Clinical Internship is supervised field work in a school approved setting that gives student counselors real world vocational experience.
What it covers
In the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies program
The specialized and supervised field work in a selected, school approved setting will afford interns the opportunity to develop and refine knowledge and skills in addiction counseling.
In the Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program
The clinical opportunity provides real world vocational experience to student counselors while they continue to participate in counseling supervision.
In the Mental Health & Addiction Support Services program
The specialized and supervised field work in a selected, school approved setting will afford interns the opportunity to develop and refine knowledge and skills in mental health and addiction support services. Students may choose a clinical setting in mental health or addiction counseling.
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies program, Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program and Mental Health & Addiction Support Services program, clinical internship is covered in the courses AOD238 and BHS238, Clinical Internship w/Supervision.
AOD238, Clinical Internship w/Supervision, is taken concurrently with AOD240, Supervised Practicum (the catalog’s co-requisite line).
BHS238, Clinical Internship w/Supervision, is taken concurrently with BHS240, Supervised Practicum (the catalog’s co-requisite line).
The Mental Health & Addiction Support Services outline lists BHS238 Clinical Internship w/Supervision at 265 clock hours (0 lecture, 0 laboratory, 265 internship) and 5 semester credits.
Prerequisites for AOD238: “Completion of all Core AOD Courses”.
Prerequisites for BHS238: “Completion of all Core Courses”.
The catalog states: “Active cases, certain misdemeanor or felony convictions may be an obstacle to the student…”
See the Mental Health & Addiction Support Services, Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies and Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling programs.
This topic is covered in the Mental Health & Addiction Support Services program at InterCoast Colleges.