Counseling Practicum

Catalog description

Supervised counseling practicum experience that requires a minimum of 100 clock hours (including 40 direct hours) and leads to the development of counseling skills. Students engage in their practicum activities at approved sites in the greater Milwaukee area and meet on campus weekly for a didactic seminar that furthers counseling skills and provides group supervision. Students are placed in settings that provide clinical training that is aligned with the general clinical mental counseling program or that is focused on their identified specialization (i.e., addictions counseling, child-adolescent counseling, clinical rehabilitation counseling). Addresses clinical mental health counseling practice and professional issues relevant to each specialization.