Adler School of Professional Psychology Catalog 2008 – 2009

Graduation Requirements
1. Satisfactory completion of 61 credit hours, including all required
courses
2. Satisfactory completion of at least 200 clock hours of community
service practicum
3. Satisfactory completion of 700 minimum clock hours of art therapy
practicum with 350 of those hours in direct client contact
4. A cumulative grade point average of 3.0 or higher and no more than
two grades (or six credit hours) of ”C” grade
5. Successful completion of the Master's Clinical Qualifying Examination
6. Successful portfolio review
7. Completion of application for graduation and full payment of any
outstanding tuition or other fees
8. Faculty approval for graduation and recommendation to the Board of
Trustees for the conferral of the Master of the Arts in Counseling
Psychology: Art Therapy
Practicum
An integral part of all Master's programs offered at Adler is the acquisition
of practical clinical and scholarly skills gained in field placements. Ongoing
involvement in clinical and scholarly activities over two or more terms is
required at professional training sites. Practicum training requirements begin
with a first year Community Services Practicum that focuses on developing skills
related to community-based interventions, advocacy, social justice, and
systemic intervention that benefit human welfare and well being. Clinical
training provided in students' clinical practicum focuses on developing the
competencies needed to prepare students for entry-level practice at graduation.
The focus of practicum is on integrating Master's level education at Adler with
master's-level supervised clinical training, thus no transfer credit is granted for
practicum credits earned elsewhere. Students need to successfully complete
course prerequisites prior to being approved to begin their second practicum.
First year students will spend 8-10 hours per week over the course of six
months at an approved Community Service Practicum site while concurrently
enrolled in required coursework. A minimum of 200 clock hours is required.
Students are expected to gain the minimum required hours over a period of no
more than six months.
For the art therapy practicum, students need to expect to spend at least
two days per week over at least nine months at an approved clinical practicum
site and need to be enrolled concurrently in Practicum Seminars throughout
their field training. Minimum total clock hours of practica are required, which is
further outlined in program descriptions within this catalog.
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