COUN 740 Pre-Clinical Preparation and Orientation

3 Credits

This initiation to the clinical sequence may be begun once the prescriptions of completing the pre-requisite courses has been met. Its content focuses on skills needed to begin clinical work, including doing intakes, establishing a therapeutic frame and relationship, clinical assessment, formulating clinical notes and evaluation, and use of supervision. By the end of the course, students are expected to have secured a clinical site for practicum, have obtained personal liability insurance, and completed or be in the process of personal therapy (minimum of 12 sessions). A passing grade in this course (P) must be earned before registration into the clinical sequence (COUN 750 , COUN 770 , and COUN 771 can be initiated.

Prerequisite(s): COUN 500, COUN 510, COUN 700, COUN 710 and COUN 730