PRACTICUM:
Prior to beginning direct client contact students must attend meetings which introduces them to clinic procedures and practices; acquaints them with clinical forms and case management, and focuses on appropriate professional processes. Following this, the first clinical experience is generally begun in the student’s second or third semester. This consists of clinical work at the department’s Family Therapy Clinic and limited involvement in a program sponsored off-campus setting. Students are expected to complete a minimum of 200 hours of direct client contact with supervision. This experience will involve learning clinical practices, observing live sessions, treating individual clients, and supervised visits. During the next three months the student will be assigned a couple or family case that will be carried to completion. To meet the 200 hours requirement, students will be expected to devote a minimum of 10 to 12 hours per week 5 hours of which must be SCSU clinic hours. In addition to direct client contact the student will have one hour of group supervision and one hour of individual supervision each week, and will have structured assignments for observation of live therapy sessions. An extensive evaluation will be conducted by the supervisor prior to registering for the Internship.

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