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