UMass Boston

Practicum & Ethics I

Course #: PSYCLN 785, Class #: 1668, Section #: 02

Description

This course will provide students with intensive clinical training through a practicum placement at the University Health Service's Counseling Center. To support this training, students will participate in weekly individual and group supervision, a didactic weekly seminar, and a monthly peer support group. Over the course of the semester, students are expected to learn how to: conduct assessments, provide therapeutic intervention, conceptualize cases, apply a multicultural framework to clinical interaction, effectively use supervision, comply with the administrative requirements of the Counseling Center, and learn, understand, and abide by the ethical principles guiding the practice of psychology.