Establishing Innovative Student Training Clinics for Counselor Educators and Marriage and Family Therapists

Universities have a rich opportunity to make an impact on their communities wherepoverty and barriers to mental health access exist. A training model is outlined foruniversities with graduate programs in counselor education and/or marriage and familytherapy. Specifically, establishing a university-associated community-based studenttraining clinic to service the mental health needs in impoverished communities helpsfulfill the mission of service to the community most universities espouse. The articleaddresses such aspects as: student training, university support, financial implications,recruitment and retention of minority faculty and students, mentoring, and enhancingfaculty scholarship

Trauma and the Adolescent Brain

During adolescence, individuals encounter key developmental processes and tasks. When understood and harnessed positively, these processes can support post-traumatic for adolescents exposed to trauma. These key developmental processes will be reviewed, as well as the neurophysiological implications of trauma. Specific trauma-informed approaches for use with adolescents, with and without family involvement, will be provided