Interns are expected to participate in these types of services, which include both individual and group formats.
What are direct mental health services?
Our dress code is described as this type of dress with professional standards.
What is casual?
This important document must be signed by you and your supervisor within 60 days of starting supervision.
What is the Supervision Agreement?
When not actively supporting a student, this is the expected level of conversation for interns in the Wellness Center.
What is minimal or quiet?
If your lead clinician is unavailable and a student is at risk, these are three people you can turn to.
Who are a clinical supervisor, school counselor, or administrator?
This fun, student-driven group promotes well-being and often meets during lunch or after school.
What is the Wellness Club?
When communicating about students this must always be encrypted or contain only initials or ID number.
What is your district email account?
The type of number preferred by the BBS when counting hours.
What is whole numbers and half-hour increments only when necessary?
This is what you must do before leaving the Wellness Center for a break, lunch or to go home.
What is inform the lead clinicians?
Any possession or use of these on campus must be immediately reported to administrators.
What are drugs, alcohol, or dangerous items?
Name two topics covered in psychoeducational workshops or classroom presentations.
What are stress management and conflict resolution, coping skills, mental health, healthy relationships?
This rule about phones and computers during supervision sessions helps to create better communication.
What is supervision is a Tech-Free Zone (unless looking up a student record)?
The BBS considers calling a legal aid clinic to help a student access support this when completing BBS forms.
What is client-centered advocacy?
Rather than commenting on appearance, interns are encouraged to praise qualities like this.
What are kindness, intelligence, or resilience?
If a CPS report is filed or the police are contacted, this team must be informed immediately.
Who are school counselors and administrators?
To meet student needs, we collaborate with these school and community partners. Name three.
What are school administrators, school counselors, teachers, parents, or community organizations?
These two examples of clothing choices are not allowed because they are too revealing for a school setting.
What are bare midriffs, low-cut shirts, bare shoulders, see through clothing, extremely short shorts or skirts?
This document tracks your hours each week and must be signed regularly by your supervisor but will hopefully never be seen by the BBS.
What is the Weekly Summary of Experience Hours (Weekly Log)?
This is the maximum number of days an intern may miss per semester without needing to make up hours or provide a doctor’s note.
What is 2 days?
The document, created to increase safety may be completed if a student discloses past self-harm or risk.
What is a safety plan?
These are the three types of direct mental health services interns may provide to students.
What are individual therapy, group therapy, and walk-in support?
Avoid using this when discussing student cases in practicum class or public areas to maintain confidentiality?
What is identifying student information?
This person will sign off on all of your clinical hours.
What is your Primary or Individual Supervisor?
This is the most important consideration when deciding whether to share personal information (self-disclosure) with a student.
What is whether it benefits the student and supports their therapeutic goals?
These things are never allowed to be taken in the Wellness Center.
What are photos, recordings, selfies?