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Mission

TWU's Counseling Center provides services which help students to achieve their educational goals, to learn the process of problem solving and decision making, to develop the capacity for satisfying relationships, and to make full use of their potential for continued growth beyond their educational experience. It is the only campus agency designated to provide psychological services solely to students.

Philosophy

Counseling services are founded on the belief that individuals possess an inherent desire to develop themselves fully, and to make choices and commitments which lead to rewarding lives for themselves and for members of the communities in which they live.

As students are challenged by the developmental hurdles specific to their age and life experiences, they require knowledge, abilities, support, and an accepting environment within which to develop their individuality. A primary focus of counseling services is to help each student experience the fullness of her or his developmental potential.

The Counseling Center endorses and supports an eclecticism of methods within a framework which holds that the quality of the client-therapist relationship is central to effective intervention.

Services

Counseling Center services continue to grow and develop, and they maintain a sensitivity to the changing needs of the university's population. A comprehensive array of services is offered, including counseling/psychotherapy (individual, group, and couples), crisis intervention, intern and practicum training, consultation, outreach programming, psychological and career assessment, national test administration, and dissemination of self-help information.

Staff

The professional staff includes five full-time staff psychologists on the Denton campus, and three full-time predoctoral psychology interns. Psychiatric services are contracted through the Denton County Mental Health/Mental Retardation System. Four practicum students provide additional counseling services on the Denton campus during the fall and spring semesters. There is one full-time licensed psychologist on the Dallas campus and one full-time psychologist and one half-time psychologist on the Houston campus.

All of the Denton Senior Staff are licensed in Texas as psychologists; one of these is also a Diplomate in Counseling Psychology. In addition to the Counseling Center training staff, three Associate Training Staff from the Department of Psychology also provide supervision and training for interns. All Associate Training Staff have Texas licensure. A list of the 2007-2008 Denton campus training staff and interns can be found in Appendix A.

Clerical staff in Denton includes two full-time secretaries and one part-time student assistant.

Client Population

TWU's commitment to providing a "learning environment that empowers and affirms the full development of women" (TWU General Catalog, 1995-1997, p. 3) attracts a wide variety of women who are similarly committed to their own development. In assisting that development, the Counseling Center serves a predominantly female but otherwise quite diverse client population at TWU. Academic classifications of Counseling Center clients range from first year students through doctoral students, and the average age is around 28. Approximately forty percent of the student population is ethnically diverse (primarily African American, Hispanic, International, and multi-ethnic), over 50 percent of the clients are involved in some type of committed relationship, about one third have children, and 10 percent self-identify as lesbian/gay or bisexual. About half have been in counseling elsewhere before receiving counseling services at TWU. The largest majority of our clients seek assistance for personal and relationship concerns, many of which are fairly serious and/or long-standing (e.g., sexual abuse, depression, suicide, emotional/physical abuse, loss, family dysfunction/substance abuse). A more detailed breakdown of client characteristics is available in Appendix B.

Hours of Operation

During the fall and spring semesters, the Counseling Center begins its operation at 7:30 a.m., Monday through Friday. Evening hours (until 7 p.m.) are available Monday through Wednesday and the Center closes at 5 p.m. on Thursday and Friday each week. The Center is open 8 a.m.-5 p.m. during summer semesters and breaks.

Facilities

The Counseling Center on the Denton campus is centrally located in West Jones Hall, a former residence hall for students. The Counseling Center occupies two floors and a total of 22 rooms. The ground floor houses the general Counseling Center activities; staff and trainee offices are comparably furnished and distributed on both floors. All rooms have large windows and are equipped for individual counseling and small group functions. Four observation rooms and audio/video equipment are available for training and supervision.

Internship Program

The internship is an organized health service training program that provides supervised experiences in all Counseling Center services and functions. The TWU Counseling Center places a strong emphasis on training activities and values. Internship experiences are well integrated into the agency as a whole.

