PRAC601 Practicum Bridge
This is a one-unit course of supervised field study experience in a clinical setting. This course is for those at a practicum placement that requires an August start, primarily in California. Students will start to gain counseling experience with individuals (children or adults), couples, families, and groups. The course provides for the 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. 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. The Practicum and Internship Manual contains the official policies and procedures regulating the clinical experience. Note this course will focus on learning the requirements of the agency as well as the fieldwork courses.