PSY 780 Fieldwork in Counseling I

300 HOURS, INCLUDING WEEKLY SEMINARS WITH ADJUNCT CLINICAL FACULTY 

Provides supervised experience assisting mental health professionals in the assessment, management and counseling of clients. Students work in an applied institutional setting, such as a prison, special treatment clinic, hospital, delinquency or rehabilitation setting. Training includes interviewing and taking case histories, observations, staff and case conferences. Fieldwork training is supplemented by conferences with a faculty advisor.