Unique Strengths

The TWU Counseling Center offers unique training opportunities in the following areas:

1. The clients of the Counseling Center are drawn from a population of students at TWU that in general are older than traditional age and highly committed to both their academic and personal growth. At the same time, most of these students have experienced significant life trauma and stressors and are at varying points in the process of recovery and healing. Interns, therefore, have numerous opportunities to work with clients who are able to function well while they work on fairly serious therapy issues within a brief therapy model.
2. Interns are encouraged and expected to participate actively in organizational planning and in fulfilling service needs. The size and interdependent nature of the agency (including a senior staff-to-intern ratio of five to three) provide for first-hand experience in counseling center operation, an opportunity which is not typically available in larger training sites.
3. As the only counseling center internship in the nation offered at a women's university, a special opportunity is provided to focus on the issues of women throughout their adult life span. Issues which are especially common among TWU's students are: women's identity development (especially sexual identity, professional identity, family role exploration, etc.), women in transition (divorce/separation, career re-entry, multiple role conflict, etc.), and the victimization of women (sexual abuse, sexual assault, relationship violence, etc.).
4. Feedback from previous interns has indicated that the internship experience at TWU has enriched their appreciation for ethical issues. Regular informal discussions of such issues allows interns to integrate ethics into their day-to-day functioning. Similarly the staff has a commitment to diversity both formally through the training program and informally through everyday discussion of cultural events, customs, food, celebrations/holidays, and literature or films of interest to current staff and interns.
5. Supervision is a plus for this site. Interns have a case supervisor for clinical work, internship supervisor for professional and personal development, supervision for group therapy, supervision of their supervision of practicum students and supervision for psychological assessment. Included in supervision of practicum students is a seminar where interns will receive selected books and articles to provide a common research/theoretical foundation for their applied supervision work. There are similar formats for group supervision, case review and assessment seminar.
6. Strong support is provided for the completion of the intern's dissertation in the form of time and resources. Each intern office has a computer with network access to the Internet and a laser printer.

Philosophy and Goals

The training program is based on the conviction that professional and personal development are mutually inclusive processes. There is recognition that an internship is a critical period of transition and integration. Thus the philosophy of the training program is developmental and focuses on learning and skill building through experience and understanding. The training staff is committed to providing an opportunity for interns to learn and work in an applied setting as a practitioner with a scientific foundation. This translates into a model designed to facilitate intern development through extensive supervision and mentoring, didactics based on the science and practice of psychology, and applied practice. The primary objective of the internship program is the development of counseling and clinical psychologists with a repertoire of skills which can facilitate professional employment in a variety of settings. The goals of the program are:

1. To facilitate the clinical competence of interns in the areas of therapy, intakes, crisis intervention, outreach and psychological assessment.
2. To enhance the intern's commitment to the life-long process of personal and professional development through the facilitation of theory consolidation and integration, knowledge and application of APA ethical principles, role transition from intern to professional, and participation in activities to consolidate professional identity and interests.
3. To facilitate competence in the area of clinical supervision through exposure to relevant literature and applied practice.
4. To enhance the intern's appreciation and understanding of human diversity and the translation of this into culturally relevant interventions through acquisition of knowledge and application of sensitive treatment interventions, as well as attention to awareness of self in relation to differences from others.

In addition to these general goals for all interns, specific individual goals are discussed with and approved by the Training Director during August orientation.

Philosophy of Supervision and Self-Disclosure

The training program adheres to the belief that supervision is a valuable and indispensable tool for all trainees and staff. Regardless of the specific work activity, we believe that self-awareness is a critical component of ongoing professional growth. Due to our belief that the theraputic alliance is a central component of any helping relationship, it is our expectation that interns will recognize, improve, and employ those personal qualities that will enhance their work with clients, peers, other center staff, and the university community. Opportunities for personal exploration and self-reflection that impact professional development inevitably occur throughout the training year. Training staff provide ongoing feedback to promote the integration of personal and professional development.

