COUN6321 Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship 1
This is the first course in a sequence of two clinical internship courses during which students fulfill 600 total required contact hours in a mental health counseling setting. Of the 600 total hours, students must complete 240 hours of direct client contact and a minimum of 20 hours of face-to-face contact with the approved site supervisors. Students also meet weekly via web conferencing for synchronous group supervision meetings with their course instructor. The internship consists of a courseroom experience accompanied by supervised experience in a mental health counseling setting and provides students with specific clinical skills in interviewing, assessment, intervention, documentation, and consultation with individuals, couples, and/or families. The focus of the internship is on student professional development and the application of counseling skills under the supervision of site and faculty supervisors. For MS in Clinical Mental Health Counseling students only. Grading for this course is S/NS. It is the student’s responsibility to research and comply with the specific clinical experience requirements of their states. Cannot be fulfilled by transfer.
Prerequisite
COUN6301 or
COUN6302 with a cumulative GPA of 3.0 or better.