Counseling Psychology – Practicum Sites
The University of Tennessee Student Counseling Center
The Counseling Center is the university’s primary facility for personal counseling, psychotherapy, and psychological outreach and consultation services. Their mission is to promote the psychological, educational, and social well-being of students at the University of Tennessee and to help prepare them to be productive members of society. Their staff members provide a variety of services for students, faculty, and staff, including: walk-in intake; crisis intervention; individual, couples and group counseling and psychotherapy; psychoeducational workshops; and consultation.
Students typically receive a minimum of one year of practicum experience at the Counseling Center.
Cherokee Health System
Cherokee Health Systems serves residents of the Lakeway region of East Tennessee. Through its main office in Knoxville and satellite clinics located throughout its service area, Cherokee provides a comprehensive array of clinical, consultative, and community support services as well as medical treatment and integrative care. Outpatient behavioral services include individual, family, and group therapy; day treatment; and pharmacotherapy. Cherokee also provides a broad spectrum of evaluative services, including psychodiagnostic, forensic, psycho-educational, and vocational assessment. A strong commitment to influencing the psychological sophistication of the region is reflected in various programs of consultation and education offered to schools, physicians, business and industry, the courts, and other community agencies. Cherokee staff are licensed and certified by the State of Tennessee and national professional organizations. Training at Cherokee consists of supervised involvement in all phases of Center services appropriate to the specific training needs of each student. Clients are adults, adolescents and children, and the intervention strategies range from cognitive-behavioral, psychodynamic, family systems, and interpersonal. Students also gain experience with multi-disciplinary treatment teams.
The University of Tennessee Psychological Clinic
The University of Tennessee Psychological Clinic is the primary training site for the doctoral program in Clinical Psychology. At our Clinic, our advanced doctoral students assess and treat children, adolescents, adults, and couples/families for a wide spectrum of behavioral and mental health conditions. Our Clinic strives to offer you quality mental health care in a confidential, safe environment.