Practicum 0 Student Supervisor

Practicum 0 Student Supervisor Position 2025-2026

Summary: Practicum 0 trainees are first-year students in the Fuller Graduate School of Psychology’s Clinical Psychology Program. These trainees see actor clients to hone their client-centered therapy skills while also taking classes that teach them client-centered theory and interventions. Practicum 0 trainees are closely supervised by advanced students (Practicum 0 Student Supervisors) and our clinical faculty. Students  will be supervised by Dr. Steve Simpson, who will work with the trainees to help ensure they learn to provide therapy services in an effective, safe, and ethical manner, in preparation for seeing real clients during their second year. 

Practicum 0 Student Supervisors meet weekly with Practicum 0 trainees in a group-supervision context to directly observe trainees providing therapy to the actor clients. They also meet with trainees each week to review therapy videos and SOAP notes. Practicum 0 Student Supervisors also receive weekly “supervision of supervision” from our clinical faculty. Finally, Practicum 0 Student Supervisors coordinate scheduling with the actor clients assigned to their group.

Type of Setting:  Doctoral Clinical Psychology Program

Openings Available: 8-10

Approximate Start and End Dates: September 2025– June 2026

Total Hours per Week: 6-8

Supervision Duties: Each week, student supervisors will engage in the following activities:

• Two hours providing supervision in a Live-Team format to up to four Practicum 0 trainees. During this time, trainees will be directly observed providing Client-Centered therapy to actor clients and trainees will be given immediate feedback by the Practicum 0 Student Supervisor and fellow trainees.

• Two hours providing group supervision each week. During this time, therapy videos, SOAP notes, and intake and termination summaries will be reviewed. Each quarter before week 10, the student supervisor will fill out the clinical evaluation on Time2Track for each of their assigned students, which will then be reviewed by the faculty supervisor. The student supervisor will meet with each student individually for 30 minutes to go over the clinical evaluation each quarter.

• Two hours of group “supervision-of-supervision” from clinical faculty (Dr. Fort and/or Dr. Simpson). This time will be used for student supervisors to discuss their trainees’ progress and supervision needs with the faculty supervisor.

• Practicum 0 student supervisors will coordinate scheduling and acting roles with the actor clients assigned to their group, review SOAP notes for trainees, conduct individual supervision with students as needed and attend to any other logistical and/or clinical concerns that may arise in consultation with their faculty supervisor(s).

Mandatory Days/Hours: Practicum 0 Student Supervisors will arrange a time with their supervisees and actor each week for live team group sessions (2hrs/wk) and will arrange a time each week for additional group supervision with your small group of students (2 hrs/wk) to review notes and videos. They will also arrange with their faculty supervisors a time each week for group supervision-of-supervision (2hrs/wk). Finally, Practicum 0 Student Supervisors will attend a 2-hour Practicum 0 orientation in September (before fall classes begin) with the faculty supervisor, section Dr. Steve Simpson.

Additional Information: 

• Candidates must have successfully completed Practicum I (candidates must be in 3rd year or above in the PsyD or PhD program). 

• Students will be compensated at $20.00 hourly rate for a maximum 60 hours per quarter.

Application Procedure:

• PsyD & PhD Students: Submit CV and cover letter, to Dr. Simpson (simpson@fuller.edu) 

• After your materials have been reviewed, you will be informed via email as to whether or not you will be offered an interview.

Application Deadline: Application materials should be submitted by August 25, 2025

Notification Date: Offers made on a rolling basis