Learning the Hard Way in Clinical Internships in Social Work and Psychology: Lessons for Safety, Boundary-Setting, and Deepening the Practicum Experience

In this book, Susan A. Lord shares important stories and lessons from two undergraduate and two postgraduate clinical internships as colorful narratives that will augment texts in undergraduate and graduate practicum seminar classes. The chapters engage with fundamental issues, including the importance of safety and relationship-building, good supervision, the complexities of situationally determining what constitutes ethical practice, boundary-setting, suicide assessment, and professional ...