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Salem State College
352 Lafayette Street
Salem, MA 01970
978-542-6000
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| Counseling & Psychological Services |
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Counseling Practicum And Internship
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| What Is The Practicum? |
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The Practicum is a distinctly defined, pre-internship, supervised curricular experience that totals a minimum of 100 clock hours. Most programs, including this one, require more than the minimum. The practicum hours must be obtained over the minimum of one semester. A practicum provides for the development of counseling and group work skills under supervision. A practicum may take place on the academic campus or in a field setting.
A practicum must include a minimum of:
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- 40 hours of direct service work with clientele appropriate to the program emphasis area; peer role plays and laboratory experience in both individual and group interactions;
- ten hours of individual supervision (using audiotape, videotape and/or direct observation) by an approved supervisor, a program faculty member, or an individual with a master's degree in mental health counseling or a related field working under the direction of an approved supervisor;
- 15 hours of group supervision with other students in similar practice by an approved supervisor, a program faculty member, or an individual with a master's degree in mental health counseling or a related field working under the direction of an approved supervisor; and
- evaluations of the student's performance throughout the practicum, including a formal evaluation at the completion of the practicum.
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| What Is The Internship? |
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The Internship is a distinctly defined, post-practicum, supervised curricular experience that totals a minimum of 600 clock hours. An internship is intended to enable the individual to refine and enhance basic counseling skills, develop more advanced counseling skills, and integrate professional knowledge and skills appropriate to the individual's initial professional placement. An internship provides an opportunity for the individual to perform all the activities that a regularly employed staff member in the setting would be expected to perform.
At Salem State College, the internship takes place over the course of two semesters, and includes a minimum of:
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- 240 hours of direct service work with clientele appropriate to the program emphasis area;
- 15 hours of individual supervision by an approved supervisor, program faculty member, or an individual with a master's degree in mental health counseling or a master's degree in a related field working under the direction of an approved supervisor; and
- 30 hours of group supervision by an approved supervisor, program faculty member, or an individual with a master's degree in mental health counseling or a master's degree in a related field working under the direction of an approved supervisor.
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It should be noted that additional internship hours in excess of the minimum 600 hours must include the ratio of one hour of individual supervision for every 16 client contact hours.
An internship completed after the award of a qualifying graduate degree must include a clearly defined program and schedule of services and duties to be performed by the intern. Written evaluations of the performance of the interns, as well as an evaluation of the internship experience by the intern, must be included in post-graduate internships.
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