This group meets one hour each week during the fall semester to review and discuss several objective and projective instruments. This group provides a forum to conceptualize the use of psychometrics with continuing therapy clients. Seminars occur 1 hours each week throughout the year. During the fall, seminars emphasize issues and skills needed to work at a university counseling center. Current spring seminars include multiple theoretical presentations by each professional staff member.
Interns develop and organize seminars during the summer.
We initially assigned a mentor for each intern. In addition, interns develop mentor relationships on their own with other staff members. This relationship encourages the interns to get to know staff psychologists in a different, more personal level, with no direct supervision or evaluation. The mentor relationship flexibly develops between the intern and staff member and can offer many possibilities for professional development. One hour per week may be set aside for this activity.