Counseling Center

Weekly Time Allocation

Doctoral Internship:

Weekly Time Allocation
Listed below are time allocations for each major activity in which the interns are involved. The internship requires a commitment of 40-45 hours per week.*

*GVSU offers a 2000-hour internship - when vacation hours and university holidays are deducted, the remaining 40-hour work weeks do not total 2000 hours.The extra hours needed come from the evening outreach programs and after hours emergency on-call interventions.
 

 1. Direct Service
Individual and Couples, Counseling/Psychotherapy
(includes crisis and drop-in)		 13-15 hours
Group Psychotherapy 3 hours
Consultation & Outreach 2 hours
Liaison with diversity organization 1-2 hours
Clinical Supervision 1 hour
Career class (if elected) 1 hour
   
2. Administration
Coordination of an Administrative Area:
   - Wellness Programming / Peer Mentors
   - Career Resource Library
   - National Screening Days / Health Science Center Outreach
   - Outreach / Liaison with Athletic Student Services		 2 hours
   
3. Training
Individual Supervision 2 hours
Multicultural / Diversity Seminar 1 hour
Group Supervision (rotating career, assessment, research, group, and psychiatric consultation) 1 hour
Clinical Seminar (including Supervision of Supervision) 1 hour
Intern Seminar 1 hour
Training Seminar 2 hours
Professional Development Seminar 1.5 hours
   
4. Professional Activities
Administrative (staff meetings / case notes, etc.) 3 hours
Research 2 hours
Special Projects / Conferences 3 hours

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