Course Aims

At the successful completion of COUN 230 and 240, COUN 310, COUN 340, students are now ready to try their hand at counselling. Internship training places students in real counselling situations under the dual supervision of agency supervisors and University supervisors. Internship provides the opportunity to apply theories learnt in class, and skills practiced both in class and during pre-internship training to real-life situations. It allows students to test the boundaries of their knowledge and skills, and is the formal opening to a career in counselling.

1. engage in professional counselling activities;

 

2. apply theories to practice;

 

3. enhance their professional development through clinical supervision, critical reflection and report writing;

 

4. reflect on the wider policies, procedures and contexts of the agencies/ institutions providing the internship training;

 

5. develop a life-long habit of professional learning and personal growth;

 

6. extend their self-awareness and achieve a sense of identity with future career; and

 

7. develop a critical approach to practice open-mindedness to new ideas and evaluate attitudes towards their performance leading to future career development.