Teaching & Supervision
Courses Taught
Department of Counseling and Clinical Psychology, Teachers College, Columbia University
Clinical Psychology:
Fieldwork in Applied Psychology
The Fieldwork course involves supervised practice in a wide range of field placements in clinical practice, assessment, forensics, and research. Students discuss their fieldwork experiences and work as a group to relate readings on psychoanalytic theory to practice in the field, with particular focus on organizational features of fieldwork sites and group process of the fieldwork course as an introduction to reflective practice and professional socialization in clinical psychology.
Semesters taught:
- Summer 2014
- Spring 2014
Counseling Psychology:
Practicum in Career and Personal Counseling
The Practicum course is designed to give students supervised experience in vocational evaluation and short-term personal counseling for members of the community who seek services at the Dean Hope Center for Educational and Psychological Services, the in-house training clinic for Teachers College. Supervision takes a variety of forms, including small group discussion of professional issues, collaborative group supervision of both the student’s own assigned case and those of her peers, review of video-recorded counseling sessions, and review of chart documentation according to center protocols. The Practicum culminates in a formal case conceptualization paper and oral presentation.
Semesters taught:
- Spring 2014
- Fall 2013
- Summer 2013
- Spring 2013
Geoffrey Steinberg, Psy.D. 