PSYN 640 - Marriage and Family Therapy Practicum I (only offered in fall semester)

Credit(s): 3
3 semester hours
Prerequisite(s): Requires permission of Fieldwork Coordinator by April 1st and completion of PSYN 644, PSYN 653 and PSYN 654
Provides students with supervised experience in an area that relates to their specialization in family therapy. On-site experiences are discussed during the weekly seminar which focuses on student concerns and basic issues of ethics, theory and practice. Students must apply for clinical placements the semester prior to registration. Students are expected to remain in their internship site for three semesters. Two hundred hours of fieldwork are required. Of the 200 hours, 80 must be client-contact hours.