INTR600S Spanish Internship
This is a minimum one-quarter 3-unit course of supervised field study experience in a clinical setting. Students will gain a range of counseling experience throughout INTR600N and INTR602N (a minimum of 240 hours of supervised direct clinical experience) counseling individuals (children and adults), couples, or families, and groups 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 language-concordant, culturally competent and socially just skills for professional clinical counselors as well as marriage and family therapists. 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 in Spanish. 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.