2022-2023 Academic Catalog 
    
    Mar 28, 2024  
2022-2023 Academic Catalog [ARCHIVE]

CNS 6939 - Internship 3


Credits: 4

This course is designed for students enrolled in the Post-graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Counseling (PCMFC) and consists of two components: (1) At the completion of this course, students are required to have accumulated over the course of all their internships a minimum of 600 hours of a supervised practice of counseling under the direct clinical supervision of a site supervisor in an approved counseling internship setting, of which at least 300 hours must be direct services to clients, and at least one-half (150 hours) of the face-to-face client contact must be relational, i.e., talking about a relational issue in the counseling session; and (2) Weekly seminars that include faculty instruction and small group case discussion. The clinical practice emphasis is on counseling interventions for various issues that affect individuals, couples, and families. This course will utilize formal case presentations, student and instructor feedback, and didactic instruction. Case consultations will focus on enhancing students’ competencies in client interviewing skills, case conceptualization, cultural contextualization, goal setting, treatment planning, counseling intervention, and case management. Students interested in seeking South Carolina state marriage and family therapy credentialing are required to accumulate throughout all their internships a total of at least 50 hours of clinical supervision by a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist supervisor. Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Post-graduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Counseling Program. (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory). Small group section enrollment is limited to 12 students. Additional fee for technology use.

Prerequisite(s): Acceptance into the Postgraduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Counseling Program.
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