The internship program functions in a manner consistent with the American Psychological Association's 2002 Revised Ethical Standard 7.04 (Student Disclosure of Personal Information). When appropriate, interns are encouraged, but not required, to explore historical influences and personal qualities and how these may either help or hinder psychological interventions and professional interactions. Supervisors are committed to creating a safe, trusting, and respectful environment in order to facilitate this exploration. Supervision is never viewed as psychotherapy, but rather promotion of the intern's overall professional development. Training staff, however, have the option to recommend, but not require, outside therapy to individuals who they feel could benefit from in-depth exploration of personal issues which appear to negatively impact one's professional development.

Weekly Activities

(b) Interns are allotted 2 hours per week for dissertation work during the fall and spring semesters (while classes are in session) and 5 hours per week during the remaining 20 weeks of the internship year (semester breaks and summer session). This represents an average of over 3 hours per week for fifty weeks for dissertation work. Average individual client hours per week are correspondingly adjusted from 12 to 9 during these 20 weeks.

Service Activities

Interns commit approximately 20 of 22 service hours each week to interventions for a variety of client concerns. These concerns can be broadly categorized as: 1) the complex developmental and adult transition issues specific to the older female student; 2) the developmental issues characteristic of the young adult female student; and 3) the concerns, conditions, and life experiences of both young adult and older students. The latter concerns (more commonly seen among the Counseling Center's clients) include depression, substance abuse, suicidal thoughts and attempts, physical and sexual abuse, sexual assault, and loss (death, divorce, abortion, physical impairments, etc.). Although students are limited to 12 individual sessions per academic year, longer-term counseling is available in a group setting.

Emergencies/Crisis Intervention

Interns provide crisis consultation to students, faculty, staff, and students' families. The majority of crisis consultation is provided to "walk-in" clients during regular business hours. On a weekly rotating basis, senior staff and interns are on-call to provide after-hours crisis intervention and may respond as a team when appropriate. Counseling Center staff provide crisis intervention services on a 24-hours-a-day, 7-days-a-week basis when the University is open.

Group Counseling

Typically, interns co-lead therapy groups with senior staff and (if experienced in group leadership) with other interns. Therapy groups, which are typically offered each semester, include Women's Personal Growth Group, L/G/B Support Group, Body Image, and Sexual Abuse Recovery. Interns may also develop and conduct support and/or psychoeducational groups (e.g., Healthy Anger) on a variety of topics throughout the year. Supervision for group therapy is provided weekly in a group format by senior staff and is supplemented with articles and literature on group dynamics. Group therapy sessions may be videotaped and/or observed for supervision purposes, with the written permission of the members.

Individual and Relationship Counseling/Psychotherapy

About half of the intern's weekly service activities are spent in individual or relationship counseling/psychotherapy. The substantial number of older students at TWU provides opportunities to develop knowledge and skills with clients who are able to function relatively well while they work on fairly serious issues within a brief therapy model.

Career counseling, when provided at the Counseling Center, is typically integrated into the personal counseling process rather than conducted as a separate modality. Standard assessment instruments are available for client and counselor use, as well as a Career Library and SIGI-Plus, a computerized guidance program. Typically career counseling services are provided at the Career and Employment Services Office.

Intake Assessments

Interns and senior staff conduct intake interviews which provide a preliminary basis for differentially assigning clients to groups, senior staff, interns, or practicum students, and for determining the urgency of clients' needs. In-depth assessments, when necessary, may include the use of psychological testing, psychiatric examination, or both. Medical consultation is provided by the staff of Student Health Services.

Outreach Presentations/Program Consultation

Interns have numerous opportunities to present programs and conduct workshops for the campus community at large and for a variety of University departments and campus organizations. Ongoing consultative involvement is also available with campus organizations and Student Life programs (e.g., student organizations of diversity, family housing). In addition, interns (along with senior staff) represent the Center and the Division of Student Life at many University functions (e.g., New Student Orientation).

Practicum Student Supervision

Skills in supervision are developed by supervising master's and doctoral practicum students (typically from the TWU Counseling Psychology program) both individually and in small groups. Group supervision of supervision is provided during which interns and senior staff discuss their supervision of practicum students, show videotapes of their supervision work, and examine issues related to effective supervision. Practicum student supervision and training for this supervision occurs from August to May.

