This list is not exhaustive of the UT Dallas Student Counseling Center’s (SCC) expectations for intern experiences. However, at a minimum for successful completion of the internship, interns are required to meet the following requirements:
- 500 Direct Service Hours — Direct service includes individual, couples and group counseling, crisis intervention, consultation with clients or concerned family members/staff/faculty, providing outreach services, providing supervision, leading psycho-educational trainings to trainees and staff and conducting assessments.
- Monthly Completion of the Intern Log — The log documents the 2,000-hour internship and direct service requirements.
- Participation in Six Outreach Activities — Interns will be presenting in workshops, classroom presentations and representing the SCC at campus awareness tables. At least four of the outreach activities must be a presentation.
- Completion of an Intern Individual or Group Outreach Project — Interns will complete an intern outreach project approved by the Outreach Coordinator.
- Completion of Two Formal Case Presentations — Interns write and present a formal case presentation once each semester among staff group supervision.
- Clinical Topic Presentations — Interns will present a clinical applications presentation in the clinical issues seminar to staff and fellow interns.
- Co-Facilitation of a Group with a Senior Staff Member — At a minimum, interns are required to co-facilitate at least two groups/advanced workshops during their internship year.
- Successful Attainment of Minimum Thresholds for Identified Competencies on Evaluation Forms.