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Graduate and Pharmacy Catalog 2021-2022 
    
Graduate and Pharmacy Catalog 2021-2022 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

COU 5703 - Practicum

3 Credit Hours


The practicum course is designed to support students in applying learned counseling knowledge in a clinical setting through direct face to face services, support services, and supervision. The practicum/internship process is designed to meet the licensing requirements for the state of Florida pertaining to the Mental Health Counseling. Each student is required to have a qualified site supervisor in addition to an identified university supervisor and will complete a predetermined amount of direct therapeutic services and supervision. Specifically, a minimum of 100 clock hours with a minimum of 40 hours of direct service is required.

Academic prerequisites & procedural requirements to begin Practicum:

  • Completion of at least 32 hours of graduate course work, including:
    • COU 5133 Counseling Skills & Characteristics (must earn a B or better grade)
    • COU 5113 Group Theories and Practice
    • COU 5123 Legal, Ethical and Professional Standards (must earn a B or better grade)
    • COU 5263 Diagnosis and Treatment in Counseling (must earn a B or better grade)
  • Attendance of the Practicum Orientation meeting one semester before the desired start semester for Practicum (part of the COU 5263 Diagnosis and Treatment in Counseling course)
  • Purchase of Tevera access code (through PBA campus store - part of the COU 5263 Diagnosis and Treatment in Counseling course)
  • Interviewing and securing a placement with an approved site and site supervisor and the approval of the Clinical Director upon completion of the application tasks in Tevera


Prerequisite: Completion of at least 32 hours of graduate course work including COU 5123 , COU 5133 COU 5113  and COU 5263 , and the approval of the Counselor Education Faculty.


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