Clinical Mental Health Counseling Residency Agenda
Friday, June 6, 2025 – June 8, 2025
MHC 660
PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING RESIDENCY SCHEDULE
Attendance and participation are for all activities throughout the Residency weekend. Residency is an orientation and acclimation to the program. It is an opportunity to interact with faculty and peers while enhancing student learning. Residency is designed to fulfill the requirements of the above course. Due to the nature of the learning environment, students must attend all sections as there are components in which the student presents information relating to the class. Residency is a program and course requirement.
Friday, June 6, 2025
Turner Auditorium
Greetings - Faculty will take attendance
8:00 am - 8:15 am
8:15 am - 9:00 am
Presenter: Dr. Dominguez & Dr. Garcia
CACREP 2024 Standards Section 3.E
Welcome, Overview of Learning Objectives, & Faculty Introductions
Presenters: Dr. Dominguez, Dr. Garcia, Dr. Robert Keiser, all faculty
CACREP 2024 Standards Section 3.E
9:00 am - 9:30 am Networking
Presenter: Dr. Panna
Objective: Provide students with opportunities to build rapport, improve communication, and build a positive environment.
9:30 am – 10:00 am Student Services
10:00 am -10:15 am
10:15 am -11:15 am
Presenter: Heather Cordner
Objective: Provide students with information about Student Services.
SELF-CARE BREAK
Ethics: Confidentiality, Privacy, Professionalism, and Dispositions Panel and Q&A
Presenter: Faculty panel - Dr. Garcia (moderator), all faculty on panel
Ethics: Confidentiality, Privacy, Professionalism, and Dispositions
Presenter: Faculty panel
Objective: Provide residency participants with expectations for confidentiality and privacy during the residency and procedures for establishing and maintaining these. The presenter will review the importance of confidentiality and privacy to the counseling relationship and their role in developing trust and emotional safety. This review will
11:20 am -12:00 pm
cover the collaborative relationship between counselor and client, establishing and upholding appropriate boundaries, the limits of confidentiality, maintaining confidentiality, and multicultural and diversity considerations (American Counseling Association, 2014). 2.F.1.i. and 2.F.2.c
References
American Counseling Association. (2014). 2014 ACA Code of Ethics https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/ethics/2014-code-ofethics.pdf?sfvrsn=2d58522c_4
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.A.10 & 3.E.6
Move to Turner 204
Comprehensive Practice Counselor Examination (CPCE) Overview
Presenter: Dr. Panna
Objective: Understand the importance of professional counseling credentialing, including certification, licensure, and accreditation practices and standards. The Comprehensive Practice Counselor Examination (CPCE) assesses graduate counseling students on core knowledge areas. The CPCE evaluates students' understanding of counseling theory and application, preparing them for professional licensure. Covering eight major content areas, the CPCE ensures students meet the academic and practical standards required for effective counseling practice under the latest CACREP guidelines.
Registration of the CPCE exam will commence before leaving Residency. Please ensure you bring $150 via an electronic payment via debit or credit card for registration.
CACREP 2024, Standards 2.C.1 & 3
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm – 2:05 pm
Move to 204 after break
Comprehensive Practice Counselor Examination (CPCE): Time Management and Study Tools, Tips, and Strategies + Action Plan
Presenter: Dr. Panna
Objective: Effectively manage time for the Comprehensive Practice Counselor Examination (CPCE) and create a study schedule that breaks down CACREP 2024 core areas (e.g., ethics, human development, counseling skills) into manageable blocks. Use study tools like flashcards, practice exams, and counseling textbooks. Prioritize difficult topics and review consistently. Set realistic goals, minimize distractions, and take regular breaks. Form a study group for accountability and ensure a balance between studying and self-care to avoid burnout and enhance retention.
The CPCE Action Plan activity helps counseling students create a structured approach to prepare for the exam, aligning with CACREP 2024 standards. Students identify the eight core content areas (e.g., ethics, human development) and develop personalized study goals. The action plan includes setting timelines, using study tools (e.g., flashcards, practice tests), and seeking support through peer groups or faculty. Emphasizing selfassessment and regular review ensures mastery of CACREP core standards, preparing students for successful performance on the CPCE.