Psychological Assessment

Psychological assessment services are offered to clients on an as needed basis. Interns are required to perform three psychological assessments per year. Standard personality and career assessment instruments are available for staff use.

Training Activities

Individual Supervision

Interns receive two hours of individual supervision each week. One hour of supervision is provided for approximately 75 percent of the intern's caseload by the Case Supervisor, who is a psychologist licensed in Texas. Interns are also assigned an Internship Supervisor (a doctoral psychologist who is either licensed or license eligible), who supervises approximately 25 percent of the intern's cases and assists the intern in her or his general professional development and in reaching overall internship goals.

Assignment of supervisors is based on the intern's preference, goals, and the compatibility of orientations and styles between intern and supervisor. Supervisory assignments typically change at mid-year to maximize contact with a variety of role models. Interns have access to all Senior Staff and Associate Training Staff and are encouraged to use them regularly as additional resources.

Orientation

The month of August is set aside for orientation to the University and the Counseling Center and for assisting interns in becoming acclimated to the area. The orientation introduces interns to the organization of the University, the characteristics of TWU's student population, the policies and procedures of the Counseling Center, the resources of the University, and theoretical approaches of potential supervisors. Visits to relevant campus and Denton community agencies are included to increase interns' familiarity with their new environment. Informal events are also scheduled which assist interns in becoming acquainted with each other and with members of the Counseling Center staff.

Professional Development

Time is available for professional reading; attendance at outside workshops; participation in professional organizations, conferences, and conventions; and contact with professionals in other University departments and in the community. A special opportunity for professional networking is provided through a spring meeting of all counseling center interns and training directors in the state of Texas. In addition to informal social programs, the two day conference covers professional development topics such as job search strategies, professional licensing and credential development, and professional transitions.

Professional Issues Seminar

Counseling Center Senior Staff and local professionals present on their areas of expertise at this weekly two-hour seminar. The seminar covers topics related to human diversity (gender, ethnicity, social class, sexual orientation, physical capability, religion) and other professional and clinical issues. Practicum students are also required to attend.

Professional Development Activities

Six different options are currently available to interns, on a semester rotating basis, to work with training staff in an auxiliary capacity. These options are:

1. Practicum Seminar Co-leader: Work with the Practicum Coordinator, co-leading the weekly two-hour practicum seminar. The seminar includes a combination of group supervision, practicum student case presentations, didactic presentations regarding various clinical topics, and discussion of administrative procedures.
2. Training Committee Representative: Work with the Training Director, organizing and implementing administrative aspects of the internship program. Examples of duties include assisting with the internship selection process and planning Professional Issues Seminar. The intern representative is also required to attend Training Committee meetings.
3. Diversity Liaison Assistant: Work with the Cultural Diversity Liaison, organizing and implementing diversity outreach and training. Examples of duties include developing and presenting diversity related (sexual orientation, ethnicity, disability) workshops, creating training modules for Counseling Center staff, co-leading diversity training seminars, and representing the TWUCC at multicultural campus activities.
4. Prepracticum Assistant Instructor (fall only): Work with the instructor who teaches the pre-practicum course for the TWU Psychology Department, assisting in all aspects of course instruction. Examples of duties include preparing and giving lectures regarding basic counseling skills and assessing/grading student skill development.
5. Assistant Instructor for Undergraduate Psychology Course (as available): Work with the course instructor assisting in all aspects of course instruction. Examples of duties include preparing and giving lectures and grading various course projects and exams.
6. Clinical Services Assistant Coordinator: Work with the Coordinator of Clinical Services and Outreach/Consultation. Examples of duties include assisting with Counseling Center administrative tasks, coordinating and assigning outreach requests, and monitoring client wait list.

Interns decide by consensus each semester as to who will fill each role. Time is available each week for a meeting with the senior staff member or committee associated with the professional activity (1 to 1.5 hrs.).

