OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY
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Interns spend 18 to 20 hours per week providing psychotherapy and other clinical services to OSU students. This includes 10 to 12 sessions for individual therapy, co-leading one or two therapy/support groups, and conducting intake appointments. OSU CAPS operates under a brief therapy model, and interns are guided and supported as they enhance their therapy skills within this model.
Interns will provide 11 on-call shifts each term. During the on-call shift, OSU students/clients with urgent concerns can be seen immediately for an initial assessment and/or crisis intervention. On-call duties also could require the therapist to respond to phone calls from faculty, staff, students, or parents requesting mental health consultation.
Interns will provide 11 consultation shifts each term. During the consultation shift, interns will see OSU students/clients and explore their mental health needs and assign them up to the services that will be most helpful for them. In addition, interns will help a student, faculty/staff, family member, or anyone else concerned about an OSU student decide what steps they can take given their situation. Consultations take about 15-20 minutes.
Interns can work with staff in particular areas of interest. This may occur through group co-facilitation, outreach initiative work, and/or individual consultation. Some current staff interests include:
Interns meet with their practicum supervisee one to two hours per week to supervise the student's work with clients. Interns also review tapes and help trainees develop a sense of professionalism. A weekly Supervision of Supervision seminar provides guidance as interns learn supervision skills.
Interns will participate in campus mental health promotion/prevention activities for an average of two hours per week. A portion of this time is dedicated to building relationships with key campus stakeholders in conjunction with a CAPS senior staff who is already facilitating work in a particular area.
