In your first year, you will complete the counseling practicum. This is a requirement for both the Clinical Mental Health Counseling (COUN 6965) and the School Counseling (COUN 6970) degrees. See description below:

Supervised practica experiences that total a minimum of 100 clock hours must be completed within your first year of the program. The practicum includes the following:

  1. 40 clock hours of direct service that leads to the development of counseling skills; 60 clock hours of indirect service (case conceptualizations, paperwork, seminars, staff meetings, etc.)
  2. Weekly interaction with an average of one (1) hour per week of individual and/or triadic supervision throughout the practicum by a program faculty member, a student supervisor, or a site supervisor working in bi-weekly consultation with a program faculty member
  3. An average of one and one half (1½) hours per week of group supervision that is provided on a regular schedule throughout the practicum by a program faculty member or a student supervisor
  4. Opportunity for the student to develop program-appropriate audio/video recordings for use in supervision, and/or to receive live supervision of the student's interactions with clients
  5. Evaluation of the student's counseling performance throughout the practicum including documentation of a formal evaluation after the student completes the practicum.

In your second year, you will complete an internship in CMHC counseling (COUN 6986/6987/6989) and internship in School Counseling (COUN 6990) in the Fall and Spring. In addition to items 2 through 5 above, the internship includes 300 clock hours per semester, for a total of 600 hours. You can expect to be on site 20-25 hours per week. Generally, the internship is completed at the same site you complete your first year practicum.  

Forms and Resources for Students

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Selecting a Practicum Site

The Milwaukee area provides a variety of sites for both school counseling and clinical mental health counseling students. Students work with the Practicum and Internship Coordinator to identify and apply to sites during the first semester in the program.

Documentation of Professional Counseling Liability Insurance Policy

Students in the CECP master’s programs are required to provide evidence of professional counseling liability insurance. This is a department policy as well as a requirement within the 2024 CACREP Standards, #4B:

Students are covered by individual professional counseling liability insurance policies while enrolled in practicum and internship.

Students apply for Professional Liability Insurance (at their expense) through professional organizations (for example, as listed on the ACA website at www.counseling.org or the CPH website at https://cphins.com). Fees for professional liability insurance obtained through professional organizations are in addition to the organization’s membership fees.

 

Supervisor Resources

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What is Supervision?

Supervision is an intervention provided by a more senior member of a profession to a more junior member or members of that same profession. The supervision relationship is:

  • Evaluative
  • Extends over time
  • Enhances professional competency
  • Monitors quality of professional services offered
  • Serves as a gate-keeper for those who enter the profession

(Bernard & Goodyear, 2019)

We ask that you view our Supervisor Resources Module to review basic principles of effective supervision, as well as details about our program. In this module you will learn more about our master's program student learning outcomes, as well practicum and internship requirements

Contact information

If you have questions or feedback about your particular practicum student or intern, please do not hesitate to contact your student's instructor.

For any other inquiries, please contact:

Alexandra Kriofske Mainella, Ph.D.
Director of Counselor Education 
alexandra.kriofskemainella@marquette.edu
414-288-7780

Marie Humes, M.A., LPC, SAC-IT
Clinical Training Coordinator
marie.humes@marquette.edu
414-288-3094

Leigh van den Kieboom, Ph.D. 
Interim Department Chair, Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology
leigh.vandenkieboom@marquette.edu
414-288-1429

Research on supervision

  • Dr. Alan Burkard, Director of Training of Marquette's Counseling Psychology Doctoral Program, compiled a review of research findings on the effectiveness of supervision.
  • Smith (2009) has created A Brief Summary of Supervision Models which gives an outline of psychotherapy-based, developmental, and integrative models of supervision.
  • Campbell's (2000) list of Effective Supervisory Behaviors is also a useful resource.
  • Aasheim, L. (2011). Practical clinical supervision for counselors: An experiential guide. Springer Publishing Company.
  • Bean, R. A., Davis, S. D., & Davey, M. P. (Eds.). (2014). Clinical supervision.
  • Falender, C. A., & Shafranske, E. P. (2004). Clinical supervision: A competency-based approach.
  • Hill, C. E., & Knox, S. (2021). Training and supervision in psychotherapy: What We Know and Where We Need to Go. In Lambert, M. J. (Ed.), Bergin and Garfield's handbook of psychotherapy and behavior change, 7th ed. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley and Sons, Inc.
  • Ladany, N., Friedlander, M. L., & Nelson, M. L. (2005). Critical events in psychotherapy supervision: An interpersonal approach. American Psychological Association.
  • Mehr, K. E., Ladany, N., & Caskie, G. I. L. (2015). Factors influencing trainee willingness to disclose in supervision. Training and Education in Professional Psychology, 9 (1), 44-51.
  • Stargell, N., Craigen, L., Bradley, N., Whisenhunt, J., Campbell, E., & Kress, V. E. (2020). Relational‐Cultural Supervision: A Humanistic Approach to Promoting Vulnerability and Counselor Development. The Journal of Humanistic Counseling, 59(3), 188-200.
  • Thomas, F. N. (2013). Solution-focused supervision: A resource-oriented approach to developing clinical expertise. Springer Science & Business Medi.