| Brief description of the typical work day for an intern at this training site |
*Department of Health and Human Services:
Interns are expected to commit a minimum of 40 hours per week. They do not earn holiday or vacation times, although they can flex their hours to accommodate time off. A typical week involves 9 hours of interdisciplinary team meetings, 2 hours of face-to-face supervision, 2 hours of group supervision, 4 hours of assessment related duties, 4 hours of progress note writing, 1 hour of individual therapy, 4 hours of behavioral consultation, 3 hours of data analysis, 3 hours of behavior support plan writing or modification, 3 hours of observation, and approximately 4 hours of driving time.
*Boys Town:
Interns will spend approximately 50% of their time providing direct services (individual, family, group therapy) and consultation services, and the remaining 50% is devoted to training, supervision, and administrative tasks. Interns typically work 40-45 hours per week.
*Morningstar Counseling:
Morningstar Counseling requires interns to participate in four full clinic days and one full administrative day each week, which includes didactic training, meetings with the MCC training director, and secondary supervision. Interns typically have 15-20 hours of direct client contact weekly, with a total of 25-30 hours dedicated to client interaction, report writing, and case management. An additional 10-20 hours per week are allocated to didactic and professional development activities. Interns receive 4 hours of supervision weekly. Overall, the total time commitment averages 40-45 hours per week.
*Munroe-Meyer Institute:
MMI requires that each intern participate in 2-1/2 to 4 days of clinic, specialty, assessment or consultation clinic per week dependent on rotation and program, averaging about 15-30 hours of direct client contact time per week. Another 10-20 hours a week are devoted to research, didactic, professional development and administrative (i.e., report writing, case management) activities. They also receive 4 hours of supervision per week. Typical total intern time commitment at MMI averages 40-50 hours a week.
*Nebraska Medicine Psychology Department:
Interns typically spend 50 percent of their time in direct service (assessment, psychotherapy, and consultation). The remainder of the intern's time is divided among documentation, record review, supervision, staff meetings and didactics. Interns are expected to work 40 hours per week, with at least 2 hours devoted to face-to-face individual supervision and 2 additional hours devoted to other forms of supervision and training
*QLI:
Weekly schedules vary substantially, but in addition to including 4 hours of supervision will typically include 6 hours of therapy, 8 hours of assessments, 6 hours of documentation, 6 hours of staff meetings, 8 hours of consultation, 2 hours of research.
*Immaculate Heart of Mary Counseling Center:
Each intern is expected to work 40 hours per week, including 15-20 hours of direct services and consultation, though they will occasionally work more during certain periods of the year (e.g., peak vocational assessment time in the spring). Direct service includes individual, family, group and couples counseling as well as assessment. Training and supervision are strongly emphasized as well. Interns receive at least 2 hours per week of face-to-face individual supervision and 2 additional hours devoted to other forms of supervision and training. In addition, they will receive ongoing faith-integrated didactic training. Monthly seminar training is provided through the various consortium sites.
*CAPS:
Interns meet with the Training Director during orientation to determine appropriate and attainable goals for the internship year. Based on the mutually agreed upon goals between the intern and training director, the intern has the opportunity to engage in the various activities of a counseling center psychologist throughout the internship year. Examples include: individual, couples, and group counseling; initial evaluations, crisis intervention; outreach/consultation; and provision of supervision. As interns begin to immerse themselves in these direct service opportunities, they will consistently receive two hours of weekly supervision from their primary supervisor. The expectation during weekly individual supervision is that interns will discuss clients at-risk and/or with severe mental issues, discuss goals set for treatment; share treatment plan progress; apply evidence-based practice in their clinical interventions, and discuss challenges and success in the provision of therapy. The internship program offers a concentration in diversity and inclusion. Crisis & Care Management, Provision of Supervision and Outreach are core areas interns are involved in during the internship year. Interns are expected to work 40 hours per week, although they will occasionally work more during the academic year. Interns work with the training director to strive for a healthy work/life balance. By the end of the internship year, interns will need 500 direct hours and 2000 total hours. Interns attain the knowledge, awareness, and skills of a generalist. Finally, our interns are well prepared for careers in either university/college counseling centers or private practice.
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