CACREP 2024 Standards 2.C.1 & 3
2:05 pm – 2:15 pm SELF-CARE BREAK
Return to Turner Auditorium
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2:15 pm - 4:15 pm
Broward Addiction Recovery Center (BARC) Substance Use Training
Presenter: Gerard John, LCSW, MSW; Broward Addiction Recovery Division (BARD) Director
Objective: The presentation will focus on the tenets of Trauma Informed Care. It will explore the ACE study as it relates to trauma, signs and triggers to trauma and evidencebased interventions to address trauma symptomology. It will also explore the need for self-care in helping professionals to mitigate compassion fatigue and secondary traumatic stress.
The presentation will also focus on examining trends and statistics within Broward and Dade Counties regarding the impact of the Opioid Epidemic. Education and distribution of Narcan will also be provided, along with exploring the various addiction models, clinical tools used in the field of addiction, outreach projects and services provided by BARC.
CACREP 2024 Standards 5.A.2, 5.A.6, & 5.A.8-10
4:15 pm – 4:30 pm WRAP UP & CLEAN UP Turner Auditorium
8:30 am – 8:40 am
Saturday, March 8, 2025 Turner 204
Welcome & Overview of Learning Objectives
Presenters: Dr Panna
Objective: Overview of the clinical file lifecycle and expectations for the two-day residency, including hands-on practice and micro-skills.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E
8:40 am – 9:40 am Advanced Workshop: Theoretical Orientation
Presenter: Drs. Hamblin and Panna
Objective: This advanced workshop is designed to help counseling students and emerging professionals identify, articulate, and begin to deeply understand how theoretical orientations guide clinical practice. Participants will explore the foundational principles of major counseling theories, reflect on their own developing theoretical preferences, and examine how these frameworks influence assessment, case conceptualization, intervention planning, and the therapeutic relationship. Through interactive activities, case studies, and self-reflection exercises, attendees will gain practical skills for integrating theory into real-world counseling scenarios and begin to develop a personal theoretical orientation that aligns with their values, worldview, and clinical strengths.
CACREP 2024 Standards E.2, E.10, & E.15
9:40 am – 10:20 am Competencies of Professional Counselors
Presenter: Dr. Panna
Objective: Understand the importance of professional counseling credentialing, Individual Liability Insurance, Supervision, Counseling activities, and performance during the clinical experience, including certification, licensure, accreditation practices and standards, and the effects of public policy on these issues
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E
10:20 am – 10:30 am SELF-CARE BREAK
10:30 am – 11:00 am Clinical File Lifecycle
Presenter: Dr. Panna
Objective: The Clinical File Lifecycle refers to the process of creating, maintaining, securing, and eventually disposing of clinical records throughout a client’s care. It ensures documentation is accurate, confidential, and compliant with legal and ethical standards, supporting quality care, continuity, and
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accountability from intake to termination and beyond, including secure storage and destruction. Students will be guided to the overview of this process and highight what will be reviewed over their time at Residency that coincides with previous course material.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.3
11:00 am – 11:30 am Intake Process and Initial Documentation
Presenter: Dr. Hamblin
Objective: Discuss intake assessments (demographics, informed consent, presenting issues).
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.2., 3.E.8.-3.E.10., 3.E.12., 5.C.1., 5.C.4., & 5.C.5
11:30 am – 12:00 am Assessment and Diagnosis
Presenter: Dr. Hamblin
Objective: Discuss psychosocial assessments, initial diagnostic impressions, MSE, and risk assessments.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.2., 3.E.8.-3.E.10., 3.E.12., 5.C.1., 5.C.4., & 5.C.5
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm Treatment Planning
Presenter: Dr Hamblin
Objective: Review how to develop a treatment plan with the client collaboratively
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.2., 3.E.8.-3.E.10., 3.E.12., 5.C.1., 5.C.4., & 5.C.5
1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Intake: Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning Practice
Objective: Students will role-play an intake session in pairs. One student acts as the counselor, the other as the client. Focus on initial rapport-building and informed consent.
Microskills: Active listening, questions, reflection
Practice psychosocial assessments, initial diagnostic impressions, MSE, and risk assessments. Microskills: Active listening, empathy, summary.
Create a treatment plan based on their role-play.
