Internship Manual - Wayne State College

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Clinical Mental Health Counseling interns are expected to be involved in• initial assessment (intake),• discussion of issues or diagnosis,• case conceptualization and determining a counseling plan,• individual counseling,• group counseling,• career development, and• record-keeping.School Counseling and Higher Education interns are expected to be involved with• the guidance curriculum or psychoeducational groups,• individual counseling,• group counseling,• career development,• testing and interpretation,• referral, and• record-keeping.B. Supervision.Supervision is a special mentor-mentee relationship between an experienced, successfulcounselor and a counselor seeking development. It is a collaborative process; the purposesare (a) assurance of benefit to the client or students and (b) the growth and development ofthe intern.Face-to-face meetings with the field supervisor are to be arranged by the student for aminimum of one hour per week to review activities that have been initiated, discuss anyproblems or concerns, and to monitor the services provided by the intern.It is the intern’s responsibility to prepare for supervision by reflecting about the purposeof their work, articulating their goals and strategies, raising questions about professionalissues and concerns, sharing their self-evaluation, and seeking feedback from the supervisor.◦ What was I hearing my client say/ seeing?◦ What was I thinking about my observations?◦ What were my alternatives at that time?◦ How did I choose from among the alternatives?◦ How do I intend to proceed?◦ What did I actually say or do?◦ What effects did my response have on my client? (Levitov & Fall, 2009)The Wayne State faculty supervisor will contact the site supervisor to discuss how theymight best work together in the professional growth of the intern. These meetings may be inperson, via “skype,” or by telephone. The intern and field-site supervisor are encouraged tocontact the college supervisor whenever consultation is desired.
C. Evaluation.As well as meeting weekly with the intern, the field supervisors are asked to completetwo Counseling Intern Evaluations (CIE form appended) during the semester. Theinventory assesses the intern’s performance on the outcomes of the Wayne State CounselingProgram. Strengths and contributions of the intern should be included with recommendationsfor improvement. It is recommended that the field supervisor and intern discuss theevaluation.D. Log of HoursStudents will design a method of recording internship hours that is efficient for theirsettings. The log should distinguish between direct and indirect hours.• Direct contact, as defined by Nebraska DHHS, is contact between the intern and “aclient system, including collateral contact, while providing mental health services.”This includes individual and group counseling, facilitating prevention programs orguidance curriculum, and consultation. Family /guardian/teacher contacts and caseconferences will be considered direct contact.• Indirect contact includes any activity supporting counseling. Supervisory sessionsbetween the intern and the site supervisor, group supervision in the internship class,reflections about the counseling sessions, research undertaken to meet requirementsor to learn more about client issues are included. They are intended to increaseeffectiveness. Indirect contact also includes administrative tasks, planning, recordkeeping, and accountability practices.• The hours required are aligned with licensure requirements for mental healthpractice. Students from other states will need to contact the Regulation andLicensure Division of their state to determine specific requirements. Interns whowant to apply for licensure or certification following graduation may request theform from the state in which they desire licensure.Cumulative Internship Hours Required for Degree (may be completed in more than 1 semester). ClinicalMental Health Counselors are required to take two internships.ClinicalMental HealthK-6 or 7-12SchoolK-12SchoolHigher Ed.CounselingDirect 300 180 360 180Indirect 300 270 540 150Total 600 450 900 330An accurate record needs to be kept up-to-date. At the conclusion of theinternship, the summary form needs to be signed by the certified or licensedsupervisor and a copy turned in to the college supervisor. The original should beretained by the intern in a safe place for future use.
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