Sandy Terranova, M.A.
Executive Director

Lisa Bevington, M.S.
Director

Ann J. Elkin, Ph.D.
Director of Doctoral Clinical Training Programs,
Supervisor of Adult/Adolescent Program

ADULT/ADOLESCENT PSYCHOTHERAPY PRACTICUM PROGRAM

A practicum placement at the California Family Counseling Center (CalFam) is intended for those Psy.D and Ph.D. students who have completed psychopathology courses and who are interested in an applied clinical setting. The practicum is approximately 11 months in duration and will require a minimum, weekly time commitment of approximately 16 hours. Clients seen at the Counseling Center will include adults and couples presenting with a wide variety of Axis I and Axis II diagnoses. In addition to seeing clients at CalFam, students will be required to see clients at other training locations. Students will have an opportunity to treat incarcerated youths at a probation camp, where they will see the minors both individually and in group therapy. Students will carry a caseload of 4 - 5 clients per week, as well as complete clinical intake assessments. Students will also be required to complete two community outreach events during the training year. Other training requirements may be added to enhance the training experience.

To support and enhance training experiences, students will participate in training and didactic seminars that will focus on a variety of topics related to clinical work. They will also participate in one hour of individual supervision, and two hours of group supervision.

The practicum program begins on Monday, August 18, 2008, and concludes on Friday, July 10, 2009. Students will prepare for their training at CalFam by attending a mandatory orientation which will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, August 18, 19, and 20, 2008, from 9:30am - 4:30pm. Students are required to be available on Wednesdays from 10:00am - 5:00pm for mandatory seminars, supervision, and Center-related meetings. Specific times will be determined for individual supervision with the clinical supervisor. Students are required to see clients two evenings per week, or one evening and one Saturday. They need to have some flexibility the rest of the week in order to accommodate clients' schedules.

CalFam, a service of Phillips Graduate Institute, is an affordable, fee for service counseling center, which offers a wide range of counseling, therapy and psychological testing services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Located in Encino and serving the San Fernando Valley communities, CalFam is committed to providing high quality training in a supportive and dynamic environment.

For more information, please contact:
Ann J. Elkin, Ph.D.
Director of Doctoral Clinical Training Programs
Supervisor of Adult/Adolescent Program
(818) 386-5641

To receive an application click here or contact the Research and Administrative Assistant at (818) 386-5625.


PSYCHOLOGICAL TESTING PRACTICUM (CLERKSHIP)

The psychological testing practicum (clerkship) at the California Family Counseling Center is designed to provide students experience in administering and interpreting psychodiagnostic testing in an applied clinical setting. Students interested in the program must be currently enrolled in a doctoral program and, by the time they begin the clerkship, they must have successfully completed all their required assessment courses.

During this practicum, students will focus exclusively on learning psychodiagnostic testing, including administering, scoring, interpreting, and preparing psychological testing reports. Students will become familiar with a variety of testing instruments and their utility in providing data for specific clinical concerns. In addition, they will be responsible for providing written and verbal feedback and referrals to clients, and making treatment recommendations as necessary.

Students will be required to commit approximately 15 hours per week for completing the requirements of the program. Practicum students will be expected to provide 6 - 8 hours per week administering tests, with additional time allotted for scoring, interpreting, preparing reports, and providing client feedback. Students will receive three hours per week of group supervision and one hour per week of individual supervision. All testing data will be reviewed by a licensed clinical psychologist. Tests administered will include personality inventories, projective tests, intelligence and achievement tests, as well as tests specific to referral questions, such as developmental tests and neuropsychological tests.

Students are required to schedule their testing appointments in three-hour time blocks that are appropriate to meeting client needs for assessment. Students can provide testing and feedback services at any time when CalFam is open, but students must be available at least one evening during the week and/or Saturday to administer psychological testing and provide client feedback. Group supervision is held on Tuesdays from 9am - 12pm. Training seminars that will focus on a variety of topics related to clinical work will be on Wednesdays from 10am - 12pm. In addition, students are required to attend a monthly administration meeting one Wednesday a month from
12pm - 1pm.

The practicum program begins on Monday, August 18, 2008, and concludes on Friday, July 10, 2009. Students will be required to attend a mandatory orientation which will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, August 18, 19, and 20, 2008, between 9:30am and 4:30pm.

CalFam, a service of Phillips Graduate Institute, is an affordable, fee for service counseling center, which offers a wide range of counseling, therapy and psychological testing services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Located in Encino and serving the San Fernando Valley communities, CalFam is committed to providing high quality training in a supportive and dynamic environment.

For more information, please contact:       
Robert Kretz, Psy.D. 
Program Director and Clinical Supervisor                               
(818) 386-5600, ext. 463

To receive an application click here or contact the Research and Administrative Assistant at (818) 386-5625.
                          
LATINO FAMILY THERAPY PRACTICUM PROGRAM

A practicum placement in the Latino Family Therapy Program at the California Family Counseling Center (CalFam) is designed for Psy.D. and Ph.D. students who have a strong interest in providing a variety of clinical services in Spanish in an applied clinical setting. A primary goal of the program is to prepare students to provide psychological services to the Spanish-speaking population in their local communities. Practicum students are required to speak Spanish, and will have the opportunity to learn clinical use of the language.

The practicum is approximately twelve months in duration and will require a weekly time commitment of approximately 14 - 16 hours. Clients seen at the Counseling Center may include children, adolescents, adults, families and couples. Students will carry a caseload of approximately 5 - 7 psychotherapy clients per week using co-therapy and individual therapy models. Students may provide a battery of psychological testing depending on referrals. Students will complete a three month intake rotation, conducting phone screenings of those seeking psychological services, and two community outreach activities.

To support and enhance training experiences, students will participate in two hours of training per week that will focus on topics specific to the Latino population, as well as general clinical work. Students will receive one hour of individual supervision per week, two hours of group supervision per week, and two hours per month of group supervision for psychological testing, depending on client referrals. Training in topics specific to the Latino population and all clinical supervision will be conducted in both Spanish and English. Most clinical contact with clients will be conducted in Spanish.

The practicum program begins on Monday, August 18, 2008, and concludes on Friday, August 7, 2009. Students will prepare for their training at CalFam by attending a mandatory orientation which will be held on Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday, August 18, 19, and 20, 2008, from 9:30am - 4:30pm. Students are required to be available on Wednesdays between 12:00pm and 8:30pm for mandatory seminars, supervision, and Center-related meetings. In addition, students must be available for individual supervision for one hour on another day of the week. Students are required to see clients two evenings per week, or one evening and one Saturday, and at other times as needed to fulfill program requirements.

CalFam, a service of Phillips Graduate Institute, is an affordable, fee for service counseling center, which offers a wide range of counseling, therapy and psychological testing services to children, adolescents, adults, couples and families. Located in Encino and serving the San Fernando Valley communities, CalFam is committed to providing high quality training in a supportive and dynamic environment.

Students will receive a $1500 stipend for the 2008-2009 practicum year.

For more information, please contact:
Angie Gonzalez, Ph.D.
Clinical Supervisor
(818) 654-1720

To receive an application click here or contact the Research and Administrative Assistant at (818) 386-5625.