MHC 7905 Practicum
The Practicum clinical field experience is comprised of 100 total clock hours of supervised counseling experience in a mental health agency setting, a group supervision seminar, site supervision, and faculty supervision. The focus is a broad orientation to the clinical aspects of the field of mental health counseling with strong emphasis being placed on personal and professional identity and self-development. The course consists of basic/core counseling skills and intervention strategies and techniques, and exploration of the role of the clinical mental health counselor in a mental health agency setting.
Prerequisite
class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/6000/MHC-6402'>MHC 6402, class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/6000/MHC-6502'>MHC 6502, class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/6000/MHC-6901'>MHC 6901, class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/7000/MHC-7202'>MHC 7202, class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/7000/MHC-7501'>MHC 7501, class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/7000/MHC-7605'>MHC 7605, class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/7000/MHC-7805'>MHC 7805, class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/7000/MHC-7806'>MHC 7806, class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/8000/MHC-8020'>MHC 8020, class='sc-courselink' href='/en/Current/Graduate-Catalog/Courses/MHC-Mental-Health-Counseling/8000/MHC-8061'>MHC 8061, and two electives from MHC 8011, MHC 8012, 8062, MHC 8064, MCC 8063. "B" for all previous work. Student must pass clinical candidacy.