Clinical
Mental Health Counseling Residency Agenda
Friday, March 7, 2025 – Sunday, March 9, 2025
MHC 525
COUNSELING SKILLS AND TECHNIQUES
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.
8:00 am - 8:15 am
8:15 am - 9:00 am
9:00 am - 10:00 am
10:00 am -10:15 am
Friday, March 7
Turner Auditorium
Greetings - Faculty will take attendance
Presenter: Dr. Dominguez & Dr. Panjwani
CACREP 2024 Standards Section 3.E
Welcome, Overview of Learning Objectives, & Faculty Introductions
Presenters: Dr. Dominguez & Dr. Panjwani, Dean Robertson-Arduengo, Dr. Robert Keiser, all faculty
CACREP 2024 Standards Section 3.E
Ice Breakers & Team Building
Presenter: Dr. Dominguez & Dr. Panna
Objective: Provide students with opportunities to build rapport, improve communication, and build a positive environment.
SELF-CARE BREAK
10:15 am -11:00 am Ethical & Legal Issues in Group: Confidentiality, Privacy, Professionalism, and Multiculturalism/Diversity Review (tie into process group experience for the weekend)
Presenter: Dr. Glover
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 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).
References
American Counseling Association. (2014). 2014 ACA Code of Ethics. https://www.counseling.org/docs/default-source/default-document-library/ethics/2014-aca-code-of-ethics.pdf CACREP 2024 Standards 3.A.4., 3.A.10., 3.B.2., 3. B. 3., 3. B. 10. & 3.F 9.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm Group Counseling: Dynamics, Therapeutic Factors (Yalom), and Member Roles Review (tie into process group experience for the weekend)
Presenter: Dr. Bolton
Objective: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.2 & 3.F.3.
12:00 pm – 1:00 pm LUNCH BREAK
1:00 pm – 1:45 pm Group Counseling: Leadership and Facilitation Skills, including in Virtual Settings Review (tie into process group experience for the weekend)
Presenter: Dr. Adkins
Objective: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.4, 3.F.5, 3.F.6., & 3.F.7.
1:45 pm – 2:15pm Mindfulness Activity to Ease/Normalize Anxiety
Presenter: Dr. Panjwani
Objective: Provide residency participants tools and skills to maintain or improve well-being through the use of stress management, and burnout prevention.
CACREP 2024 Standards 3. A.11.
2:15 pm – 2:30 pm Group and Room Assignments/ Transitions – Dr. Panjwani
Dr. G – Room 201; Dr. A – Room 202; Dr. BK – Room 203; Dr. Garcia – Room 205
2:30 pm - 2:45 pm SELF-CARE BREAK
2:45pm – 4:15pm Instructors will lead groups and establish group rules and goals while demonstrating confidentiality and informed consent procedures.
Group Therapy Participation and Leadership Experience
Objectives: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, Section 3. Foundational Counseling Curriculum F. Group Counseling and Group Work:
10. direct experiences in which counseling students participate as group members in a small group activity, approved by the program, for a minimum of 10 clock hours over the course of one academic term
4:15 pm-4:30 pm
8:30 am – 9:00 am
Saturday, March 8
Greetings and Review- Faculty will take attendance, go over schedule, and answer any questions
Presenter: Dr. Dominguez & Dr. Panjwani
CACREP 2024 Standards Section 3.E
9:00 am – 9:45am Theories & Techniques in Group Counseling Review (tie into process group experience for the weekend)
Presenter: Dr. Garcia
Objective: Provide participants with information on establishing goals and developing strategies and interventions from different theoretical perspectives as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.1. & 3.F.8.
9:45 am – 10:15am 5 Stages of Group Counseling Overview (tie into process group experience for the weekend)
Presenter: Dr. Kemp
Objective: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.1., 3.F.2., 3.F.5., & 3.F.8.
10:15 am-10:30 am
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10:30 am - 12:00 pm
12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
1:00 pm – 2:30pm
Instructors will lead groups and model group facilitation and leadership skills while using theories and techniques.
Dr. G – Room 201; Dr. A – Room 202; Dr. BK – Room 203; Dr. Garcia – Room 205
Group Therapy Participation and Leadership Experience
Objectives: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.10.
LUNCH BREAK
Instructors will lead groups and model group facilitation and leadership skills while using theories and techniques.
Group Therapy Participation and Leadership Experience
Objectives: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.10.
2:30 pm -2:45 pm
2:45 pm – 4:15 pm
SELF-CARE BREAK
Instructors will lead groups and model group facilitation and leadership skills while using theories and techniques.
Group Therapy Participation and Leadership Experience
Objectives: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.10.
4:15 pm–4:30 pm DEBRIEF, WRAP UP & CLEAN UP Turner Auditorium
8:30 am - 8:50 am
9:00 am – 10:00am
10:00 am – 10:15 am
10:15 am -12:00 pm
12:00 pm -1:00 pm
1:00 pm - 2:00 pm
2:00 pm – 2:45 pm
Sunday, March 9
Greetings and Review- Faculty will take attendance and explain structure for the day Presenter: Dr. Dominguez & Dr. Panjwani
CACREP 2024 Standards Section 3.E
Students will take turns leading groups and practice facilitation and leadership skills.
Group Therapy Participation and Leadership Experience
Objectives: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.10.
SELF-CARE BREAK
Students will take turns leading groups and practice facilitation and leadership skills.
Group Therapy Participation and Leadership Experience
Objectives: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.10.
LUNCH BREAK
Students will take turns leading groups and practice facilitation and leadership skills.
Group Therapy Participation and Leadership Experience
Objectives: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.10.
Termination led by instructors: Smaller Group Closing Activity and Reflection
Group Therapy Participation and Leadership Experience
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2:45 pm – 3:00 pm
Objectives: To provide students with the foundational knowledge required of all entry-level counselor education graduates, as stated in the 2024 CACREP Standards, 3.F.10.
SELF-CARE BREAK
DEBRIEF, WRAP UP & CLEAN UP
Turner Auditorium
3:00 pm-3:30 pm Closing Remarks and Q&A
Presenter: All faculty CACREP 2024 Standards Section 3.E
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