Supervised Practicum is a period of supervised clinical practice in which a student counselor carries out counseling work and reviews it regularly with a clinical supervisor.
What it covers
In the Behavioral Health Assistant program
The catalog states: “This course is an 8-week supervised practicum offered concurrent with the internship and designed to provide students with weekly support.”
Students engage in weekly verbatims, receive clinical supervision, submit time sheets, and participate in practicum discussion forums.
In the Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies program
The catalog states: “This course is an 8-week supervised practicum offered concurrent with the internship and designed to provide students with weekly support in Substance Use Disorder (SUD) counseling.”
In the Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program
Students engage online in weekly verbatims, receive clinical supervision, submit time sheets, and participate in online practicum discussion forums.
Which program covers it
In InterCoast Colleges’ Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies program, Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling program and Behavioral Health Assistant program, supervised practicum is covered in the courses AOD240 and BHS240, Supervised Practicum.
The Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies, Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling and Behavioral Health Assistant outlines list AOD240 and BHS240 Supervision Practicum at 45 clock hours (45 lecture, 0 laboratory) and 3 semester credits.
Prerequisites for AOD240: “Completion of all Core AOD Courses”.
Prerequisites for BHS240: “Completion of all Core Courses”.
See the Behavioral Health Assistant, Alcohol and Drug Counseling Studies and Associate of Applied Science Degree — Substance Use Disorder Counseling programs.
Related reading: RADT.
This topic is covered in the Behavioral Health Assistant program at InterCoast Colleges.