The core of the resident's training includes individual and group counseling with
undergraduate and graduate students, individual supervision, and consultation/outreach.
You'll gain skills needed for success in independent practice as an individual therapist,
group therapist or supervisor in a university setting as well as the ability to autonomously
provide consultation and outreach.
After an intensive orientation during the summer semester, residents begin to build
a caseload of individual clients for weekly or bi-weekly short-term therapy over the
fall semester. During the busiest times of the year, residents may schedule an average
of 15-22 individual therapy sessions per week. Two hours of individual supervision,
two hours of supervision of supervision/supervision of groups, two hours of postdoc
seminar and one hour of case conference are scheduled each week.
The residency program provides ongoing, planned training experiences that focuses
on assuring breadth and quality of training while delivering high-quality counseling
services for Duquesne University students.
Our training program prioritizes:
- Opportunities for the development and refinement of clinical skills to facilitate
practice at an entry level for professional psychology positions
- Specialized training in the practice of psychology in the university setting, to include
direct service to student populations, outreach and consultation to the campus community,
and guided experiences with university administrative duties and functions
- Fostering an increased sense of ethical responsibility and professional identity
- Respect and appreciation for diversity
- A training experience that serves to facilitate continued professional and personal
growth
- Ensuring the quality and relevancy of the training program by on-going program evaluation.
- Individual mentoring through the licensure process.
