COUN 6643 - INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELING I

[6-12 Credits]

A part-time placement in a mental health setting is provided. Students are placed in a setting that is related to their career goals. The student is expected to take on the full complement of duties expected by a professional counselor in that setting. These include, but will not be limited to, individual counseling, case management, utilization of community resources, advocacy, and client assessment. Supervision is provided by a professional in the facility or program and by the departmental faculty on both counseling and case conceptualization. This course includes a weekly group meeting with the faculty supervisor in which case conceptualization and counseling process issues are reviewed. Prerequisites: Students must have completed at least 38 of the 48 non-internship hours (including COUN 6611, COUN 6612, COUN 6614, and COUN 6641)