CN 777 - Internship I: Clinical Mental Health Counseling

Semester Hours: 3
The Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship I is a one-semester, 300-hour minimum, supervised counseling experience within the context of an approved community placement. The course is designed to build extensively on a student’s practicum experience by involving him/her in all aspects of the role and functioning of a professional counselor in a community context. Interns serve in individual and group counseling sessions with a minimum of 40% or 120 hours of direct service with clients involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Audio or video recordings are encouraged as they are a traditional way for supervisors to work with supervisees to develop case conceptualization and selecting and implementing appropriate interventions. The application of ethical and legal issues in counseling is reviewed. The course culminates in an evaluation of the intern’s counseling performance throughout the internship.

Pre-requisites: CN 738 - Group Therapy , a “B” or better in CN 776 - Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling , including a positive recommendation from the Practicum instructor and supervisor, a cumulative GPA of at least 3.0, and one of the following: CN 735 - Couples and Family Therapy , CN 736 - Counseling Children and Adolescents , or CN 737 - Counseling and Treatment of Addictive Disorders .

Note: Students completing a practicum involving couples and families complete CN 735 , working with children complete CN 736 , or working with addictions complete CN 737 .