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The Internship, Practicum, and Field Placement Handbook: A Guide for the Helping Professions (3rd Edition)

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I have not seen a more comprehensive and readable text available for counseling and psychotherapy trainees preparing for their practical experience. Targeting the beginner, this book offers guidance and insight for several aspects of the training experience that are often overlooked or underemphasized by instructors. More advanced trainees will benefit from this text as well. The chapter on Clinical Writing is the clearest discussion of this subject that I have seen, giving understandable examples of common problems exhibited by trainees, and practical advice for improvement of clinical writing skills. Chapters on stresses encountered in the profession, and self-care strategies for the counselor will not only provide sound advice, but will serve to validate burnout-prevention practices to a student population that is often already over-extended. I can't tell you how pleased I am to be able to offer this book to my students.

Mediators--doctors, social workers, librarians, and others--will definitely find this book very useful in understanding the issues.

For professions, such as the library and information, which does not prioritize internship in its training, are sure to benefit, nevertheless, from the other contents of the book.

Ch. 1 Preparation 1
Ch. 2 Getting Started 17
Ch. 3 Ethical And Legal Issues 28
Ch. 4 Internship Classes and Peer Groups 48
Ch. 5 Supervision 56
Ch. 6 Working with Diversity 77
Ch. 7 Clinical Writing 93
Ch. 8 Records and Progress Notes 102
Ch. 9 Stress and the Helping Professions 114
Ch. 10 Self-care 127
Ch. 11 Assault and Other Risks 139
Ch. 12 Closing Cases 150
Ch. 13 Finishing the Internship 160
Ch. 14 Frustrations, Lessons, Discoveries, and Joy 166

Practicum is anyways a part of such professional courses and this updated version helps all the concerned.

Baird cuts to the chase. The overwhelming issues facing interns and professionals in psychology and the helping professionsis are presented in a neat, crisp, easy to navigate form. Wwith a light heart, he blends the old standards with new healing models. He has done the work. I will use this many times in the life of my career.

i reviewed this book in the library in anticipation of purchasing it. it's fine for what it is, a gathering of information on internship, in one location. the problem is, for what the buyer gets it is distinctly overpriced. i didn't buy it. i found another text, 'field instruction' by wilson, that was much more affordable and serves the purpose for both intern and teacher. it's a few years old, but i saved a lot of money, money i can't afford to waste.

I was in instructed to buy this book for a School Psychology Practicum class, after reading several chapters I believe the book would be a better fit for a Counseling/Psychology Graduate Internship class. The information included is a good review for a student on internship and helps in bringing all the information learned throughout the program together. But that is all the book was for me, just a review -- no new information not learned in all the other graduate classes.

I had to purchase this book for a psychology practicum class. There simply isn't anything else around to fill it's shoes. That means we are stuck with it.

That said, the book does what it sets ot to do. I will keep it, as I will prabably have to use it in grad school, and it will be a lot more relevant to me as a full intern working in a clinic.

Good book for an overall look at the practicum and internship experience. It helped me to prepare for my school counseling requirement for grad school.

This is a great textbook. It also arrived in awesome condition and timing. I would recommend buying from this seller!

This book provides a very comprehensive overview about what to expect during an intership. Great quality!

This book arrived quicker than I expected. I am delighted with the service. I don't buy textbooks anywhere else. I get the prices I want and the reviews are always honest about the condition of the books if I buy them used. Thank you!