Microskills: Collaboration, goal setting, motivational interviewing.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.2., 3.E.8.-3.E.10., 3.E.12., 5.C.1., 5.C.4., & 5.C.5; 3.E.1. & 3.E.21
2:30 pm – 3:00 pm Progress Notes & Ethical Documentation
Presenter: Dr Hamblin
Objective: SOAP/DAP notes, documenting interventions, and ethical/legal considerations.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.16.& 5.C.9.
3:00 pm -3:10 pm
SELF-CARE BREAK
3:10 pm – 4:20 pm Progress Notes & Ethical Documentation Practice
Objective: Write SOAP and DAP notes using the case they used earlier in the day.
Microskills: Clear communication, critical thinking.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.16.& 5.C.9.; 3.E.1. and 3.E.21
4:20 pm–4:30 pm
DEBRIEF, WRAP UP & CLEAN UP
Turner Auditorium
Sunday, March 9, 2025
Turner 204
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8:30 am – 8:40 am
8:40 am – 9:30 am
Welcome & Overview of Learning Objectives
Presenters: Drs. Hamblin and Panna
Objective: Review key takeaways from Day 1 and outline goals for today, which focus on discharge and advanced skills, including hands-on practice and micro-skills
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E
Mid-Treatment Adjustments & Client Review + Practice
Presenter: Drs. Hamblin and Panna
Objective: Discuss adjusting treatment plans based on client progress or setbacks. Work in groups to revise the treatment plan after 6 weeks of therapy using the case they will present on their case conceptualization beginning in Week 11.
Microskills: Flexibility in planning, feedback, client reassessment.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.3., & 3.E.13.-3.E.15, & 3.E.21
9:30 am – 10:30 am
Practicing Crisis Intervention Documentation
Presenter: Dr. Hamblin
Objective: Handling and documenting crisis situations (e.g., suicidal ideation).
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.16. & 5.C.9.
10:30 am – 10:40 am SELF-CARE BREAK
10:40 am – 12:00 pm Discharge Planning & Termination Documentation + Practice
Presenter: Drs. Hamblin and Panna
Objective: Proper documentation for discharge, summarizing progress, referrals. Students will conduct a simulated final session and write a discharge summary.
Microskills: Summarizing progress, closure, and preparing for aftercare referrals.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.3., & 3.E.13.-3.E.15
12:00 pm -1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm – 1:30 pm File Retention & Legal/Ethical Considerations
Presenter: Drs. Hamblin and Panna
Objective: Legal retention of files, ethical practices, and audits. Large group discussion on managing legal and ethical dilemmas related to documentation.
Microskills: Analytical thinking, ethical decision-making.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3.E.5., 3.E.6., & 5.C.3.
1:30 pm – 2:00 pm Final Review: Putting It All Together
Presenter: Drs. Hamblin and Panna
Objective: Review the full lifespan of a clinical file, emphasizing best practices.
Microskills: Integration of clinical skills and documentation.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3E
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm Advanced Workshop Review: Theoretical Orientation
Presenter: Drs. Hamblin and Panna
Objective: A review of this advanced workshop from Day 1 of Residency is designed to support counseling students and emerging professionals identify, articulate, and begin to deeply understand how theoretical orientations guide clinical practice. Participants will explore the foundational principles of major counseling theories, reflect on their own developing theoretical preferences, and examine how these
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2:45 pm – 3:05 pm
frameworks influence assessment, case conceptualization, intervention planning, and the therapeutic relationship. Through interactive activities, case studies, and self-reflection exercises, attendees will gain practical skills for integrating theory into real-world counseling scenarios and begin to develop a personal theoretical orientation that aligns with their values, worldview, and clinical strengths.
CACREP 2024 Standards E.2, E.10, & E.15
CPCE Registration
Presenter: Drs. Hamblin and Panna
Objective: Students will be guided through registering for their CPCE examination, which must be taken during the Practicum class and before the last day of the month before the end of the semester (July 31, 2025). The students will be required to use their own personal computer and their personal debit or credit card for payment in the amount of $150.
DEBRIEF,
WRAP UP & CLEAN UP Turner Auditorium
3:15 pm – 3:30 pm Closing Remarks
Presenter: All faculty
Objective: Reflect on key insights from Residency.
CACREP 2024 Standards Section 3E
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