Substance Use Disorder Counseling Seminar and Field Experience I

This course, designed to provide training and practical experience in a substance use disorder (SUD) setting, combines a supervised field experience with an on-campus seminar. Students spend 250 hours experiencing on-the-job training at a SUD treatment agency. Classroom emphasis is on the provision of clinical supervision relevant to the practice setting, defining the role of the counselor in the context of the internship site; applying ethical standards to the delivery of services at the internship site, and identifying individual learning needs in order to enter the profession. Prereq, Completion of minimum of 21 credit hours of Human Services (HSV) courses, including a C or better in HSV220 or HSV225, and the completion of the Internship Application. A permit is required to enroll in this course.