Special Interest Areas

Time may be requested by interns to concentrate on areas of special interest. Special interest areas could include any of the current services or activities of the Counseling Center or other areas within counseling psychology on which an intern chooses to concentrate. If an intern contracts to work on a special interest area for a semester, client load expectations are reduced by one hour per week.

Supervision of Group Therapy

Interns receive supervision in a group format with other staff and trainees who are co-leading counseling groups. This seminar meets for one hour weekly. The format consists of discussion of research articles on group processes and viewing videotapes of group sessions. This allows for the integration of application and current treatment research/literature.

Supervision of Supervision

Supervision of supervision is provided for 2 hours every week. The seminar begins in August and ends in May. This seminar covers such issues as models and styles of supervision, parallel process, therapist and supervisor development, and the teaching of basic skills. All supervisors of practicum students are expected to videotape their supervision sessions for demonstration and review. All interns will be provided with reading materials and other references on supervision, which provide a common language with which to discuss the process observed in the videotapes. Interns provide a final supervision presentation.

Assessment Seminar

Assessment Seminar begins during August Orientation and meets for a total of six times for approximately one to two hours. The seminar is offered at the beginning of the training year in order to provide interns with the information and skills necessary to begin conducting psychological evaluations. The focus of the seminar is on the selection, administration and interpretation of assessment instruments. Special emphasis is given to: 1) integrating clinical information with test results and incorporating assessment results into treatment planning, and 2) information regarding the assessment of culturally diverse clients. Readings on assessment-related issues are discussed each week.

Case Review Meetings

A one-hour Case Review meeting is held weekly and includes interns and senior staff. Topics range from peer review for the effective management of particular cases, agency management of overall clinical resources, and therapist demonstrations of their approaches to the change process. Cases are assessed from a developmental perspective and, as a training aid, also conceptualized according to DSM-IV. Interns give two formal case presentations during the year.

Other Activities

Commitee Work/Projects/Professional Development/Research

Interns are invited to serve on committees within the Center, the Division of Student Life, and the University. Interns are expected to contribute their knowledge and abilities to the Center's service and program development activities. Research activities (including both dissertation and post-dissertation research), writing for publication, and making presentations at professional meetings are encouraged and supported.

Dissertation

Interns who are working on dissertations during the internship year are provided with a range of support resources to help them successfully complete their research. Each intern office has a computer with network access to the Internet and a laser printer. Interns have an average of three hours per week of work time, use of some Counseling Center supplies (approved by the Director) and ongoing emotional support and encouragement.

Intern Support Meeting

One hour each week is set aside for interns to discuss issues of mutual concern and to support each other through the internship process. On alternating weeks during the fall semester, the interns will meet with the Director of Training. During the spring semester, interns will meet with the Director of Training at least once a month. Although it is a support group, there is a supervisory component when the interns meet with the Director of Training. It is exclusively a support group when the interns meet on their own.

Staff Meetings

Interns are considered professional colleagues and, as such, they participate fully in the clinical and administrative responsibilities of the Counseling Center. Interns attend staff meetings regularly and share their views regarding Counseling Center operations such as services, programs, policies, procedures, and future goals.

Evaluation

The Counseling Center staff depends on interns to provide informative feedback about their training experiences. Training staff also provide regular, constructive feedback to interns regarding their skill development and professional growth.

Formal Evaluation

Interns and supervisors regularly exchange information about the intern's progress and the usefulness of the supervision experience. Midway through the training year, and again at the end, interns and supervisors complete written evaluations of their experiences. Periodic feedback on each intern's progress is also provided at these points to the intern's academic program director.

At the end of the internship year, interns meet with the Director of Training to provide oral consumer evaluation feedback and a evaluation of the training program as a whole. This information provides the basis for the Training Committee's evaluation of the internship's effectiveness.

Training Committee Meeting

The internship is guided by the Training Committee, which is chaired by the Director of Training. The Committee meets every week (as needed) to review training policies and procedures, discuss ways to assist interns in reaching their training objectives, and evaluate the overall content and direction of training activities. Committee members include the senior staff and an intern representative.

