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Welcome to the MFT program at ACU!
BMFT 601: Pre-Internship
August 24, 2009
Today’s Agenda
Introductions & announcements (1:00-1:30) Review of syllabus(1:30-2:00) Discussion of dyads & triads (2:00-2:30) Break (2:30-2:40) Discussion of therapy & supervision
observations (2:40-3:00) Intro to desk duty (3:00-3:30) Control room instruction (3:30-3:50)
Introductions
Announcements Election of student representative – next week Important dates for this semester
Staffings – required attendance Tues., Sept. 1, from 12:00-2:00 Tues., Oct. 6 from 12:00-2:00 Tues., Nov. 2 from 12:00-1:00 Tues., Dec. 1 from 12:00-1:00
Beginning of the year social – Thurs., Sept. 17 at 6:30 at Jacob’s Dream
PREPARE workshop – Fri., Sept. 18, in Dean’s Conference Room
Regional workshop with Ron Deal – Sept. 25 MFT Christmas party – Sat., Dec. 5 at 6:30
Announcements, cont.
AAMFT Membership – due 9/28 MFI Manual – posted on MFI Blackboard;
due on 9/7 Graduate chapel – Wednesdays at 11:00
in the Chapel on the Hill Course blog
Review of Syllabus
Dyads & Triads
Dyads & Triads 6 dyads & 3 triads (see syllabus for due dates) Time
Dyad – 25 minutes as therapist & 25 minutes as client Triad – each student spends 20 minutes as therapist
Content – may be real or made up at beginning; must begin processing real material beginning with Dyad #3
When should we conduct our dyads/triads? Reserve a room in the schedule book at the front desk in the
clinic Avoid heavy traffic times – best to do in the mornings or early
afternoons 2nd years have first priority over the rooms
Dyads & Triads
What do I bring on the due dates? Dyad/triad summary (to be handed in) Date, time, & room number from your session
What will we do with recordings on the due dates? You will be placed in a peer evaluation group
(PEG) for the semester PEGs will break up & meet in specified locations
to view tapes & provide feedback to one another I will rotate among PEGs to provide feedback
Dyads & Triads Summaries
No longer than one page Write about your experience as both therapist & client Include both content & process
Content Facts of material being presented What is said/discussed during the session (client lost job; one
spouse cheated on the other; etc.) Process
Feelings/emotions that are present but may not be verbally expressed
Patterns of interaction taking place in the session – parallel, symmetrical, complementary relationships
Feeling words should be in bold type
Break (2:30-2:40)
Therapy/Supervision Observations
Therapy/Supervision Observations
Observe 5 hours of therapy & 5 hours of supervision (1 supervision observation must be a live supervision)
Types of supervision Case consult Video Live
5 different therapists & 5 different supervisors Turn in observation write-up within two weeks Do no more than 1 per week & alternate between
therapy & supervision
Therapy/Supervision Observations Write-Up
Use only clients’ first name Must be written in clinic – confidentiality Must be signed by 2nd year therapist(s) and/or supervisor Separate sections for content & process Process section should contain discussion of type of
relationship between therapist and client/supervisor Complementary Symmetrical Parallel
Therapy – describe homework assignment given to client, if any
Personal reaction
Introduction to Desk Duty
Desk Duty
1st year students are required to do desk duty, for which you receive a Practice Management Certificate
Read “Desk Duty Responsibilities” in manual carefully
Shift times Lunchtime on Monday-Friday Evenings from 5:00-10:00 on M, T, Th, F Saturdays from 9:45-2:00
Desk Duty
Dress code – professional attire Men – slacks, collared shirt, socks, shoes Women – dresses or skirts (knee length), slacks,
blouses/sweaters No jeans No T-shirts
Swiping privileges – only use cards to open/close clinic during desk duty shift; 1st years are not permitted to use their ID cards to open the clinic at any other time
Desk Duty
Responsibilities Answering phone & taking messages Taking intake information & scheduling intake sessions Calling 2nd years if clients cancel Letting 2nd years know when clients arrive Handling traffic coming into and going out of the clinic Balancing payments & securing money at end of evening &
weekend shifts Closing the office
Desk Duty
Other considerations Confidentiality Clients in crisis Do not do try to do therapy!!
Training Sept. schedule
Control Room Instructions
For Next Week…
Class representative election Topics
Accurate empathy Nonpossessive warmth Genuineness
Assignments due Reading
McGoldrick et al., 1-2 Truax & Carkhuff