Mental Health Counseling

July 8, 2008

CNL 865: Mental Health Counseling Practicum Requirements
Average 10 clock hours per week on site, 4 of the 10 clock hours are to be direct contact with clients (individual, couple, marriage and family and or group counseling, appraisal and consultation). During the 10 week quarter you should document a minimum of 100 hours on site and at least 40 clock hours of direct contact. At least 10 % of the direct contact time should be individual counseling (4 credit hours) and at least 10% group counseling (4 credit hours), e.g., it could be 45% individual, 45% group and 10% assessment, or any combination. A minimum of 1 clock hour per week of direct face-to-face supervision with the PCC-S Site Supervisor.

CNL 867: Mental Health Counseling Internship Requirements
The following are minimum Mental Health Counseling internship requirements. The student is required to complete a total of 12 credits of CNL 867 for a minimum of 900 clock hours at his/her internship site with a minimum of 450 direct client contact clock hours (individual, couple, marriage and family and or group counseling, appraisal and consultation). A minimum of 45 clock hours shall be conducting group work and a minimum of 45 clock hours shall be individual counseling with adolescents or older clients conducting verbal counseling. A minimum of 50 percent of on-site clock hours shall be direct client contact hours (individual or group counseling and appraisal). Internship may be accomplished in one of the following sequences:

1. 2 credit hours per quarter

a.	A minimum of 15 clock hours per week at the site (150 clock hours per quarter).
b.	A minimum of 75 direct client contact clock hours per quarter (a minimum of 10% (7.5 clock hours) of the direct client contact clock hours must be individual counseling with adolescents or older clients; a minimum of 10% (7.5 clock hours) of the direct client contact clock hours must be group work, some appraisal must be included).
c.	A minimum of 1 clock hour per week of direct face-to-face supervision with the PCC-S Site Supervisor.
d.	A minimum of 1.5 clock hours per week of group supervision with the University Faculty Supervisor.
e.	Conduct two counseling effectiveness evaluations during the quarter.

2. 3 credit hours per quarter

a.	A minimum of 22.5 clock hours per week at the site (225 clock hours minimum per quarter).
b.	A minimum of 112.5 direct client contact clock hours per quarter (a minimum of 10% (11.25 clock hours) of the direct client contact clock hours must be individual counseling with adolescents or older clients; a minimum of 10% (11.25 clock hours) of the direct client contact clock hours must be group work, some appraisal must be included).
c.	A minimum of 1 clock hour per week of direct face-to-face supervision with the PCC-S Site Supervisor.
d.	A minimum of 1.5 clock hours per week of group supervision with the University Faculty Supervisor.
e.	Conduct three counseling effectiveness evaluations during the quarter.

3. 4 credits per quarter

a.	A minimum of 30 clock hours per week at the site (300 clock hours minimum per quarter).
b.	A minimum of 150 direct client contact clock hours per quarter (a minimum of 10% (15 clock hours) of the direct client contact clock hours must be individual counseling with adolescents or older clients; a minimum of 10% (15 clock hours) of the direct client contact clock hours must be group work, some appraisal must be included)
c.	A minimum of 1 clock hour per week of direct face-to-face supervision with the PCC-S Site Supervisor per week.
d.	A minimum of 1.5 clock hours per week of group supervision with the University Faculty Supervisor.
e.	Conduct four counseling effectiveness evaluations during the quarter.

4. A combination of 1, 2, or 3 totaling 12 credit hours.

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Program of study
The College of Education and Human Services Mental Health Counseling program (M.A. and M.S. degrees) is accredited by CACREP through October 31, 2011.

	Credit Hours
Introductory Course Work
RHB 701 Counseling Theory and Practice	4
CNL 863 Techniques of Counseling	4
EDL 751 Educational Statistics and Research (Human Services Section)	4
**Unless permission is granted, RHB 701 must be taken prior to or concurrently with CNL 863
Phase II
RHB 705 Behavioral Assessment, EDL 751 is a prerequisite	4
CNL 663 Mental Health I	4
CNL 664 Crisis Intervention Counseling	4
CNL 667 Group Background and Theory OR	4
CNL 767 Group Process in Counseling & Guidance	4
CNL 762 Career Development and Information Services	4
CNL 773 Mental Health II	4
CNL 779 Marriage & Family Counseling	4
CNL 971 Counseling for Life Span Development	4
CNL 972 Legal, Professional, & Ethical Issues in Human Services	4
CNL 973 Social & Cultural Foundations in Counseling	4
Phase III Clinical Instruction
Courses to be completed after Phase II & during Phase III
CNL 865, Individual and Group Practicum (See sidebar)	4
CNL 867 Internship. Mental Health Counseling (See sidebar)	12
**CNL 865 & CNL 867 must be taken in numerical order; register for these courses in consecutive quarters.
Phase IV
Courses to be completed after Phase II & during Phase III
CNL 950 Personality Theory & Psychopathology	4
CNL 951 Clinical Assessment in Counseling Practice	4
CNL 952 Diagnosis and Clinical Counseling Practice	4
CNL 953 Case Formulation and Clinical Intervention	4
CNL 670 Meeting the Challenge of Supervision or similar course	1
Advised Electives	5+
CNL 860 Advanced Seminar in Counseling Research Requires a minimum of a 3 quarter commitment, 6 clock hours per week per credit hour	1-6
CNL 860 Advanced Techniques and Clinical Practice 6 clock hours per week on site	1-3
RHB 730 Epidemiology of Chemical Dependency	4
Other CNL courses
Total Required Credit Hours	90

Exit Requirement: Comprehensive multiple-choice examination. Review WSU Graduate School requirements and policies.

Thesis: MA Thesis option is available. Requires EDL 852 (4 cr. hrs.) Statistical Analysis and Research Design and ED 899 (9 cr. hrs.) Thesis.

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