Internship
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Requirements for Internship
Dual major in School Counseling and Mental Health Counseling:
100 hours of practicum (1 semester and extra hours do not roll over).
600 hours of internship in School Counseling.*
600 hours of internship in Mental Health Counseling.*
You will have completed a combined total of 1200 hours between School Counseling and Mental Health Counseling.
*Hours split across 2 semesters. Hours roll over from one semester to the next.
Certificate Students:
NO PRACTICUM IS REQUIRED.
700 hours of internship.*
*Hours split across 2 semesters. Hours roll over from one semester to the next.
Internship Placement Ideas
Rocky Mountain University has job/internship listings opportunities on Canvas for students that they keep updated.
rm.instructure.com/courses/1259/pages/job-postings-mental-health-counseling
Rocky Mountain University Clinic
-The hours are Tuesday and Thursday from 11:00-4:00, telehealth, and Wednesday evening from 4:00-6:00, in person.
-Professor Dr. James runs the clinic. You can reach out to her if you are interested in a position there. kristal.james@rm.edu
Indeed is a search engine database that can help you to find jobs/internships.
Network
-Reach out to your classmates and ask them if their agency wants more interns.
-Ask friends and family if they know of anyone or agencies looking for interns.
-Join a networking site to help market yourself. www.linkedin.com/
-Call and ask agencies that look interesting to you if they need an intern.
If you are a school counselor (intern) and need mental health hours:
-First, talk to RMU faculty and then speak to your school social worker about supervising you on specific mental health cases. Keep those hours separate from your school counseling hours.
Internship Questions to Ask
(Bryant, 2022)
How do I get my 3,000 hours after graduation?
Getting your ACMHC 3,000 hours can look daunting to a school counselor or someone who wants to pursue school counseling full-time first. You might wonder how I will ever meet the deadline of 3,000 hours in 2-3 years?
Dr. Ken Roach, who also sits on the Utah board of DOPL, states that he thinks it makes sense to get the school counseling license first and the CMHC license afterward. ACMHCs must demonstrate satisfactory progress towards full licensure to be granted an extension to their license. Roach also adds that appearing before the board is usually a formality and isn't even unpleasant when asking for an extension (K. Roach, personal communication, March 30, 2022).
These are his recommendations:
Get an ACMHC license as soon as you graduate.
If you can work 5-10 hours/week as an ACMHC. (This will make it easier to convince the board that you're progressing towards your license.)
ACMHCs have the same continuing education requirements as LCMHCs.
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