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professional knowledge needed for doing effective individual, marriage, and family therapy. This course will utilize formal case
presentations, student and instructor feedback, and didactic instruction. Case consultations will focus on enhancing students’
competencies in diagnostic interviewing, case conceptualization, cultural contextualization, goal setting, treatment planning, counseling
intervention, and case management. This course may be repeated as needed and is offered based on student need. Practicum site
and/or PEP supervision and the classroom component are required until practicum hour requirements are met and the practicum
agreement is fulfilled. (1-3)
Prerequisites: CNS 6912
Course Credit Hour Determination:
0-50 practicum hours required, register for 1 credit hour; (combination direct contact and/or administrative hours)
51-100 practicum hours required, register for 2 credit hours; (combination direct contact and/or administrative hours)
101-150 practicum hours required, register for 3 credit hours; (combination direct contact and/or administrative hours)
CNS 6937
Internship I
This course consists of two components: (1) A 300-hour supervised practice of counseling under the direct clinical supervision of a site
supervisor in an approved counseling internship setting, of which at least 120 hours must be direct services to clients, and (2) weekly
seminars that include faculty instruction and small group case discussion. The clinical practice emphasis is on assessment, diagnosis,
and treatment of various disorders and how they affect individuals, couples, and families. This course will utilize formal case
presentations, student and instructor feedback, and didactic instruction. Case consultations will focus on enhancing students'
competencies in assessment and diagnostic interviewing, case conceptualization, cultural contextualization, goal setting, treatment
planning, counseling skills, and case management. (4) (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Additional fee for technology use; Prerequisites:
Only open to post-candidacy students in the MACNS program.
Small group section enrollment is limited to 12 students
CNS 6938
Internship II
This course consists of two components: (1) A 300-hour supervised practice of counseling under the direct clinical supervision of a
site supervisor in an approved counseling internship setting, of which at least 120 hours must be direct services to clients, and (2)
weekly seminars that include faculty instruction and small group case discussion. The clinical practice emphasis is on assessment,
diagnosis, and treatment of various disorders and how they affect individuals, couples, and families. This course will utilize formal case
presentations, student and instructor feedback, and didactic instruction. Case consultations will focus on enhancing students'
competencies in assessment and diagnostic interviewing, case conceptualization, cultural contextualization, goal setting, treatment
planning, counseling skills, and case management. (4) (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Prerequisites: CNS 6937. Only open to post-
candidacy students in the MACNS program. Small group section enrollment is limited to 12 students.
CNS 6939
Internship III
This course is designed for students enrolled in the Postgraduate Certificate in Marriage and Family Counseling (PCMFC) and consists
of two components: 1) At the completion of this course, students are required to have accumulated over the course of all their internships
a minimum of 600 hours of a supervised practice of counseling under the direct clinical supervision of a site supervisor in an approved
counseling internship setting, of which at least 300 hours must be direct services to clients, and at least one-half (150 hours) of the
face-to-face client contact must be relational, i.e., talking about a relational issue in the counseling session; and 2) Weekly seminars
that include faculty instruction and small group case discussion. The clinical practice emphasis is on counseling interventions for
various issues that affect individuals, couples, and families. This course will utilize formal case presentations, student and instructor
feedback, and didactic instruction. Case consultations will focus on enhancing students' competencies in client interviewing skills, case
conceptualization, cultural contextualization, goal setting, treatment planning, counseling intervention, and case management.
Students interested in seeking South Carolina state marriage and family therapy credentialing are required to accumulate throughout
all their internships a total of at least 50 hours of clinical supervision by a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist supervisor. (4)
(Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Additional fee for technology use; Prerequisite: Acceptance into the Postgraduate Certificate in Marriage
and Family Counseling program. Small group section enrollment is limited to 12 students.
CNS 6942
Supplemental Internship
This internship course is designed for students who are currently seeing clients and have not completed their required supervised
internship hours and/or are currently not enrolled in any regular internship course. This course consists of two components: 1) A
supervised practice of counseling under the direct clinical supervision of a site supervisor in an approved counseling internship setting,
and 2) weekly seminars that include faculty instruction and small group case discussion. The clinical practice emphasis is on
assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of various disorders and how they affect individuals, couples, and families. This course will utilize
formal case presentations, student and instructor feedback, and didactic instruction. Case consultations will focus on enhancing
students' competencies in assessment and diagnostic interviewing, case conceptualization, cultural contextualization, goal setting,
treatment planning, counseling skills, and case management. This course may be repeated as needed and is offered based on student
need. Internship site supervision and the classroom component are required until internship hour requirements are met and the
internship agreement is fulfilled. (1-3) (Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory)
Prerequisites: Only open to post-candidacy students in the MACNS
program. Small group section enrollment is limited to 12 students.
Course Credit Hour Determination:
0-50 internship hours required, register for 1 credit hour; (combination direct contact and/or administrative hours)
51-150 internship hours required, register for 2 credit hours; (combination direct contact and/or administrative hours)
151+ internship hours required, register for 3 credit hours; (combination direct contact and/or administrative hours)