5. PRACTICUM POLICIES
5a) Police Check Policy:
The CREATE Institute is registered with the Ministry of Training, Colleges and Universities under the Ontario Career Colleges Branch. As per the Ministry’s requirement, all students who are ready to begin a practicum and/or are presently working at a practicum site must have a clear police check (Vulnerable Sector).
5b) Naming Designation:
All student therapists must indicate clearly and identify themselves as Expressive Arts Therapist (In training)
5c) Practicum Hours required:
- Total over the three years - 600 hours
- 250 hours are spent in direct client contact (DCC).
- 85 hours are spent in Non-clinical Art-based facilitation
- 80 hours of Supervision
- 185 hours are spent on indirect activities, such as administration, staff meetings, record-keeping, planning, debriefing, preparation, cleanup, Q&As, and Research. (A maximum of 100 research hours may be counted.)
5d) Practicum reporting/log sheets:
Students must keep a log of practicum hours completed (DCC, Supervision, other) and submit quarterly reports indicating placement agency, dates and hours completed.
Practicum dates/hours Reports due on:
Oct. 1 - Dec. 31, due on January 10
Jan. 1 - Mar. 31, due on April 10
Apr. 1 - Jun. 30, due on July 10
Jul. 1 - Sep. 30, due on October 10
Please submit log sheets via email to the Practicum Coordinator at [email protected].
* Failure to report practicum hours may result in non-compliance and discontinued WSIB insurance coverage
6. SUPERVISION REQUIREMENTS
To ensure valid practicum hours, clinical supervision is essential and must adhere to the specified CREATE requirements outlined in the practicum policies.
* To avoid conflicts of interest, students must seek supervision from someone other than their therapist.
* Supervision hours must run concurrent with the practicum for which students are being supervised.
* Before commencing a practicum, students should keep in mind that approval from the practicum coordinator is mandatory for all practicum sites.
***As of January 1st, 2020, if students wish to count their supervision hours toward their CRPO application, they must be supervised by an RP (Registered Psychotherapist). This can be done in collaboration with the agency contact person/supervisor.
* To avoid conflicts of interest, students must seek supervision from someone other than their therapist.
* Supervision hours must run concurrent with the practicum for which students are being supervised.
* Before commencing a practicum, students should keep in mind that approval from the practicum coordinator is mandatory for all practicum sites.
***As of January 1st, 2020, if students wish to count their supervision hours toward their CRPO application, they must be supervised by an RP (Registered Psychotherapist). This can be done in collaboration with the agency contact person/supervisor.