Clinical Practicum Seminar (2007-2008)
Instructor:
Evan M. Forman, Ph.D.
Bellet Building, Room 320
Tel: (215) 762-4021
evan.forman@drexel.edu
Graduate Assistant:
Erica Yuen
eky23@drexel.edu
Course Description: This class is intended to supplement practicum placements for all students. Consistent with APA requirements for accredited programs, the class serves a colloquium function in the Psychology Department, brings students together to learn about and discuss clinical and practicum related issues, and provides a vehicle for information on practice-related issues. During the year, speakers from outside or within the university will present topics of clinical relevance.
Each year, there will be a Practicum Fair during the Winter term and an Internship Information Session during the Spring term. During the Practicum Fair, information is provided by current trainees and site representatives about upcoming practicum training opportunities. In addition, a handbook of available sites will be distributed. The Internship Fair provides students with information relevant to the internship application process, and will be conducted by a panel of students who have recently completed this process.
Students are required to attend at least 10 practicum seminars by the time they apply to internship that must be documented with certificates of attendance received each time they attend the seminar.
Attendance at Practicum Fairs and Internship Information Sessions prior to 2008 counts toward the required 10 practicum seminars. Beginning in 2008, attendance at the Practicum Fair and Internship Information Session will no longer be counted toward the 10 practicum seminar requirement. (For example, if you attended the Practicum Fair in February 2007, that counts toward the requirement. If you attend the Practicum Fair this February 2008, that will not count toward the requirement.)
Course Registration
Up until 2005: Students generally register for Psy 899 in Spring of their 2nd and 3rd years (3rd and 4th years for J.D./Ph.D. students). Two credits are required before commencing internship. Credits are awarded as follows:
- Credit 1: Attend 5 practicum seminars + successfully complete a practicum placement in the year the credit is registered, including turning in all three evaluations.
- Credit 2: Attend 10 total practicum seminars + successfully complete a practicum placement in the year the credit is registered, including turning in all three evaluations.
Beginning in 2006: Students must earn at least 2 credits of Psy 899 and 3 credits of Psy 897 prior to commencing internship.
- Students must register for 1 credit of Psy 899 in the Spring term of each year they are on a practicum placement. Credit for 899 is awarded for successfully completing practicum (practica) and turning in all three evaluations (for each practicum placement).
- In addition, students register for 3 credits of Psy 897 in the Spring term of the year they will complete 10 practicum seminars.
If you registered for Psy 899 during a year you completed a practicum, but did not receive credit, you will need to contact the Graduate Assisstant (eky23@drexel.edu) to determine what is on record in terms of forms submitted and seminars attended. Once all required documentation is submitted, a Change of Grade form will be submitted to the University.
Practicum Seminar Schedule
Monday, November 5, 2007, 3:30 - 4:30 pm
Location: Nesbit Hall, Room 111 (3215 Market Street)
Addressing the Crisis with Nutrition and Obesity: How to Create Real Change
Kelly Brownell, Ph.D., Professor of Psychology & Professor of Epidemiology and Public Health at Yale University; Co-founder and Director of the Rudd Center for Food Policy and Obesity
Monday, January 14, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Location: TBD (Main Campus)
Mindfulness and Meditation: Tools for Healing and Growth
Michael Baime, M.D., Director of the Penn Program for Stress Management at the University of Pennsylvania Health System; Clinical Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania School of Medicine
Monday, February 25, 2008, 5:30 - 7:30 pm
Location: TBD
Practicum Information Session
Panel of clinical supervisors and practicum students
Monday, March 3, 2008 (tentative), 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: TBD
Career Options in Clinical Psychology and Their Implications for Lifestyle and Family Life
Panel of psychologists from varied disciplines
Monday, April 7, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00 pm
Location: TBD
How (and When) to Testify as an Expert Witness: A Guide for Future Psychologists
David DeMatteo, Ph.D., Assistant Professor of Psychology at Drexel University; Co-Director of the JD/PhD Program in Law and Psychology at Drexel University & Villanova University School of Law
Kirk Heilbrun, Ph.D., Professor and Head of the Department of Psychology at Drexel University
Monday, May 12, 2008, 4:00pm
Location: TBD (Main Campus)
Tentative Title: The role of religion in coping with stress and trauma
Kenneth Pargament, Ph.D., Professor of Clinical Psychology at Bowling Green State
University; Adjunct Professor of Psychology in the Counseling Psychology and
Religion Ph.D. program at Boston University
Monday, May 19, 2008, 5:30 - 7:00pm
Internship Information Session
Lamia Barakat, Ph.D., Associate Professor of Psychology and Director of Clinical Training at Drexel University;
Panel of successful internship applicants