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 licensed mental health professional as a 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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