The first program aim is to offer training and experiences to develop profession-wide competencies, including individual counseling, group counseling, assessment, crisis intervention, consultation and outreach, and supervision.
Interns provide individual counseling, co-facilitate a therapy group with a senior staff member, and meet with clients for initial consultation appointments. They regularly consult with on-campus and off-campus partners and develop and implement outreach presentations. Assessment training is focused on diagnostic, referral, and substance use services that are integrated into the services we provide to the NIU student population. Interns have traditionally provided supervision to a practicum student during the spring semester and attend supervision of supervision meetings. We do not provide formal research training as part of the internship experience, although we support interns in completing their own doctoral research and incorporating research/literature into their work as specified above.