. 173
Learning from Whatever Happens	p. 173
Lessons We Wish Were Not True	p. 173
Lessons about the Lessons	p. 175
Discoveries and Joy	p. 175
Closing Comments	p. 176
Appendix A Internship Selection Checklist	p. 179
Appendix B Placement Information Form	p. 183
Appendix C Internship Learning Agreement Record Form	p. 185
Appendix D Intern Evaluation: Supervisor Form	p. 187
Appendix E Intern Evaluation: Intern Form	p. 191
Appendix F Emergency Contact and Procedures Information	p. 195
Appendix G Ethical Guidelines	p. 197
Appendix H Treatment Agreement and Informed Consent	p. 199
Appendix I Supervisor Evaluation Form	p. 201
Appendix J Clinical Activities Record Sheet	p. 205
Indexes	p. 207
Author Index	p. 207
Subject Index	p. 210

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