Counseling

And

Psychological

Services

      We do not currently have any training experiences available for undergraduates. There are a number of useful opportunities available in other settings. See peer counseling for more information.

Opportunities for Graduate Students

      There are four kinds of training opportunities available at Counseling and Psychological Services for graduate students. These include practicum, internship, post-doctoral fellowship, and graduate assistantship (GA). The practicum, internship and post-doctoral fellowships are open to graduate students currently enrolled in appropriate programs at Rutgers as well as at other universities. The GA is limited to currently enrolled students at Rutgers. All programs provide experience with the range of psychological services offered in a college counseling setting. These include intake assessments/triage, individual and group psychotherapy, crisis intervention, and psychological education and consultation services. Experience in more specialized areas such as multicultural issues, diversity, eating disorders and sports psychology are also available. Our program is individually tailored to the needs of the trainee with an emphasis on the development and refinement of sound clinical skills. Supervision is given by experienced, licensed clinicians.

• Internship
        For advanced graduate students, five full-time pre-doctoral internships with a stipend are available. Follow the link above for more information.



• Practicum
        For graduate students from first year up to the internship stage of training. Both beginning and advanced level trainees are encouraged to apply. See the link above for more information.



• Graduate Assistant
        There is one paid half-time position each year, with tuition remission. This position usually goes to a pre-internship doctoral student at Rutgers who is at a relatively advanced level of training. More responsibility and higher levels of involvement in the work of the Center are expected of this person. Applications for this are available at the beginning of the Spring semester through Dr. Mark Forest, Coordinator of Training (see address below).

Post-Doctoral Training Opportunities

Eligibility

• Completion of a doctoral program in clinical/counseling psychology or closely related field (including internship).
• An interview with one or more senior staff members at the Center prior to acceptance.

Application
Application for a post-doctoral position should be made to Dr. Mark J. Forest, Associate Director/Coordinator of Training. To give the best chance of acceptance, application should be made by Jan 15th of the year in which one wishes to begin work. Post-docs can begin either during the summer or at the beginning of the fall semester (September).

General policies
All post-docs are required to see a minimum of 4 clients in exchange for 1 hour of individual supervision with a senior staff member. Additional hours may be negotiated with the Training Coordinator and supervisor. Given sufficient notice, the University will usually provide malpractice and liability coverage for post-docs working at the Center. However, post-docs (like paid staff members) are also strongly encouraged to obtain their own professional liability insurance. Unless otherwise specified, all post-doc arrangements are made for one academic year with the option of renewal.

Further Information

Mark J. Forest, Ph.D.
Associate Director/Coordinator of Training
Counseling and Psychological Services
8 Lafayette Street
New Brunswick, NJ 08901-1004
Phone: (732) 932-3966.
Fax: (732) 932-3968.

For comments on this web-site, contact Mark J. Forest, Ph.D. or call 732-932-3966.

This page last updated: June 27, 2007

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