Internship II

Catalog description

Students will build on foundational counseling skills and techniques through advanced experiential learning activities at their approved field placement sites. This course emphasizes professional competencies, counselor behaviors, and characteristics that influence the therapeutic process. Students will refine their skills and integrate knowledge by providing direct counseling services to clients under the supervision of a licensed clinician. Additionally, students will participate in a weekly synchronous seminar-style group supervision session facilitated by a faculty supervisor. A minimum of 600 hours at an approved counseling site is required, including 240 hours of direct client contact; these hours are split across two semesters (300 hours per semester; at least 120 of the 300 hours must be from direct client contact per semester).