2024-2025 General Catalog

PSY 7704 Practicum I

This first practicum course provides the opportunity to gain experience with diverse populations in a supervised clinical setting approved by California Southern University. Learners apply counseling theories and techniques as well as practice interpersonal skills in the assessment and treatment of individuals, couples, families, and/or groups. Learners are required to complete a minimum of 80 hours of direct counseling with a minimum of 8 units of supervision (1 unit of supervision = 1 hour of individual supervision or 2 hours of group supervision). The completion of all activities and submission of all documents are required to successfully complete this course. The grade for the course is either Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U).

Credits

3

Prerequisite

PSY 8500, PSY 8503, PSY 8504, PSY 8506, PSY 8708, PSY 8724, PSY 8740, PSY 7700, PSY 7701, PSY 8702, PSY 8127, PSY 8800, Personal Therapy Requirement

Notes

This course is excluded from acceleration and may not be completed in less than 16 weeks.