MCC 7905 Practicum (100 hours)
Primarily experiential in nature, this course serves as a forum for learning and practicing basic counseling skills and for actual supervised counseling experience in an agency setting or a college setting. Students will be expected to function as a staff member in this field experience. One hundred (100) total clock hours are required for the practicum experience with a minimum of 40 clock hours in direct client contact. Three fourths (3/4) of the direct client contact is in individual counseling and 1/4 is in group counseling. A major focus of the course is personal and professional self-development, emphasizing the maintenance of appropriate professional boundaries. As part of the process of self-examination, the classroom experiences focus on the counselor’s processes, rather than those of the client. Finally, the course explores strategies for structuring the counseling intervention strategies, evaluating outcomes, and successfully terminating the counseling relationship. Students will attend Group Supervision Seminar facilitated by a faculty supervisor. Group Supervision Seminar hours count toward the required 100 clock hours. Practicum is graded as Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U).