SAC 091A - Substance Abuse Counseling - Field Internship I

3 Credit(s) Hours: 4 hrs. (2 hrs. lecture, 2 hrs. lab) 11 hrs./wk. for 10 weeks

This is Part I of the final course in the CASAC credentialing sequence. All students in this class are interning in a New York State-Office of Addiction Supports and Services (NYS-OASAS) licensed facility for two-days weekly (12 hours). Students participate in counseling activities with program clients, group observations, co-facilitation, interdisciplinary treatment team and supervision meetings, and other professional activities at NYS licensed treatment agencies under the supervision of both program staff and college faculty. Students may also participate in group supervision that reinforces the core competencies and integration of the classroom and field internship content. Emphasis is placed on ethical, professional comportment and clinical skills development.

Prerequisite(s): SAC 2000, SAC 2200, and SAC 2600
Department: Allied Health, Mental Health and Human Services