The
steps in the application process are as follows: 1) complete
the appropriate application for services (adult or child/adolescent),
the FSU Psychology Clinic Income Information form, and the Consent
for Taping, Observation, and Research Participation form; 2)
schedule a screening interview at the clinic; 3) complete
a screening interview and fill out various psychological questionnaires;
4) for adult or adolescent clients, make an appointment
to complete the Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2
(MMPI-2) or Minnesota Multiphasic Personality Inventory –
Adolescent version (MMPI-A), as applicable; 5) return
to the clinic to complete the MMPI-2 or MMPI-A; and 6)
pay the application fee. Each of these steps will be described
below in turn.
Application
Forms
Applications forms
can be obtained from the 2nd floor of the FSU Psychology Clinic,
or can be found on this website. For information about adult
application forms, see: adult application.
For information about child/adolescent application forms, see:
child/adolescent application.
Scheduling
a Screening Interview
Screening interviews
can be scheduled by calling the FSU Psychology Clinic at (850)
644-3006. Screening personnel have approximately 10 regular
time slots a week that you can choose from for your screening
interview. Most of the time, screening interviews can be scheduled
for the week after your call.
Screening
Interview
Please be prompt
to your scheduled screening interview. You can report to the
waiting room on the 2nd floor of the Regional Rehabilitation
Center for your screening interview. For directions to the clinic,
please see: directions to the clinic.
Please let the office
assistant know that you are there for a screening interview.
Upon arrival to the clinic, you will be given the application
(and associated forms) to complete if you have not already filled
these out in advance. You will also be given a number of psychological
questionnaires to complete to give us more information about
your current symptoms.
One or both legal
guardians of children or adolescents seeking services at the
clinic should accompany that child or adolescent to the screening
interview. Both members of couples seeking therapy should attend
the screening interview.
The screening interview
will be conducted by a graduate student psychological trainee
or the Assistant Director of the clinic. Screening interviews
last approximately ½ hour. The screening interview is
meant to give you information about the clinic, give you a chance
to ask questions, and to get basic information from you about
why you are seeking services at this time. It is also to determine
whether the clinic can meet your treatment or assessment needs.
If it is determined
that we can not meet your needs, you will be provided with appropriate
referrals to other community resources.
Make
an Appointment for the MMPI-2 or MMPI-A
After the screening
interview, you can make an appointment to take the Minnesota
Multiphasic Personality Inventory-2 (MMPI-2). Office assistants
or screening personnel can assist you in making this appointment.
Depending on the time and room availability, you may be able
to complete the MMPI-2 immediately after your screening interview.
Only adult or adolescent
clients have to make an appointment to take this test. Adolescents
are persons between the ages of 14 and 17. Persons 18 years
or older are considered to be adults. Children 13 years or younger
seeking services skip this part of the application process.
Complete
the MMPI-2 or MMPI-A
The MMPI-2 is a 567-item,
true-false questionnaire. You must take this psychological questionnaire
for your case to be assigned to a therapist. You will be placed
in a private room in the clinic to take this test. The MMPI-A
is comparable in length and format.
Only adult clients
complete the MMPI-2. Adolescent clients complete the MMPI-A.
Child clients do not have to complete either measure. Instead,
the legal guardian completes the Child Behavior Checklist at
the time of the screening interview.
Application
Fee
There is a $25 application
fee for clients applying for an assessment or individual therapy
services. This fee covers the screening interview, MMPI scoring
(as applicable), and other questionnaire scoring. The fee for
couples or families is $35. This fee is payable at the time
application to the clinic is made.
What’s
Next?
After completing
the above steps, you will be assigned to a therapist. Cases
are usually assigned within a few weeks of completing the above
process. This process may take longer if there is a waiting
list for services. Your assigned therapist will contact you
to set up an interview. For more information about what comes
next, please see Individual, Family, &
Couples Therapy, Group Therapy,
or Assessment Services (as applicable).
