The Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook: A Guide for the Helping Professions - Softcover

Baird Ph.D., Brian N.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0139239626 ISBN 13: 9780139239625

Publisher: Pearson, 1998

Synopsis

A unique core text/reference for Internships, Practicums, and Field Placements in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, and related helping disciplines. Acknowledging, anticipating, and addressing the everyday questions, anxieties, fears, and concerns of interns, this practical handbook bridges the gap between academic coursework and the knowledge, skills, and emotional challenges that are found in the “real world” of the helping professions. Organized both chronologically and topically, the text begins with practical suggestions for how one finds an internship and concludes with how one terminates cases and looks ahead to career options. Along the way students learn about ethics, diversity, supervision, clinical writing, liability issues, dangerousness, stress, self-care and other essential ― but often overlooked ― topics. It draws upon the latest research and information from psychology, psychiatry, social work, counseling, and other helping professions ― as well as extensive personal experience ― and includes exercises for self-exploration and discussion along with easily-removed forms for evaluations, critical information, ethics and other essential tasks.

About this title

From the Back Cover

Students, faculty, and supervisors have praised the second edition of this book as "an essential resource'-' for students, instructors, and held supervisors. Building on the success of the first two editions, this third edition updates the latest literature and research, adds new exercises and a technology component, and incorporates new discussions of legal issues, managed care, student portfolios, career planning, and other critical topics.

Specifically designed to fill the gap between the classroom and "the real world," this book is packed with information students simply must know to perform responsibly and safely in their field placements. Ethical principles and legal matters, record keeping, and effective report writing, making the most of supervision, working with diversity, dealing with dangerous clients, and coping with stresses are all covered in detail and in a style that is bout accessible and practical.

Features:

• Addresses critical topics including ethical and legal issues, record keeping and reports, making the most of supervision, working with diversity, stress management and self care, clinical writing, dealing with dangerous clients, and closing cases.
• Incorporates the latest literature and research along with practical field-tested experiences from instructors, supervisors, and students.
• Organized sequentially and topically to present information as it is needed from the very beginning of the internship through closing eases and planning for what happens next.
• Includes interactive and reflective exercises to encourage self-exploration and stimulate discussion in classroom and supervisory sessions.
• Provides ready-to-use forms for field learning agreements, evaluation, ethical conduct, and informed consent.
• Designed to be used by psychologists, social workers, counselors, nurses, and other professions.
• Incorporates literature from all the above relevant professions.

About the Author

Brian Baird Ph.D. has more than 23 years of clinical experience including work in psychiatric hospitals, group homes, juvenile detention facilities, brain injury rehabilitation and cancer clinics.   A Phi Beta Kappa graduate of University of Utah, Dr. Baird received his masters and doctorate degree in clinical psychology from the University of Wyoming.  In addition to his clinical background, Dr. Baird chaired the Psychology Dept at Pacifiic Lutheran University where he also taught and supervised interns for many years.  Additional courses taught included  abnormal psychology, theories of personality, and graduate level assessment and psychotherapy classes.  For the past 12 years, Dr. Baird has served as a Member of the United States House of Representatives, representing the 3rd Congressional District of Washington State.  In Congress, Dr. Baird chairs the Energy and Environment subcommittee of the House Committee on Science and Technology.  He also serves on the Transportation and Infrastructure committee and was previously a member of the House Committee on the Budget.

Edition details

• Publisher: Pearson
• Publication date: 1998
• ISBN 10: 0139239626
• ISBN 13: 9780139239625
• Binding: Paperback
• Language: English
• Edition number: 2
• Number of pages: 210