Taken in conjunction with CNS 6710-6720. This is a ten-month placement over the course of at least two semesters. The practicum is designed to integrate didactic knowledge with actual clinical work. Its goals is to develop and enhance professional skills and the use of oneself in the treatment process as well as deepen trainee self awareness. Trainees will keep a log of all client contact hours and supervision hours, which will be required for eventual certification by professional and state certifying bodies.
Trainees receive two field placement evaluations annually.
Grading is pass or fail. Taken in conjunction with CNS 6510-6520. CNS 695 Psychological Development in Later Adulthood Exploration of the on-going process of the development in later adulthood with emphasis on the major theoretical and research findings regarding the intra and interpersonal changes experienced by the aging adult. Systems theory, object relations theory, and intergenerational models inform the theoretical context. Viewing issues from a marital life cycle perspective, students will explore basic techniques and strategies needed by the marital therapist.