CN 776 - Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Semester Hours: 3
This practicum is a one-semester, 125-hour minimum, supervised counseling experience within the context of an approved community placement. The course is designed to help students integrate and apply the knowledge, skills, and dispositions learned in previous program coursework. Students will both observe and serve in individual and group counseling sessions with a minimum of 50 hours of direct service with actual clients involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Audio or audio-visual recordings are used when available to develop skills in conceptualizing cases and selecting and implementing appropriate interventions. The application of ethical and legal issues in counseling is reviewed. The course culminates in an evaluation of each student’s counseling performance throughout the practicum.

Pre-requisites: CN 728 - Psychometrics and Assessment , CN 735 - Couples and Family Therapy , CN 743 - Advanced Clinical Skills , and one of the following: CN 736 - Counseling Children and Adolescents , CN 737 - Counseling and Treatment of Addictive Disorders , or CN 738 - Group Therapy . Includes completion of a Criminal Background check.

Note: Students completing a practicum involving children should complete CN 736 , working in field of addictions complete CN 737 , working with all other populations complete CN 738 .