Practicum   [Archived Catalog]
2017-2018 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Summer Addendum
   

COUN 8152S - Practicum


This is the first of three required 3-unit field experience training courses. An approved field placement, liability insurance and enrollment in the practicum course are required. This is the first major field experience in the MA in Counseling program that requires students to provide direct counseling services at an approved mental health site. It is expected that Practicum students will work under close supervision at all times and that they will have the opportunity to work with individuals, couples, families and groups whenever possible. Practicum consists of a minimum of 100 hours of field experience including provision of 40 hours of direct counseling services. The Practicum also includes a minimum of 1 hour of weekly individual or triadic on-site supervision (one hour for every five direct hours for CA students), an average of 1.5hrs/week of university supervision, and periodic consultations between site supervisor and university faculty to assess progress and refine goals. The primary emphasis of the Counseling Practicum is on professional identity development and the development and application of counseling skills. 3.0 credit(s)