CESP 880 Doctoral Clinical Internship I

3 Credits

Part one of two supervised, clinical internship experiences (880 and 881), in which doctoral students counsel clients in approved, clinical site placements. Students are to accrue a total of at least 500 clinical hours across the two clinical internships (880+881), with a minimum of 250 hours in their first internship course (880). Of those 500 total hours, at least 160 hours must include direct counseling services for clients (combined across 880+881), with a minimum of 80 direct counseling hours completed in their first internship course (880). The other hours consist of the activities of a regularly employed professional in a clinical setting. In addition to individual supervision, students in this course will meet together with a program faculty member for group supervision (5-7 students), in which students will present clinical case write-ups and audio/video presentations of clinical sessions. Students will also conduct critical reflections on the supervisory process and draw from clinical literature to supplement their clinical case work. Across the two clinical internship semesters, students gain experience with the process of long-term psychotherapy and/or develop more effective, short-term approaches; improve their recognition and effective integration of transference and countertransference into their clinical work; advance their response to multicultural factors and advocacy goals pertinent to their clients’ needs; and integrate religious, spiritual, theological, and/or pastoral themes into their clinical case conceptualizations, corresponding therapeutic interventions, and overall professional identity.

 

Prerequisite(s): CESP 860