Internship a - Marriage & Family

This course offers the student an opportunity to practice family systems approaches to counseling in a mental health counseling setting, under the supervision of a licensed marriage and family therapist. In Internship A, students will spend approximately 300 hours (150 direct service hours, 150 administrative hours) in a supervised mental health setting with a variety of populations including individuals, couples, groups, children, adults, and/or families working with problems and issues as substance abuse, domestic violence, developmental disabilities and/or problems of daily living. The total internship experience requires students to complete 600 hours (300 direct service hours, 300 administrative hours) of counseling related duties, which are distributed between Internships A and B. Ideally, there will be an equal distribution of these hours during each term. However, given the specific environment and site needs, the 300 hour requirement for Internship A is flexible, but should include a “reasonable” number of hours which will enable the student to meet course and program requirements. During Internship B, the remainder of the 600 hours will be completed. Prerequisite: PSY 646M.