CMHC 670 Counseling Internship
This course is designed as a group supervision experience where the faculty supervisor provides the opportunity for students to present and discuss cases from their clinical field placement and to receive feedback from the faculty supervisor and counseling student peers. The emphasis of this course will be on case conceptualization, the application of theory to your cases, and the use of clinical evidence to guide assessment and treatment decisions. We will focus on 1) using theory to understand clients' presenting problems and symptoms; 2) obtaining relevant information to support or refute clinical hypotheses; 3) identifying appropriate interventions/techniques; and 4) ascertaining the degree to which the clients' problems and symptoms are decreasing and their functioning is improving. In addition to discussing assessment and treatment related clinical issues, students are encouraged to process the many ways in which the practice of counseling personally informs them about the roles and functions of a clinical mental health counselor. Time is also spent examining systems issues that impact treatment and intervention processes. This course is designed to complement field training supervision rather than be in lieu of on-site supervision.
Credits
3
Offered
Every year