| Course description: | Designed to facilitate continued development of skills learned in COUN 549. Students develop conceptual and professional skills through a supervised field site experience as they engage in various specified counseling and related activities during a minimum of 100 hours in an agency or educational setting. Satisfactory performance at the field site and during on-campus class meetings must be demonstrated before students can proceed to internship (COUN 598). Students in Clinical Mental Health Counseling must complete their Practicum and Internship under the supervision of a mental health counselor with 2 years of experience in clinical counseling. Social Workers, licensed marriage and family therapists, psychiatrists, psychologists, etc. do not meet the requirements for supervision. Students will begin the development of their capstone project during this course. Enrollment requires Practicum/Internship Coordinator approval. Prerequisite: 510 (for students completing a School Counseling degree), 547, 549 (for students completing a clinical mental health degree). May take concurrently (F, S). |
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