VI. PRACTICUM REQUIREMENTS

PRACTICUM FAIR

The Practicum Fair is held annually in early February late March or early April for students to plan their practicum sites for the following academic year.
Your practicum contract should include:

• A description of the site--type of organization, services offered, clientele, etc.
• A description of the activities in which you will be involved--testing, group therapy, consultation, staff meetings, supervision, presentations, etc. This ought to reflect your supervisor's expectations as well as the student's.
• Your goals for the year--skills, knowledge, proficiencies sought, etc. Students should consult with supervisors to ensure that their expectations are likely to be met.
• An explicit agreement about the nature of clinical supervision. Students must receive a minimum of one-hour face-to-face supervision for each 8-hour day spent at the practicum site. The supervisor must agree to submit two written evaluations of your work; one in December and one in May. Beyond these formal requirements the structure and the content of the process of supervision can be created in such a way that student and supervisor make the most of their time together. Things to consider: will supervision be process-oriented, didactic, formal, over lunch? Will tapes, videos, or role-plays be involved? Will there be an opportunity to integrate course material and questions into the supervision?