The Counseling Practicum and Internship Manual: A Resource for Graduate Counseling Students in a Dynamic, Global Era

The most comprehensive guide to the counseling practicum and internship experience

This bestselling text prepares graduate counseling students to effectively negotiate the major issues and challenges they face while on pre-practicum, practicum, and internship. The expanded and revised fourth edition includes a new personal narrative describing lessons learned at the conclusion of each chapter, updated case studies, and an international focus. It encompasses the latest Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) standards, expanded coverage of telemental health and telemental supervision, and the impact of technology on graduate counseling programs. Additionally, the fourth edition stresses diversity, equity, and inclusion with a particular focus on the LGBTQ+ population, multicultural counseling, and trauma treatment.

With an emphasis on counseling as a specific professional identity, the book guides graduate students and novice counselors in developing their own approach to counseling and supervision. It addresses how to maintain beneficial working relationships, self-care, honing writing skills, and record-keeping. Concise and easy to read, the book chronicles everything students need to know as they enter and progress through the practicum and internship process. Complete with case studies and sample forms, the text incorporates information on how to select and apply for practicum and internships in all settings. The book also examines ethical and legal issues, ensuring student safety at field sites, and clinical issues including teletherapy and termination. Instructors will have access to an updated Instructor Manual and chapter PowerPoints. Purchase includes online access via most mobile devices or computers.

New to the Fourth Edition:

• Personal narratives describing lessons learned and updated case studies throughout
• Strong focus on technology and the impact of COVID-19 as well as counseling as an international profession
• Emphasizes diversity, equity, and inclusion with special focus on LGBTQ+ individuals
• Expanded attention to trauma treatment including suicide and workplace safety
• Maps to 2024 CACREP standards

Key Features:

• Focuses on counseling as a specific professional identity
• Mentors students in a supportive, user-friendly style
• Covers everything students need to know as they enter and progress through the practicum and internship processes
• Addresses crisis intervention and de-escalation
• Includes coverage of trauma, mindfulness, social media, cyberbullying, ethical and legal concerns, and clinical writing and documentation

Shannon Hodges, PhD, LMHC, ACS, is professor emeritus of clinical mental health counseling at Niagara University and currently associate professor of counseling at the University of the Sunshine Coast near Brisbane, Australia He has over 25 years of experience providing counseling in community agencies, university counseling centers, residential treatment centers and overseas. He is a former director of a university counseling center and clinical director of a county mental health clinic and has 10 years of experience supervising and providing peer counseling in collegiate living groups. He has 33 years of experience in training school counselors, mental health counselors, and undergraduate psychology students.