Their roles include individual, couples, and group therapist, supervisor, assessor and diagnostician, outreach presenter, and consultant. Throughout the program there will be opportunities to experience diverse clients and staff, and to grow in appreciation of diversity. Learning occurs for the intern through direct experience, as well as supervision and a variety of seminars and professional development opportunities. The staff's philosophies of counseling are varied and eclectic, but we agree on a positive, developmental framework. Staff endeavors to create a supportive and open climate in which the intern can grow and benefit from feedback.
Supervisors work with interns to develop their own styles.
A primary supervisory focus is the self as an instrument for change. Interns are given freedom to select areas of emphasis within a framework of expected activities. Internship is thus the capstone of the student's academic experience and the beginning of their professional life as a psychologist. At this time, the UWEC Counseling Center internship is not accredited. The UWEC Counseling Service is committed to the legal and ethical principles of nondiscrimination and promotion of pluralism.