PREMASTER’S TRAINEESHIP
Latino Family Therapy Program
The Latino Family Therapy Program is an integral part of the Spanish-speaking services provided by the Counseling Center to the predominately Latino communities in the San Fernando Valley. Trainees need to know conversational Spanish since the therapy and supervision are conducted in Spanish. Trainees participating in this program will be able to raise their proficiency in Spanish and learn clinical use of the language. Clients of the program are seen through a collaborative approach that includes co-therapy care, direct observation of treatment sessions and the use of reflecting teams. Clients are seen at our David H. Fox Counseling Center, residential treatment sites, schools, head starts, and in other settings as arranged by the Counseling Center. There are two major emphases in the program; first, the clinical application of family systems theories with Latino clients and families, and second, the cultural integration of family dynamics and personal behavior in clinical assessment and practice.
Meeting Times:
Trainees meet Thursday evenings (5:00 PM-9:00 PM) for training, clinical in vivo observation, and group supervision. Additional daytime, evening or Saturday hours are required to schedule clients, 8 hours minimum.
Individual supervision required for trainees seeing 10 hours of clients per week.
There is a fee for individual supervision.
Openings Available: Up to 8
Program Director and Clinical Supervisor:
Adriana Cervantes, MA, LMFT
Email: acervantes@pgu.edu
