L.MHC 696 - Clinical Internship I

Credits: 3

A graduate-level clinical supervised counseling internship of 600 clock hours. Students need to take, at a minimum, two 3-credit internships as a part of their degree program. This experience provides an opportunity to perform, under supervision, counseling activities similar to those professional counselors are expected to perform. The internship includes:

A minimum of 240 hours of direct service to clients.
A minimum of one hour per week of individual supervision or triadic supervision, usually performed by the on-site supervisor.
A minimum of one and one-half hours per week of group supervision, throughout the internship usually performed by a program faculty supervisor.
Exposure to collateral professional activities (e.g. record keeping, information and referral and staff meetings).
An opportunity for students to develop program-appropriate audio and/or videotapes of client interactions.
An opportunity for students to gain supervised experience in the use of professional resources (e.g. assessment instruments, professional literature and research etc.)
Formal evaluation of the student’s performance by a program faculty member in consultation with the site supervisor.

Prerequisite: L.MHC 694
Co-requisite: None