The New Center

The Carl Rogers Institute

3166 N Lincoln Ave
Suite 325
Chicago, IL 60657
ph: 773-405-3541
fax: 773-404-8449
alt: 773-318-2361
kevinpsyd@thenewcenterchicago.com

Institute

Supervision

All trainees are supervised by licensed

clinicians. Practicum students receive

at least one hour of individual

supervision weekly from their primary

supervisor, one and a half hours of

group supervision and one hour of

supervision bi-weekly from a

secondary supervisor. Students also

participate in a weekly non-directive

encounter group experience.

Diagnostic Practicum

training

Students learn to administer, score and

interpret various psychological tests

including, but not limited to, the

WAIS, WISC, WIAT, PAI, MMPI,

TAT, Rorschach, various cognitive

measure and mental status exams.

Therapy Practicum training

Students learn the discipline of non-

directive Client-Centered therapy.

They are taught the meaning and

importance of Client-Centered

empathy, congruence

and unconditional positive regard.

Advanced Practicum training

Doctoral students can specialize in

advanced therapy or advanced

diagnostic training or both during this

yearlong training.

Post-Doctoral Fellowship training

Graduates of clinical psychology

doctoral programs receive

supervision while completing their

mandatory hours prior to receiving

their license in psychology.

The training includes psychotherapy

and diagnostic testing experience.

Fellows are also used as secondary

supervisors for practicum students.

Programs

There are several specialized training

programs at CRI. They are all related

and can overlap. Students can elect to

participate in any of these programs or

they can choose not to participate in

these programs at all and simply see a

general clientele. Once a student

commits to participating in one or

more of these programs, they state

whether they would like to be involved

with them full-time (2 full days a week)

or part-time (1 day a week or ½ day a

week). The programs include the

following.

The School Therapy Project

Practicum students are assigned to a

Chicago Public elementary, middle or

high school where they provide

psychotherapy to children within the

school. Individual supervision is

provided by a counselor

with school work experience or a

clinical psychologist.

The Health Psychology project

Practicum students provide

psychotherapy and/or diagnostic

assessments to a medically

compromised population. The

physical conditions seen within this

practice include, but are not limited to,

end stage renal disease, HIV/AIDS,

various types of cancers, heart disease,

infertility and chronic pain conditions.

Under Served Populations Program

Students at the Carl Rogers institute

also have the opportunity to work with

people with mental health needs and

few resources. People living with

substance abuse issues and

homelessness deserve access to quality

mental health care. Through the

resources of the Carl Rogers Institute,

we help to make this happen.

The Child Therapy Program

One of the newer and developing

programs at The New Center and The

Carl Rogers Institute is the play

therapy program. This program

utilizes the work of Rogers, Axeline

and Moon among others. Play therapy

offers the same client-centered non-

directive attitude toward children

while incorporating a more "age

conducive" environment for the

children to explore and grow as they

choose.

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