Practicum

Catalog description

This course provides an opportunity for the student to perform, under supervision, a variety of activities that a regularly employed professional counselor would perform. Practicum provides for the development of counseling skills under supervision. The student must complete 100 clock hours, including a minimum of 40 hours of direct service with clients. Experiences are accompanied by regularly scheduled, weekly group supervision designed to provide an opportunity for analysis and evaluation of supervised activity. Students enrolled in practicum must complete requirements in the program major area. Students changing majors will be required to retake practicum in the new program area. Grading system is Pass / Fail.