The Internship, Practicum and Field Placement Handbook: A Guide for the Helping Professions

Acknowledging, anticipating, and addressing the everyday questions, anxieties, fears, and concerns of interns, this practical handbook bridges the gap between academic coursework and the knowledge, skills, and emotional challenges that are found in the real world of the helping professions. Incorporating the newest version of the APA ethics code, the federal HIPAA regulations, and the applications of technology to treatment and record keeping, this book contains the most recent research and literature pertaining to internship training, ethics and legal issues, supervision, self-care, record keeping, risk management, and more. Professionals and interns involved with internships, practicums, and field placements in Psychology, Social Work, Counseling, and related helping disciplines.

New for the 4th Edition

• Incorporates the most recent research and literature pertaining to internship training, ethics and legal issues, supervision, self-care, record keeping, risk management, and other topics
• Addresses the latest versions of professional ethics codes, including the 2002 update of the American Psychological Association code
• Introduces the student to HIPAA—the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, and discusses the impact of HIPAA on ethical practice, record keeping, etc.
• Provides expanded discussion of Managed Care issues as they impact clinical work and ethical practice
• Discusses the increasing opportunities and challenges of computer and internet technologies for treatment, record keeping, and supervision.
• Consolidates chapters on Stress and Self Care
• Consolidates chapters on Clinical Writing and Case Notes