Choosing a Practicum/Internship Site
For information on finding a practicum or internship site, click here.
For the Practicum/Internship Intent Form (to be filled out prior to interviewing at agencies/schools), click here.
To see a database of possible sites for Community Counselors, click here.
To see a database of possible sites for School Counselors, click here.
Practicum
All students in the Counseling Programs are required to complete a one-quarter practicum. This involves a minimum of 100 hours on-site, 40 of which are direct contact hours. Students take part in a weekly group supervision class on campus, as well as individual or triadic supervision with a faculty supervisor one hour per week.
Practicum Forms
Turn in prior to practicum:
School Counseling Observation Hours Log
Community Counseling Practicum Agreement
School Counseling Practicum Agreement
Risk Release and Acknowledgement
Turn in as you see clients during practicum and internship:
Community Counseling Client Consent Form (English)
Community Counseling Client Consent Form (Spanish)
School Counseling Client Consent Form (English)
School Counseling Client Consent Form (Spanish)
Students must complete all of the following prior to enrollment in practicum:
- Attend the practicum/internship orientation meeting held in mid-September and mid-October. The Field Placement Liaison will announce specific dates and times for the orientation via email and faculty will notify students in their classes.
- Have completed COUN 510 Fundamental Counseling Skills, COUN 511 Counseling Theories, and COUN 551 Counseling Lab.
- School counseling students: complete 21 hours of direct observation of school counselors, at least one each at elementary, middle/junior high school, and high school levels.
- Submit a completed, signed Practicum Agreement, as well as a Risk Acknowledgement and Release and a copy of your supervisor's resume.
- School counseling students: complete the fingerprinting/background check prior to registering for COUN 554. Direct questions to your advisor or Pat Witkowski, Records and Certification Coordinator, at witkow@seattleu.edu or (206) 296-5774. This process can take several weeks.
- Community Counseling students may need to complete a fingerprinting or background check through their agency or site prior to beginning practicum.
- At this time, Seattle University does not require Community Counseling students to become registered by the WA Dept of Health. Since the law is currently in flux, we encourage students to check with their practicum and internship placements regarding their requirements. More information can be obtained by calling the Department of Health Care Licensing in Olympia (360-586-4561).
- Throughout the practicum, students must submit a Disclosure of Information and Client Consent Form for each client.
Please review the Practicum Handbook for additional important information about practicum.
Internship
All students in the Counseling Programs are required to complete a three quarter internship. This involves 600 hours on-site (200 per quarter), 240 of which are direct contact hours (80 per quarter). Students also take part in weekly group supervision class on campus each quarter.
Internship Forms
Turn in prior to internship:
Community Counseling Internship Agreement
School Counseling Internship Agreement
Risk Acknowledgement and Release
Turn in prior to COUN 518 Field-Based Group Counseling:
Community Counseling Group Counseling Agreement
School Counseling Group Counseling Agreement
As a student, you become eligible to enter internship after:
- Successful completion of all coursework except the internship sequence and electives with a minimum 3.0 GPA; and
- Approval by the counseling faculty of your general academic and interpersonal functioning using the criteria in the Personal and Professional Competencies document (see "Candidacy" section for this document).
Students must complete all of the following prior to enrollment in internship:
- Submit a completed, signed Internship Agreement prior to the beginning of the internship, as well as a Risk Acknowledgement and Release form and a copy of your supervisor's resume. A hold on registration will occur if this is not completed.
- Students entering the COUN 518 Field-Based Group Counseling class must submit a completed, signed Site-Based Group Counseling Agreement.
- Throughout the internship, students must submit a Disclosure of Information and Client Consent Form for each client (see section on practicum, above).
Please review the Internship Handbook for additional important information about internship.