INTR602S Spanish Internship II
This is a minimum one-quarter 3-unit course of supervised field study experience in a clinical setting where you are working with Spanish-speaking client/s. Students will gain a range of counseling experience (a minimum of 240 hours of supervised direct clinical experience) counseling individuals (children or adults), couples, or families, and groups, some of which must be in Spanish. The course provides for the continued application of theory and the development of counseling skills under supervision with an emphasis on the development of culturally competent and socially just skills for professional clinical counselors as well as marriage and family therapists in Spanish. This includes experience in applied therapeutic techniques; assessment; diagnosis; prognosis; treatment; issues of development, adjustment, and maladjustment; health and wellness promotion; professional writing, including documentation of services, treatment plans, and progress notes; how to find and use resources; and other recognized counseling interventions. The course emphasizes the social, genetic, biological, and cultural factors of diagnosis and treatment planning. Between Internship I and Internship II the student is responsible for gaining 600 total hours of which 240 should be direct client hours. The Practicum and Internship Manual contains the official policies and procedures regulating the clinical experience including criteria for movement from Internship I to Internship II.