AGENCY ADDRESS: 5055 Lackawanna Boulevard, North Charleston, SC   29405
AGENCY PHONE: (843) 744-5358        AGENCY FAX:  (843) 266-5231
 

CONTACT PERSON: Amy Mitchell-Washington (amitchell-washington@cydc.org)	PHONE: (843) 745-7092
	FAX: (843)   266-5231

DESCRIPTION OF AGENCY:
The Carolina Youth Development Center is an umbrella agency which administers and directs six therapeutic treatment programs (North Charleston Shelter, Callen-Lacey Center, Oak Grove Residential Treatment Center, Horizon House, Preparation for Adult Living Center, and Big Brothers, Big Sisters) which serve the Charleston area. The treatment philosophy rests firmly on the idea that there exists within each individual a self-healing capacity. Specific treatment approaches which are utilized within the treatment programs include behavioral, family systems models, psychoeducational and communications skills training, expressive and play therapies, attention to the therapeutic milieu itself, and advocacy for clients through effective case management with other systems that are working with the children and families who are served.

There are opportunities for interns to work with a diverse age range of clients in a wide range of treatment services. Supervision is provided weekly in the specific treatment program that the student is working and monthly with the clinical director, usually in a group context. The CYDC agency also runs a Professional Development Training Series which is open to interns.

TRAINING STRENGTHS:
This is a very exciting time for CYDC. We are developing a very strong  clinical component, with an accompanying professional training series. Both the physical structure (the campus and buildings) and the programmatic structure (the emphasis on integrating state of the art treatment practices) are in the process of great change and development. Those students who are interested in developing expertise in trauma, treatment practices for trauma,  and expressive and play therapies, CYDC offers an excellent training opportunity.

TYPE OF FACILITY:

• Private/Non Profit

•  Individuals
•  Families
•  Mixed ages

• Serious mental illness
• ADHD
• Other Abuse and Neglect, Parenting Difficulties, and Independent Living Needs

• Parenting
• Child and Adolescent (psychoeducational)
• 10 - 30 hours of group therapy available per week

• Deborah Armstrong Hickey, Ph.D., MFT Supervisor, RPT-S (Registered Play Therapist - Supervisor)
• McBee Zimmerman, LPC-S, Program Director, Shelter Programs
• Steve Miller, M.A., LPC-Intern, Program Director, Oak Grove
• Ali Safa, M.Ed., Educational Specialist, Program Director of Horizon House
• Mosi Bayo, M.A., Program Director, PAL Program
• Lara Tiberian, LPC, NCC, Treatment Coordinator, Charleston Emergency Shelter

•  Monday-Friday from 9:00am-5:00pm
•  Weekday Evenings
•  Weekends (on occasion and varies by program)

• SLED Report Required (takes several weeks so early contact with site is advised)
• Volunteer Application Form
• Vita/Resume
• Interview

• Six (across all programs, with possibility for additional slots)
• Both practicum and internship students are encouraged to apply

My orientation is integrative in that I pull from several ways of viewing problems (predominantly systems, humanism, narrative, and postmodern voices) and I apply these according to the needs of the particular individual, family, and context in which I am working.  I do not require or even prefer that whoever I am supervising have the same or a similar orientation.  What I do prefer is an openness and hopefully interest in looking at alternative ways of viewing problems in living.

Of particular note is the fact that I have expertise in expressive arts and play therapies.  I regularly utilize experiential exercises to facilitate the development of the supervisee's empathic understanding of their client's experience, assessment skills, and effective treatment choices.  An example of this might be to invite the supervisee to draw a kinetic family drawing from the point of view or experience of their client.

Also of note is the fact that I researched quality of supervision experiences among interns and trainees.  I looked at several variables in what influences the quality of experiences interns and trainees have in supervision, including state of the art practices such as videotaping sessions and using reflective teams.  i consider supervision to be a hybrid skill which demands excellent teaching, coaching, and clinical skills in service of the supervisee looking at what personal "stuff" influences their work as a therapist.

Lara Tiberian's Training philosophy
My philosophy of supervision is to utilize developmental and educational models to enhance the intern's learning as they develop into a clinician.  This approach focuses on the intern's evolution as they grow and change.  In the beginning stages of supervision I feel it is important to complete an educational assessment with the intern.  This examines their previous counseling experience, ethical awareness, theoretical knowledge, attitudes and values, and goals/objectives.  With this cornerstone in place, I believe it is then necessary to set specific goals, both long and short-term, to develop clinical skills.  As the intern develops, I see the supervisor being less directive with more focus on enhancing the intern's conceptual and intervention skills.

Although this is my philosophy, I feel it is most important that the supervisor accommodate to the learning style which best fits the intern.  It is essential that the intern have a positive supervisory experience that will enhance their personal and professional growth.  I encourage collaboration, and view supervision as a mutual growth experience.  I also feel the supervisor must model ethical standards of practice, and monitor appropriate personal/professional boundaries at all times.