Internship

Catalog description

The internship is a fieldwork experience that provides a supervised transition from learning in the classroom to the professional field of counseling. The internship provides the student with the practical application of counseling knowledge and skills. It consists of 500 hours of professional experience in a qualified institution in the social or healthcare system which provides the opportunity to perform a variety of activities related to counseling psychology and therapy. The internship must be completed in an approved setting under the supervision of a qualified supervisor. Program participants are responsible for applying and being accepted to their internship site. A list of approved internship sites is available at the department; students may also complete their internship at another site (locally or internationally) if these sites are approved by the department. In addition to external sites, participants may also apply for an internship position at the on-campus Psychological Counseling Service to complete their internship, or part of their internship, under the supervision of qualified faculty. The internship is graded on the credit/no credit grading option. Duration: 500 hours. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite : 24 credits must be completed in the program.