UNC Clinical Psychology Program

The Clinical Research Forum is a regular series in which faculty and students presenters both from within the clinical training program and from the larger surrounding research community discuss their ongoing work. In the fall, this series features a student research symposium in which graduate students from all years are encouraged to share their recent work with the program at large. The Forum is held most Fridays from 12-1 in Davie 261. To view the schedule, click here.

The spirit of this group is to practice and develop our Spanish speaking skills, with particular emphasis on vocabulary relevant to mental health professionals. The group consists of undergraduate and graduate students, as well as professors and local mental health professionals. We meet every other week at a local Latino mental health clinic called El Futuro (http://www.elfuturo-nc.org/) and put our Spanish skills to use. All skill levels are welcome. Along with El Futuro, we also provide community outreach presentations. This is a great opportunity to learn more about mental health issues, use your Spanish speaking skills, and provide a valuable service to the community. In the past, our community outreach has included presentations on depression, stress, and child development. If you are interested, we'd love to have you join us for the conversation group and/or community presentations! Contact Gaby Livas Stein if you have questions or are interested in joining.

The monthly professional development seminar offers students an opportunity to learn skills and ask frank questions regarding important tasks that are not formally included in most doctoral psychology curricula, but are needed for a successful career as a psychologist. For instance, past topics have included seminars on "Grant writing 101: Opportunities and Strategies for Students and Early Career Psychologists," "Clinical Psychology Career Options: How to Tailor your Training for Each," "Managing Manuscripts: Learning about Journals, and Strategies for the Peer Review Process," " To Post Doc or Not to Post Doc: Options, Choices, and Application Strategies," "Negotiating for Jobs," " The Job Search: Tips on Interviewing and Constructing the Job Talk." All topics are selected by students and each seminar is attended by a panel of faculty members who offer candid professional development advice and tips.

Psychotherapy Reading Group

The goal of the psychotherapy reading group is to provided interested students with additional exposure to perspectives and methods of psychotherapy and case conceptualization. The student-lead and run group is flexible and responsiveness to the interests of its members. Past topics have included work by Irvin Yalom (Existential Psychotherapy), Leslie Greenberg (Emotion Focused Psychotherapy), and Charles Brenner (Psychoanalysis). Other activities that the group has organized have included a series of meetings with a local psychoanalyst to discuss analytic theory and its application to the type of cases that group members may be exposed to and trips to attend talks sponsored by the UNC School of Social Work, the North Carolina Psychoanalytic Association, and the other community organizations interested in psychotherapy. For more information about the group please contact Abigail Judge or Sarah Uzenoff .

Supervision and Consultation Seminar

This monthly seminar was developed to offer advanced students an exposure to the body of knowledge in supervision and consultation. The seminar includes opportunities to discuss supervision/consultation experiences thus far, as well as experiences they may anticipate having in the future. Past topics have included an exploration of satisfying and effective supervision experiences, factors that contribute to the supervisory relationship, and examples of developmental models of supervision. Upcoming topics include multicultural issues within supervision, consultation theory, and real-world examples of psychological consultation. All seminars are facilitated by a faculty member with an emphasis on student discussion and questions. A variety of guest speakers are invited to share with the students their professional experiences within supervision and consultation.

Continuing Education
The UNC Clinical Psychology program was invited to pilot a new evidence-based website for continuing education. Please visit the website if interested.