Counseling Internship

The internship is the post-practicum "capstone" clinical experience of the program in which students, under the supervision of a qualified site supervisor, are expected to refine and enhance their assessment and counseling skills in the delivery of evidence-based treatment services to individuals, groups, couples, and families. The 18 credits of internship typically extend over three semesters with students spending a total of 900 clock hours in clinical settings, of which a minimum of 360 hours must be spent in providing direct service. In the typical sequence, students enroll in six credit hours of internship in a semester and spend 300 clock hours at the agency site. Individual supervision sessions conducted by the site supervisor will occur one hour per week, and students will attend group supervision facilitated by a faculty member 1.5 hours per week throughout the internship. The internship will typically be completed in two different settings, one of which will be in the same setting as the practicum, in order to expose students to a broad range of clinical populations and mental health delivery systems. The experience will be designed in a way that students gradually gain the knowledge, skills, and confidence to work more independently so that, upon graduation, they can function autonomously within the mental health setting of their choice. Graded S/U.