PRACTICUM IN CLINICAL MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING

Catalog description

The purpose of this class is to provide the student an opportunity to learn and work in the counseling profession. This course will help students understand the role of being a clinical mental health counselor where they are able to learn and apply skills to become an ethical and culturally aware counselor. Students will receive supervision on site and in class. Students will complete 100 hours on site, with the expectation of at least 40 direct hours working with clients or students at their assigned site. Students will use counseling skills and clinical interventions to begin building an active case load of clients. Additionally, students may gain experience evaluating, assessing, and treating clients with mental and emotional disorders and conditions.