Stipend and Benefits

Stipend

The 2008-2009 stipend will be at least $25,000 pending budgetary approval. Each intern is formally titled "Psychology Intern." The 12-month contract period is from August 1, 2008 to July 31, 2009. Intern positions are full-time, 40 hours per week, and carry with them the benefits listed below.

Benefits

• Vacation
  Vacation leave is accrued at the rate of seven hours per month, resulting in slightly more than a two week annual vacation. Vacation hours may be used after six months. The Director of Training must be consulted before leave is taken.

• Sick leave
  Sick leave is accrued at the rate of eight hours per month, resulting in 12 sick days during the internship. Sick leave may be used as it is accrued.

• Holidays
  Interns have several University-designated holidays, most of which are clustered around Thanksgiving, Christmas, and other holidays.

• Professional leave
  Professional leave is provided for interns to attend conventions, workshops, job interviews, or other appropriate professional development activities. The Director of Training must be consulted before leave is taken.

• Conference registration
  Each intern is allocated $100 per year to use for professional conference and workshop registration. In addition, all interns attend the Texas Counseling Center Psychology Intern Conference. This conference is held on a rotating basis at one of the seven Texas Counseling Center Internship sites. The conference allows for networking and usually has presentations in the following areas:
  1. Types of Employment for Psychologists

  2. Presentation of licensure process in Texas (both the EPPP and the jurisprudence)

  3. Presentation of a Mock Oral Exam (which is required in Texas for licensure).

• Insurance allocation
  As Texas state employees, current interns receive from $2215 to $4585 annually (depending on the insurance plan chosen by the intern), which covers medical benefits. Several other insurance programs are available, including dental, life, dependent life, and disability. Interns become eligible for insurance 90 days after the start of employment.
  

  Personal counseling is available to interns from local practitioners at a reduced rate. Interns are strongly encouraged to take advantage of this opportunity as needed.

• Income tax
  There is currently no state or city income tax in Texas.

• Retirement plan
  As one-year employees of the state of Texas, interns are required to participate in a retirement plan by contributing 6.4 percent of their monthly salary. Money contributed, together with the interest earned, is available to interns upon completion of the internship. In practice, this "retirement plan" is a savings account.

• Summary
  Total financial reimbursement and time off with pay are summarized below.

  Salary	$25,000
  Insurance Allocation	2,215 to 4,585
  Conference Registration	100
  TOTAL	$27,315 to 29,685
  Vacation	10.5 days
  Sick Leave	12.0 days
  Holidays	12.0 days (approx.)
  Professional Leave	variable

Texas Woman's University is a comprehensive public university, primarily for women, which offers bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs in most major fields. A teaching and research institution, the university emphasizes the liberal arts and specialized or professional studies. TWU is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools and by appropriate state, regional, and national agencies.

The largest university primarily for women in the United States, TWU has an enrollment of approximately 12,000 students, of whom 91 percent are women, 86 percent are commuter students, and 46% are graduate students. The average student age is 28. TWU has an ethnic minority student population of approximately 40%, primarily African American and Hispanic students, and the university strives to provide appropriate professional role models for minority students. In addition to its 270-acre main campus in Denton, the university also has clinical centers in Dallas and Houston that offer upper level and advanced studies in the health sciences.

TWU has exceptional library resources, with holdings of more than 775,000 volumes, plus thousands of current periodical and serial publications, microforms, and audiovisual materials to support all major areas of study at the University. State-of-the-art computer technology links students, staff, and faculty with resources for study and research worldwide.

Denton is a city of about 100,000 people just 35 miles north of Dallas and Fort Worth. The area offers the cultural and recreational advantages of the nation's ninth largest urban center. TWU shares the Denton community with the University of North Texas, a coeducational institution of almost 30,000 students. Denton combines the benefits of a relaxed smaller community with those of a thriving metroplex, all within short commuting distance.

