The MFT/PCC practicum program at CAPS is a learning and serving adventure. It is intentionally designed from a whole person, trainee centered approach.
Our primary objective is to nurture Trainees’ growth and development as competent, compassionate, and conscientious therapists.
We welcome Trainees to practice, innovate, and elevate our services to clients and the university community, in collaboration with our diverse and multi-disciplinary team.
Trainees will gain essential and foundational psychotherapeutic skills and competencies, that integrate diversity and inclusion practices through:
- Observing and shadowing experienced clinicians,
- Conducting in-person and tele-health individual, couple's, and group counseling sessions
- Processing recordings of client sessions with skillful clinical supervisors
- Reflection, cultural humility, and being a lifelong learner
Trainees will receive clinical supervision from skilled clinicians, who will model best practices, informed by professional ethical and legal standards.
In addition, Trainees at CAPS will gain:
- Effective clinician self-care
- The ability to utilize a clinical practice management software program
- Clinical and Case Management skills that are specific to the university counseling center setting
- Experience providing outreach and psychoeducation to the campus community
We believe that we will also be enriched by Trainees. The unique and diverse lived experiences, abilities, and perspectives each Trainees bring will grow our effectiveness in service.
Trainee Job Description
For the paid MFT/PCC Practicum Trainee positions, we require an academic year commitment from mid-August through mid-June.
Two weeks of Orientation Training is in-person, Monday-Friday, 8:30 A.M.-5:00 PM before the start of Fall Quarter.
During the academic year, a typical weekly schedule is in-person, 24 hours a week, 8:30 AM- 5:00 PM
Please note that SCU students who are Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) clients are not eligible for this practicum.
Duties and Responsibilities
- Cultivate a safe space that is conducive for individual, couple’s/dyad, and group therapy for university students
- Comply with Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS) clinical and programmatic policies and protocols
- Provide in-person services with the possibility of telehealth in Winter and Spring Quarters.
- Attain an average of 10 BBS qualified, direct clinical hours per week.
- Provide crisis screening and assessment
- Provide case management:
- consultation and collaboration with clients’ support system: campus staff and faculty, family, other community service providers,
- referral and linkage to resources and service providers in the community
- complete clinical and programmatic documentation in a timely manner
- Participate in clinical supervision, case consultations, and mandatory training and meetings
- Participate in clinical supervision with a CAPS psychology intern in Winter and Spring Quarter
- Participate in campus outreach events, as time allows
- Attain a minimum of 150 BBS qualified, direct clinical hours by week 10 of Spring Quarter
- Attain a minimum of 400 BBS qualified non-direct clinical hours by week 10 of Spring Quarter
Minimum qualifications
Concurrent enrollment in SCU CPSY Clinical Practicum Course
Knowledge of:
- basic counseling methods and practices
- basic clinical assessment and treatment planning
- professional legal and ethical standards
- diversity and inclusion practices
Ability to:
- comply with programmatic and clinical protocols
- meet task deadlines
- practice self reflection and appropriate self care
- collaborate with a multidisciplinary team
- respect the cultural diversity of colleagues and clients
- effectively communicate verbally and in writing
- integrate into practice, new learning from feedback and evaluations
- learn and use computer software programs for scheduling and record keeping
Maintain California Association of Marriage and Family Therapists (CAMFT) Membership
Maintain Professional Liability Insurance Coverage
Enroll in Track Your Hours Services
If interested, please fill out the MFT/PCC Practicum Program Application
Contact Training Director, Bich Nguyen-Hamilton, LMFT (bnguyenhamilton@scu.edu) for any questions or for more information