Diverse Clinical Opportunities
One of the most outstanding features of our Masters program is our clinical training model and clinical training field placement opportunities. Individualized attention and advising is given to each student to help create a training plan that considers the clinical and developmental needs of the student. We have relationships with over 200 sites to explore.
As part of the field placement search process, students will be guided through:
- preparation of application materials
- investigation of modalities and site opportunities
- job search and application skills
- professional correspondence and interviewing
- validation of licensure requirements
With this process of support and guidance in place, students are required to identify opportunities, apply and interview with community based providers to secure a field training site. This approach provides trainees with direct experience with job searching and interviewing, relevant to their career goals.
Field training is an integral time for students to develop a professional identity. Through clinical work students gain experience working with clients and become increasingly knowledgeable about the mental healthcare system.
Populations
Our clinical field placements represent clinically and ethnically diverse populations. Our students’ training opportunities involve working with clients with emotional, cognitive, behavioral, personality, and health disorders. Populations include:
- Child, Adolescent, Adult, Geriatric populations
- Emotional, Behavioral, Developmental & Medical Disorders
- Severe & Chronic Mental Illness
- Acute/Crisis Intervention
- Trauma Recovery
- Domestic Violence
- Dual Diagnosis
- Substance Abuse
- Health Psychology
- Mood Disorders
- Personality Disorders
- Forensic Psychiatry
- Early Intervention
Services and Modalities of Treatment
Students can seek training opportunities in several modalities including but not limited to individual, group, and family therapy. As developing clinical mental health counselors we encourage the integration of theory in clinical practice. These fields include:
- Psychiatric Emergency Services
- Inpatient Psychiatry
- Outpatient Behavioral Health
- Residential Treatment
- Home Based Services
- Partial Hospitalization Programs
- Day Treatment
- Crisis Stabilization Units
- Elementary, Middle School & High School Settings
- College Counseling
- Individual, Group, and Family Interventions