Counselor Education Doctoral Program

Practica and Internships

All students are required to complete at least one semester or the equivalent of doctoral level practicum in counseling. Students will develop an area of expertise in counseling.

In accordance with guidelines provided by CACREP, the practicum is 100 clock hours in a supervised clinical setting. A minimum of 30 hours must be direct contact with individual clients, 10 hours in direct contact with group clients and remaining 60 hours are to be spend conducting client-related activities.

In accordance with guidelines provided by CACREP, the internship is 600 clock hours in supervised clinical settings, teaching, and supervision of an approved, supervised internship is required. Students may be half-time interns for two years, but many are full-time for one year. The requirement may be completed in one setting, but students may wish to obtain experiences in two or more settings. Most times the internship will be completed in at least two settings since it will include counseling, teaching, and supervision. A student’s application to internships sites should be compatible with the student’s future goals and be selected in consultation with the student’s advisor, doctoral committee, and coordinator of the doctoral practicum and internships. Practicum and internship experience guidelines are provided in the formal Practicum and Internship Handbook.

Students must complete the Counselor Education core requirement that relates to the relevant internship experience. For example, students supervising must have successfully completed COUN 670 Theory and Practice of Supervision and Consultation. Up to six hours of academic credit may be earned for the internship experience which is intended to provide the student with the following learning opportunities in the areas of counseling, supervision, systems intervention, consultation, and university teaching.

Updated 09/13/2006

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