STMC 559 - Integration Clinical I

3 credit hours

The practicum provides basic experience and training in individual mental health counseling, and marriage and family counseling. Students carry a caseload of 14-18 clinical hours per week as they advance through the six quarters of training. Intense individual and group supervisory experiences in counseling services are an integral part of the course. Also includes didactic seminars on specific clinical and theological topics related to psychotherapy and spirituality in a pastoral counseling framework. Provides an in-depth examination of the interface between psychotherapeutic practice and established religious tradition. Explores the integration of spiritual values/resources and psychological understanding for healing and growth of persons in the practice of pastoral counseling and mental health counseling. Prerequisite: STMC 558. Majors only.