Internship

Catalog description

Provides for the continued development and practice of skills learned in COUN 516 and COUN 548 . This supervised field experience integrates and applies the knowledge, skills, and professional dispositions developed throughout the counseling program. Students engage in direct service with clients, complete indirect service activities, and receive ongoing supervision from both site and faculty supervisors. Emphasis is placed on the development of professional competence, ethical practice, and self-reflection in real-world counseling settings. Students are expected to demonstrate increasing autonomy and effectiveness as emerging professionals in counseling. A minimum of 600 hours is required at a program-approved agency (community mental health or private practice), where students provide counseling services under the supervision of a program-approved supervisor. The course is graded on a Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory basis. Prerequisites: COUN 551 , Students must submit application form to director of training placements a semester before actual enrollment (check department website for due dates).