important forms that document your work throughout your professional career (including after graduation). Return the completed forms to your Instructor of Record (group supervisor on campus with whom you are registered) for CECP 6130 at: For Kalamazoo: For Grand Rapids: “Instructor name” “Instructor name” Western Michigan University WMU Graduate Center Downtown – CECP 5226 200 Ionia Street, SW – 1903 W Michigan Ave. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Kalamazoo, MI 49008 NOTE: If you complete your internship over more than one semester AND you are registered with two different on campus supervisors, it is YOUR responsibility to stay in contact with the supervisors and arrange to get your final paperwork to them for review. Do not rely on the group supervisor you finish with to pass the paperwork on to another group supervisor. CECP 6130 FIELD PRACTICUM GUIDELINES Following are the field practicum guidelines for each program option. Clinical Mental Health Counseling CECP 6130 Field Practicum Guidelines for Students and Supervisors field practicum site for Clinical Mental Health Counseling students must have an The organized mental health care program. Examples of appropriate placement sites include the following: Community mental health centers, substance abuse treatment facilities, child counseling clinics, family counseling centers, pastoral counseling settings or other human service related settings approved by the Student experiences during the field student’s advisor. practicum should include the application of appropriate individual, couple, family, group and systems modalities for counseling. The field practicum should allow for experiences in crisis intervention and brief, intermediate and long-term counseling approaches. The field practicum should also include opportunities for students to demonstrate the appropriate use of diagnostic tools, including the current edition of the the ability to conceptualize an accurate DSM, multiaxial diagnosis of disorders and discuss the differential diagnosis with collaborating mental health professionals, and the capacity to differentiate between diagnosis and developmentally appropriate reactions to crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events. It is recommended that students seek placements where there are opportunities for inter-disciplinary
important forms that document your work throughout your professional career (including after graduation). Return the completed forms to your Instructor of Record (group supervisor on campus with whom you are registered) for CECP 6130 at: For Kalamazoo: For Grand Rapids: “Instructor name” “Instructor name” Western Michigan University WMU Graduate Center – Downtown CECP – 5226 200 Ionia Street, SW 1903 W Michigan Ave. Grand Rapids, MI 49503 Kalamazoo, MI 49008 NOTE: If you complete your internship over more than one semester AND you are registered with two different on campus supervisors, it is YOUR responsibility to stay in contact with the supervisors and arrange to get your final paperwork to them for review. Do not rely on the group supervisor you finish with to pass the paperwork on to another group supervisor. CECP 6130 FIELD PRACTICUM GUIDELINES Following are the field practicum guidelines for each program option. Clinical Mental Health Counseling CECP 6130 Field Practicum Guidelines for Students and Supervisors The field practicum site for Clinical Mental Health Counseling students must have an organized mental health care program. Examples of appropriate placement sites include the following: Community mental health centers, substance abuse treatment facilities, child counseling clinics, family counseling centers, pastoral counseling settings or other human service related settings approved by the student’s advisor. Student experiences during the field practicum should include the application of appropriate individual, couple, family, group and systems modalities for counseling. The field practicum should allow for experiences in crisis intervention and brief, intermediate and long-term counseling approaches. The field practicum should also include opportunities for students to demonstrate the appropriate use of diagnostic tools, including the current edition of the DSM, the ability to conceptualize an accurate multiaxial diagnosis of disorders and discuss the differential diagnosis with collaborating mental health professionals, and the capacity to differentiate between diagnosis and developmentally appropriate reactions to crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events. It is recommended that students seek placements where there are opportunities for inter-disciplinary