Counseling and Psychological Services

Intern's Weekly Schedule



Within the framework of the periods of ebb and flow typical of work in a university counseling center, interns are expected to work an average of 40 hours a week. (This generally translates to 43-45 hours/week during high demand time to balance university break periods.) Approximately half of your time is spent providing direct clinical services to students. This includes initial consultations and walk-in crisis time, 10 to 12 individual clients, co-leading a therapy group, presenting workshops, and four hours of assessment related activities. During the academic year, interns spend three hours a week on their outreach consultation project in addition to other outreach activities. You are provided at least seven hours each week of supervision and other training experience. This includes at least two hours per week of individual supervision and three hours a week of group supervision. You will also typically spend one to two hours per week depending on the semester, providing supervision (which includes providing individual supervision to doctoral practicum students and/or undergraduate REACH Peers.) You also receive three hours a week to work on your dissertation or other professional development project. For interns with interest in program development and administration, time could be allocated for such activities, perhaps as a professional development project. Although the time spent in various activities varies from semester to semester, and even from week to week, a typical training schedule might appear as follows:

ActivityHours
Initial Consultation and Crisis2
Individual/Couples/Counseling9-11
Group Therapy & Leader debriefing2-4
Test administration & report writing4
Practicum/REACH Peer Supervision1-2
Staff Meeting1
Supervision - Individual2
Supervision as a Group3
Seminars (Training)3
Outreach/Consultation3-4
Professional Development Project (Dissertation/Personal Research/Teaching)3
Notes/Phone/Correspondence4