ATP-518: Internship IV

Department
Credits 1.00
Academic Level
Graduate
Instructional Method
Lecture
Engages student in a continuation of professional competency development begun during the first academic year of graduate study linked to seminar courses Internship I and II. Within the second academic year placement, Internship IV continues and completes work begun in Internship III, focusing on advancing skills in continued domains and supporting the student toward competency in: diagnostic formulation and informed, collaborative treatment planning; critically constructing, conducting, and evaluating outcomes of art therapy treatment; critical observational and listening skills, including facilitation of art based dialogue, documentation, and presentation; cultural considerations; and critical evaluation of the dynamics of the treatment milieu and maintaining the role of art therapy within the setting. Skill development in these areas is steadily promoted and consolidated in this outcomes course through continued on-site clinical supervision. Weekly, individual clinical supervision is provided directly at the internship site by a licensed art therpist (LCPAT) or related licensed mental health professional. On campus, students will benefit from further integration of knowledge and skills during the seminar course taught by art therapy faculty. Prerequisites: ATP-505, ATP-506, ATP-512 and technical standards as evaluated by the program Director; ATP-501, ATP-502, ATP-503, ATP-504, ATP-507, ATP-508, ATP-509, ATP-510, ATP-514, ATP-515 and enrolled in Graduate Art Therapy Program. Corequisites: ATP-517, ATP-601, ATP-519 prior or concurrently with this course. [ 1 credit ]