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Graduate counseling program partners with UNTHSC’s Institute for Patient Safety

11.17.2016 | By:
Texas Wesleyan’s graduate counseling program has joined together with UNT Health Science Center and the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders to offer counseling services to patients.

Texas Wesleyan graduate counseling students will work with individuals, couples and families that are undergoing treatment at the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders. Above photo courtesy of the CCBD.

Texas Wesleyan’s graduate counseling program has joined together with UNT Health Science Center (UNTHSC) and the Center for Cancer and Blood Disorders (CCBD) to offer counseling services to CCBD patients through UNTHSC’s Institute for Patient Safety.

The UNTHSC Institute for Patient Safety works with the CCBD to expand patient access to supportive services such as palliative care, prehab/rehab for chemotherapy patients, medication management and, now, counseling services for patients going through treatment and end of life issues.

“The students and faculty associated with Texas Wesleyan’s graduate counseling programs came highly recommended,” said Amanda Hodges BSN, RN, OCN and director of clinical programs & support services for the CCBD, said. “Counseling services are extremely important and we are excited that Texas Wesleyan will partner with us to support our patients.”

Texas Wesleyan graduate counseling students will work with individuals, couples and families that are undergoing treatment at the CCBD. 

“One of our practicum students has already been screened and accepted to work with their patients,” Linda Metcalf, Ph.D., director of Texas Wesleyan’s graduate counseling programs, said. “I have really enjoyed getting to know the CCBD staff and learning how we can be helpful.” 

The Institute for Patient Safety, launched in May 2016, was founded by UNTHSC, Texas Christian University, JPS Health Network and Cook Children’s Medical Center. The institute aims to take a lead role in professional and community education, research and quality improvement projects to reduce medical errors and assure Texans receive the highest quality health care. 

About Texas Wesleyan’s graduate counseling programs

The graduate counseling programs at Texas Wesleyan provide counseling students with opportunities to examine various theoretical models and perfect their skills through experiences inside and outside the classroom, including clinical practice at Texas Wesleyan’s Community Counseling Center.  Experienced faculty act as consultants and resources to all students so, upon completion of degree requirements, they are prepared to pursue licensure.

Texas Wesleyan offers three master's-level graduate counseling programs: Professional CounselingMarriage & Family Therapy and School Counseling; as well as a doctoral studies program in Marriage & Family Therapy

About Texas Wesleyan’s Community Counseling Center

Texas Wesleyan’s Community Counseling Center, created in 2007, is a community service program that gives the University’s masters and doctoral counseling students clinical experience under watchful eyes. In 2015, the center moved to its brand-new, 6,000 square-foot office on E. Rosedale Street, as part of Texas Wesleyan’s 2020 Vision strategic plan to revitalize its neighborhood and spur economic growth in East Fort Worth.

Each of the eight treatment rooms in the new space are connected to an observation room with a one-way window and a recording system that allows other students and faculty to observe the sessions live, or review them later in the center’s technology room.

Between 1,500 and 1,600 clients from around Tarrant County come to the center each year for help with depression, anger, anxiety, behavioral problems and more. Some are dealing with things like HIV or homelessness. They are usually referred to the center from local groups, including the Fort Worth Independent School DistrictCatholic Charities, the Salvation Army and local churches. Clients pay on a sliding scale.

 Cozy new treatment rooms, state-of-the-art technology and a wing of faculty offices are a welcome boon to the Texas Wesleyan University Counseling Center, which joined the Rosedale Renaissance in August when it moved to former retail space along the main drag. 

Above: Linda Metcalf is the director of Texas Wesleyan’s graduate counseling programs.

Texas Wesleyan Community Counseling Center Orientation

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When:
May 17, 2018 6:00 PM - May 17, 2018 9:00 PM
Where:
Community Counseling Center

TWCCC ORIENTATION INFORMATION

Welcome to the Practicum part of your degree. The Counseling Center is where you will be where you will have at least one client to video tape for your Practicum class. If you are in Pre-Practicum, this is where you will be filming your videos for class and meeting with your Mentors.

Orientation is a requirement for Pre-Practicum students and those who are in Practicum 1 of their degree plan. You will be given a Certificate of Completion at the end of the evening.

Orientation for this semester will be on THURSDAY MAY 17, 2018 FROM 6 PM TO 9 PM

Orientation is always held in the lobby of the Counseling Center, and a meal will be provided.

You will be presented information from Scott Methvin over rules and procedures at the Center.

Dr. Crook will introduce the assessments and other measuring tools we use at the Center. He will also tell you how to order them and have your client consent to these assessments.

Nick will present how to use the VALT system that we use to record session. In addition, he will go over, in detail, how to use the TheraNest software.

Other professors may join and discuss expectations while in Practicum.

Again, this is MANDATORY for you to attend if you are starting Pre-Practicum or Practicum 1 next semester. Failure to attend could end up in a drop in letter grade for the class. In addition, you WILL NOT be able to see clients until you have completed orientation.

 

PLEASE RSVP TO SCOTT OR NICK.

 

Thank you for planning to attend,

 

Misti Sparks, PhD, LMFT & Supervisor      

Associate Professor of                                   

Graduate Counseling                                     

 

J. Scott Methvin, M.E d., LPC-S, LMFT, LCDC

Clinical Director of Texas Wesleyan University

Community Counseling Center

 

Nick Mims MSMFT ‘16

Scheduling Coordinator of Texas Wesleyan

University Community Counseling Center

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