COU 6263 - Counseling Internship III

1 Credits
This counseling internship provides a supervised, field-based, work experience wherein students integrate and synthesize counseling theories and techniques, develop the professional qualities, characteristics, and behaviors of a counselor, and develop more advanced clinical reasoning and conceptualization skills. Building on the experience of COU 6261 - Counseling Internship I and COU 6262 - Counseling Internship II, Internship III involves a continued practical clinical experience in an approved agency or other appropriate setting with an approved supervisor. Any required hours not completed within COU 6261 - Counseling Internship I and COU 6262 - Counseling Internship II will be completed in Internship III. Students in Internship III will complete the remaining hours for their required 700 hours in order to pass Internship III. Additionally, students must successfully complete the comprehensive exam in order to pass Internship III. A student may take Internship III a total of 3 times. Satisfactory/unsatisfactory grading.

Note: For those seeking ADC licensure, students will need to complete 880 hours of internship (within COU 6261 - Counseling Internship I , COU 6262 - Counseling Internship II and COU 6263 - Internship III, if needed) covering all 12 core functions, under the supervision of a licensed alcohol and drug counselor. All ADC emphasis courses and COU 6261 - Counseling Internship I and COU 6262 - Counseling Internship II must be completed PRIOR to COU 6263 - Counseling Internship III.

Prerequisite: COU 6262