Applicants must be current doctoral students in a counseling psychology, clinical psychology, or professional psychology program which requires an internship. Prior to the start of the internship, applicants must have successfully completed the minimum equivalent of four semesters of supervised practicum, a course in counseling theories/psychotherapy, a course in group counseling/theory, all other course work, and all qualifying examinations.

Due to the potential for role conflicts, former clients of the TWU Counseling Center are generally not eligible for intern or practicum training. Any former clients who wish to inquire about this policy should contact the Director of Training.

Desirable Applicant Characteristics

The Training Committee encourages applications from individuals who:

• view the development of competence as a life long process and are committed to that process;
• view personal and professional development as parallel processes;
• are disposed to examine the role which their own development plays in their client-therapist relationships and other professional responsibilities;
• are aware of their strengths and weaknesses, and are sensitive to the limits of their professional competence;
• have an interest in working in a university counseling center or other applied setting after internship; and
• have developed a sensitivity to issues of human diversity through their academic, practicum, work, and life experiences.

Application Address

Send application materials to:
Denise Lucero-Miller, Ph.D.
Director of Training
TWU Counseling Center
P.O. Box 425350
Denton, TX 76204-5350
(940) 898-3801 (phone)
(940) 898-3810 (fax)

Application Materials

_____ 1. Completed "APPIC Application for Psychology Internship (AAPI)" form. Copies of this form can be downloaded from the FORMS page at www.appic.org

_____ 2. A letter of interest which includes a statement regarding: areas of professional and personal development which you would like to emphasize during the internship year.

_____ 3. A vita or a resume.

_____ 4. Official transcripts of all graduate work.

_____ 5. Three letters of reference, at least two from individuals who comment on their supervision of your counseling/therapy work.

_____ 6. "Certification of Internship Eligibility" completed by the Director of Training from your academic department (included in the AAPI form).

Application Deadline

All application materials must be received by 5 p.m., Central Standard Time, Friday, November 16, 2007.

Visits to Campus

If an applicant wishes to visit the TWU Counseling Center prior to the application deadline, such a visit can be arranged by calling the Director of Training. These visits are offered to help applicants or potential applicants learn more about the site; they are not conducted as formal selection interviews.

Selection Procedure

After reviewing all completed applications, the Selection Committee will determine semi-finalists by December 15, 2007. Applicants not selected as semi-finalists for a possible internship offer will be notified in writing within three days after such a determination is made.

The Selection Committee will interview all semi-finalists either by telephone or through a personal interview in cases where this has been requested by the applicant. (Personal interviews are not required and are not necessary in order to receive favorable review by the Selection Committee.) Each semi-finalist will be paired with a current intern who is available to answer questions and provide assistance to the applicant throughout the entire selection process.

Interviews will be conducted December 13-20, 2007 and January 3-10, 2008. On January 11, 2008, the final rankings of interviewees will be confirmed; a letter will be mailed to interviewees shortly thereafter informing applicants as to whether they are still being considered for a possible internship offer.

Notification/Acceptance Procedure

Applicants are required to follow the guidelines developed by the Association of Psychology Postdoctoral and Internship Centers (APPIC). A verbatim copy of APPIC's current guidelines regarding the computer match process can be found at www.appic.org. Notification of all applicants selected for an internship offer will follow APPIC Guidelines. Please read these guidelines carefully so that you understand the requirements of the computer matching procedure.

Texas Woman's University is committed to the principle of diversity. In that spirit, we welcome applications from all individuals. Women, minorities, veterans, and disabled individuals are encouraged to apply. Upon request, Texas Woman's University will make reasonable accommodations to enable an applicant with a disability to apply for a job.

APPENDIX A: 2007-2008 TRAINING STAFF AND INTERNS

Senior Staff

Associate Training Staff: TWU Psychology Department

Psychology Interns

APPENDIX B: CHARACTERISTICS OF 2006-2007 COUNSELING CENTER CLIENTS

The following percentages were compiled from 2006-2007 Client Data Forms, as completed by Denton campus clients just prior to their intake interviews. Total number of clients = 482.