1st Edition

Learning the Hard Way in Clinical Internships in Social Work and Psychology Lessons for Safety, Boundary-Setting, and Deepening the Practicum Experience

By Susan A. Lord Copyright 2024
72 Pages
by Routledge

72 Pages
by Routledge

72 Pages
by Routledge

In this book, Susan A. Lord shares important stories and lessons from two undergraduate and two postgraduate clinical internships as colorful narratives that will augment texts in undergraduate and graduate practicum seminar classes. The chapters engage with fundamental issues, including the importance of safety and relationship-building, good supervision, the complexities of situationally... Read more

Introduction  1. Professional Identity  2. Ethical Practice  3. Supervision  4. Safety  5. Suicidality  6. Relationship  7.Boundaries  8. Endings                                  

Biography

Susan A. Lord is Clinical Associate Professor Emerita at the University of New Hampshire, USA.

“Learning the Hard Way in Clinical Internships is a beautifully told anthology, sharing important lessons about becoming a healer of human spirits. This book would be a wonderful companion to an undergraduate or graduate college course in social work or counseling psychology. The stories are told in a simple, straightforward, and poignant manner. Lovely, well-organized, beautifully written – with pivotal lessons for the new clinician.”  - Lee Pozzi Rush, Director of MSW Internship Education, University of New Hampshire, USA