[Adta] Re: Adta Digest, Vol 10, Issue 32

Tue Aug 29 13:41:11 EDT 2006

Dear Leslie,
I think this is a good question. I may be ignorant but I don't know of any 
guidelines for interns in private practice settings. I think one things that 
is happening is that there are fewer internship opportunities and there are 
more folks in private practice now, thanks to licensure laws. I have had 
some folks intern with me in private practice. Some were PhD students in a 
counseling program and some were DMT alternate route candidates. The PhD 
students have university supervisors who meet with then 1-2 times a week and 
they must meet guidelines for recording and writing up sessions. Still, I am 
reluctant to take PhD interns unless they have previous experience as 
practitioners and a skill set.
To intern with me, alternate route candidates have to have their masters 
degree in counseling, psych, or SW and be licensed or license eligible in 
the state. I begin by integrating them into individual and group sessions 
with appropriate existing clients (with the client's permission). I then 
look for a good match for an individual client. Usually this is a client who 
is (1) an appropriate referral for DMT, (2) may not have adequate funding 
but is motivated to participate in DMT, (3) has clearly defined goals, (4) 
may need in vitro approaches (at school, in the home). If the intern is 
co-leading a group with me, then usually clients who are interested in 
working with the intern, or participating in DMT as an adjunct to their 
treatment, self-identify. I involve interns in groups first as interns only, 
then as co-leaders, then leaders as they become ready to lead them and as 
the groups become available. Private practice can present many challenges 
when it comes to forming groups. Also, getting the hours for DMT can take a 
while in private practice because you just don't have numbers of clients 
coming through the door that you would have in a clinic or hospital.
Having a skilled intern has been a huge bonus for me and my clients. 
However, I could not have taken a student intern in a masters program in the 
private practice setting. There are too many legal and supervisory 
considerations, clients are not eager to work with someone who does not have 
a professional degree yet, and I simply don't have time to provide oversight 
for a beginning practitioner.
I definitely recommend that all interns have their own malpractice insurance 
policy and require this from my interns.
Leslie Armeniox
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> From: Leslie Best <labestnlife at earthlink.net>
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> I am seeking information re: the frequency for which some interns may have 
> to intern in a private practice setting.  Is this due to difficulty 
> finding an intern position which is fulltime and/or in a facility?  If you 
> have provided hours of supervision to an intern drawn from your private 
> practice, do you limit the kind of intern experience you are willing to 
> expose the client and/or your intern to, ie; only groups?  What are the 
> guidelines outlined in the ADTA intern requirements?
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> I need this info. for purposes of language to our renewed licensure bill 
> in Calif.  Please give me your feedback at your earliest convenience.
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> From: "lisa Meisenbacher" <lisa.meisenbacher at expglobal.com>
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> Could you recommend some colleges with dance therapy?  My daughter is a
> ballerina interested in pursuing a career in dance therapy.  Thank you for
> your help.
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> Lisa Meisenbacher
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