SCCN 686 - Internship in School Counseling

The purpose of the internship course to help students implement counseling skills into counseling practice. This course is designed to provide a supportive, structured learning environment for acquiring clinical experience, developing and enhancing professional competencies. The internship is a time to build a framework of new professional counseling skills on a foundation of the material learned in the program courses. Over the course of their Internship experiences students are required to complete a minimum of 600 clock hours, of which at least 240 are direct client contact. Course topics include but are not limited to counseling skills; record keeping; legal and ethical issues; collaboration techniques; developing and evaluating programs/interventions for clients.
Credits: 3-12

Prerequisites: COUN 613 - Professional Orientation and Ethical Practice in Counseling, COUN 614 - Counseling Diverse Populations, COUN 622 - Counseling Theories, COUN 625 - Group Work: Theories and Practice, COUN 629 - Counseling Skill Development, COUN 634 - Human Development Across the Lifespan, SCCN 601 - Foundations of School Counseling, and SCCN 682 - Practicum in Adjustment Counseling

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