Community CounselingThe clinically 17. The practicum provides for the development of individual counseling and group work skills under supervision. Students complete a minimum of 100 hours of supervised practicum experiences. The program provides a supervised internship of 700 hours minimum to be begun after completion of Practicum.
Students perform all activities of a regularly employed staff member in the setting.
When you complete the program requirements, you will receive both the Master of Arts and Educational Specialist degrees at graduation. S. degree reflects the successful completion of the program accredited as entry level to the counseling profession. Students also have the required courses for licensure as professional counselors in the Commonwealth of Virginia. The common core is required for students in Community Counseling as well for those in General Psychology and School Psychology. The common core includes the areas of Statistics and Measurement, Principles and Theories of Psychology, and a Research Project or Thesis.