Internships offer students valuable firsthand experience with reasonably set workloads and expectations. Students will gain personal insights on learning the policies, procedures and philosophies of an organization and how to incorporate them into their own workflow.
Students are therefore required to complete a minimum 600 clock hours of supervised clinical/field experience; including a minimum of 240 hours of direct service with clients.
Indirect Services
Consultation with another counselor about a client you are seeing
Observing a counseling session
Scheduling a counseling session with a parent or client in person or over the phone
Editing a student's resume
Planning for the next counseling session or group
Giving presentations or workshops
Academic advising to undergraduate students
Direct Services
Individual, couples, family and group counseling sessions
Psychoeducational (with a therapeutic component) or therapeutic group
Non-scheduled, drop-in clients
Discussion about possible career options with an undergraduate student
Substance abuse counseling
Crisis intervention on a hotline at the internship site
Intakes and psychological assessments
Resume-building and career development that includes therapeutic component