A major focus of the course is personal and professional self-development, emphasizing the maintenance of appropriate professional boundaries. As part of the process of self-examination, the classroom experiences focus on the counselor's processes, rather than those of the client. Finally, the course explores strategies for structuring the counseling intervention strategies, evaluating outcomes, and successfully terminating the counseling relationship. Group supervision hours do not count toward the required 100 clock hours. Family counseling does not constitute group counseling.
Internship is the culminating experience of the counseling program.
It is expected that the student will assume more professional responsibility during the internship than during the practicum, i. e. all of the responsibilities of a regular staff member. The internship is tutorial in nature, as the student counselor is given the opportunity to learn under the direct supervision of a qualified supervisor in the selected field setting. Training may involve two or more supervisors.