Thursday, June 24, 2010

Description of Client Contact Experience

Placement One: Center on Family Living
Total Couple/Family Hrs: 165
Total Individual Hrs: 203.5
Total Group Hrs: 0
Other Contact Hrs: 0

Description of Contact

The Center on Family Living is a clinic of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program of Friends University providing affordable clinical service to individuals, couples and families and is a clinical training facility for students in the MSFT program of Friends University. During my internship at the CFL, I provided 165 clinical hours with couples and families. Approximately 22% of the hours were with families of two or more people and the remaining 78% reflect hours working with various expressions of relational partnerships such as married couples, pre-married couples, and separated couples. While at the CFL, I also delivered 203 hours of services to individuals representing a variety of presenting issues such as various mood disorders, anxiety disorders, relational concerns, phase of life problems, and adjustment displays. I delivered close to 55% of the clinical services by myself, but did deliver services with a co-therapist. The population of those I served was primarily Caucasian living in the Johnson County area.


Placement Two: Salvation Army Harbor Light Homeless Shelter
Total Couple/Family Hrs: 20
Total Individual Hrs: 45
Total Group Hrs.
Other Contact Hrs

Description of Contact

The Salvation Army Harbor Light Homeless Shelter Center is a community agency that offers Christian ministries that provide temporary and transitional housing and rehabilitation services with a focus on basic necessities to families with children. Including group and individual counseling. During my internship at the Shelter, I provided 65 clinical hours with families and individuals. Approximately 40% of the hours were with families of two or more people and the remaining 60% reflect hours working with individuals representing a variety of presenting issues such as various mood disorders, anxiety disorders, relational concerns, phase of life problems, and adjustment displays. I delivered close to 100% of the clinical services by myself. The population of those I served was primarily lower socio-economic homeless African-American females and their families located in the Wyandotte County area.


Placement Three: CAPA: The Child Abuse Prevention Association
Total Couple/Family Hrs: 6
Total Individual Hrs: 0
Total Group Hrs: 8
Other Contact Hrs: 0

Description of Contact

The Child Abuse Prevention Association (CAPA) is a 501(3) c not-for-profit organization, relying on donations and grants to provide essential low-cost or no-cost services to children and families. During my internship at CAPA, I provided ** clinical hours with families and individuals. Approximately 90% of the hours were with families of two or more people and the remaining 10% reflect hours working with individuals representing a variety of presenting issues such as child molestation, sexual abuse, domestic violence and child abuse. I delivered close to 100% of the clinical services by myself. The population of those I served was primarily lower socio-economic Caucasians living in the Jackson County area.