MSC 685 - Internship 1: School Counseling

3 Credits

This weekly clinical supervision course (Internship I or II) serves as the 2nd and 3rd in the clinical field experience sequence in the masters of school counseling program. The internship offers the opportunity for school counseling students to synthesize and apply what they have learned in an actual school counseling setting. Students are expected to complete 300 hours of field experience in an approved school in both Internship I and II, totaling 600 hours. Each Internship requires a minimum of 120-direct client contact service hours as well as indirect service hours including: intake sessions, individual and family and group counseling, classroom guidance, and psycho-educational outreach programs. School counseling students must complete one internship in an elementary school setting, and the other in a secondary school setting. Each week students will participate in 3 hours of weekly instruction and group supervision with faculty and fellow internship students, as well as a minimum of 1-hour weekly on-site-supervision from a Certified School Counselor. Internship students will present cases, site updates, and ethical dilemmas to enhance self-awareness and clinical skills. The Internship Instructor and Certified School Counselor Supervisor will oversee students’ performance to determine student’s satisfactory completion of the School Counseling Internship experience.

Credit Type Code: Letter Grade