PREMASTER’S TRAINEESHIP

Family Therapy in a  Clinical Setting Program

The Family Therapy Program is a specialized training program for beginning therapists. Trainees in this program see a varied clientele for individual, couple and family therapy. Although the program emphasizes a family systems perspective in clinical practice, students receive extensive training in psychosocial assessment, DSM diagnoses, and the clinical application of Bowen and other supportive interventions, systems, and theories. Trainees in this program will work as co-therapists when seeing clients at the Counseling Center. Clients are seen at our center, residential treatment centers, outpatient facilities, schools, and in other settings as arranged by the Counseling Center.  All sessions at center are recorded to maximize training, supervision and client care. Students receive group and peer supervision and one hour of training each week. Phillips Graduate University School Counseling students (MFT/PPS) are able to acquire fieldwork supervision hours for both academic programs.

Meeting Times:
Students meet on Friday mornings (9:00 AM- 12:00 PM) for training and group supervision.   The first two meetings may be all-day training sessions (9:00 AM-4:30 PM). Trainees may see clients on Friday afternoon and/or other day or evening times during the week.

Openings Available: 8

Program Director and Clinical Supervisor:
Dann Grindeman, MA, LMFT
Phone: 818-386-5621
Email: dgrindeman@pgu.edu