College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences 2015-2016 Catalog

65 faculty supervisor and a site supervisor. When requesting supervision from a full time faculty AAMFT Approved Supervisor students will register for 3 credit hours per term for a minimum of 3 consecutive terms. If students have an AAMFT Approved Supervisor on site to supervise their clinical hours, or will obtain an outside AAMFT Approved Supervisor, they will register for 1 credit hour per term for a minimum of 3 terms. They will also work with their faculty supervisor as part of their internship experience. When taking 1 credit hour, students need to review their degree plan to ensure they will meet the required credit hours for their degree, and/or they will be required to take two additional elective courses to meet the credit hour internship requirement of a minimum of 9 credit hours. Research Internship The Research Internship is designed for students with an MFT, or closely related field, master’s degree and license and provides students with an opportunity to further develop their research skills and knowledge of research projects, grants, and other available resources (i.e., working with faculty on research projects). The Research Internship experience requires prior approval by the faculty member/supervisor, Program Director, and internship site. The research internship will also require students to register with a faculty supervisor for 3 consecutive terms for 3 credits each term. Hybrid Internship The Hybrid Internship is designed for students with an MFT, or closely related field, master’s degree and license and who are interested in designing an internship that meets their specific needs and/or interests. It can be a combination Clinical and/or research internship OR a combination to include advanced supervision. The Hybrid Internship will also require students to register with a faculty supervisor for 3 consecutive terms for 3 credits each term. The students and the supervising faculty will develop a specific contract delineating the details of the internship including expectations of outcome which must be approved by the program director prior to staring the internship. The Teaching Course and Practicum Students take the Fundamentals of Teaching course during their first or second year in the program. This course is designed to promote learning on how to become an effective instructor/professor as part of a student’s professional development and readiness for a teaching career. Upon completion of this course, students are able to work with full time faculty as teaching assistants in a practicum format to advance their teaching skills. Students seek out faculty and request a position as a TA in their course. Prior to the term commencing, the faculty and TA discuss the student’s interest and type of involvement in the course. The faculty and student develop a written agreement as to the TA’s responsibilities for the course. The Supervision Course and Practicum The Supervision course and supervision practicum are designed to understand and practice the fundamentals of supervision and the advancement of a student’s supervisory skills. Prior to taking the Supervision course students must have successfully passed their doctoral Internal Practicum courses. For the Supervision Practicum, students must contact a supervisor prior to beginning the supervision practicum to request permission to assist supervising. Students may also contact a master’s level External Practicum supervisor for permission to assist supervising. Prior to the term commencing, the supervisor and student discuss the student’s interest and type of involvement in the practicum. The supervisor and