Practicum and Internships — Counseling and human Resource Development
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Counseling Practicum
Counseling Practicum provides students with a closely supervised counseling experience to facilitate further development as a professional counselor. Students must be dedicated, willing to learn new behaviors, experiment with various counseling strategies and techniques, assume personal responsibility, demonstrate professionalism, and exert a considerable amount of energy in order to succeed and reap the full benefits of the course.
Internships
The internship program is an experiential course that allows students to carry professional responsibilities specific to their respective fields under the direct supervision of a qualified professional.
Students
- Students are expected to achieve the following objectives by the end of their internship experience:
- The ability to perceive, respond to and mange a wide assortment of site-based counseling and/or student affairs responsibilities.
- Knowledge of framework for critically evaluating theoretical orientations and applications of techniques when working with clients and students.
- Development of theory-based counseling and program models, techniques and resources.
- A framework for critically evaluating the counseling process and accountability methods.
- Professional identities as counselors and/or student affairs professionals.
Site Supervisors
- A significant number of graduates speak highly of their internship experience; in fact, they quite often regard their site supervisor as one of the most influential people in their professional development.
- In order to maximize the positive impact on the intern, each site supervisor is asked to review the Site Supervisor Training PowerPoint and complete the brief survey on the last slide. For access to the PowerPoint, please contact the Counseling and Human Development Department.
- The responsibilities of the site supervisor are fully outlined in the internship handbook.
Internship Committee
Midterm and Final Evaluations
- Midterm Evaluation: Completed together by the intern and internship supervisor at each semester midterm.
- Final Evaluation: Completed by the internship site supervisor and reviewed with the intern at the end of each semester.
Clinical/Agency Mental Health Counseling
Rehabilitation Mental Health Counseling
School Counseling
Student Affairs and College Counseling
Marriage and Family Counseling
Contact Us
Counseling and Human Resource Development Program
Physical Address
802 11th Ave.
Brookings,
SD
57007
Mailing Address
Thompson Center 105, Box 2214
Brookings,
SD
57007
Hours
Mon - Fri: 8:00 a.m.-5:00 p.m.