CPS Practicum-Internship Information

CMH Practicum Internship Handbook 2023-24

CREH Practicum Internship Handbook 2023-24

SCO Practicum Internship Handbook 2022-23

Step 1 — Read the Practicum/Internship handbook
Step 2 — Attend Practicum/Internship Orientation
Step 3 — Submit Practicum Application

Step 4 — Complete Practicum Site Information Form (upon notification of acceptance)
Step 5 — Submit Insurance to Sharieka Savage, Administrative Specialist

Master’s students, regardless of program, and EDS School Psychology students are required to attend a practicum-internship orientation prior to starting their practicum-internship sequence. Students must attend the entire session. Students should sign in at the session. Program Coordinators or faculty members will be conducting the session. Please direct all practicum-internship questions to Dr. Wofford for CMH, Dr. Coleman for CREH, Dr. Grubb for SCO, or Dr. Perkins for SPS.

There is NO internship orientation for EDS School Counseling students hoping to take CPS 8661. Please review the EDS SCO handbook, and direct all questions to the instructor of CPS 8661.

Apply for the practicum/internship sequence by submitting your corresponding Form 1000 by your programs given due date (Please see below for dates).

Form 1000:Application for Practicum and Internship (CMH and Rehab students)

Form 1000SCO: Application for Practicum Internship SCO (SCO students)

It is not required to have a practicum site secured to submit an application. You are responsible for finding a field placement site.  Please use the approved CPS Practicum-Internship Site Listings information listed in below tabs to begin a search.

You should begin looking for sites no later than the early part of the Spring semester prior to practicum. If a site does not appear in the approved site list, an application for site approval must be originated by you. The site you select must be able to fulfill the following training requirements: Guidelines for Becoming an Approved Practicum/Internship Site for Georgia State University’s Mental Health Program.

You need to submit Form 1002: New Site Approval Application Form. Once an approved site has been secured you need to submit Form 1003: Practicum/Internship Site Information Form. We recommend that you consider the following when selecting a site:

• The type of work you may be involved in.
• The type of client population you will be working with.
• The convenience of transportation to the site.
• What and how many hours you will be working.
• Who would be supervising you and how much supervision you would be receiving.
• Additional activities the agency may require of students and possible in-service training opportunities.
• Ability to tape your counseling sessions for purposes of supervision.
• Whether you will be able to lead/co-lead a group.
• How many semesters you are expected to be involved with the agency (some agencies leave this up to the student, but most require at least two semesters and some require a one-year commitment).
• If insurance coverage is required.

It is critical that you contact previous students who have completed fieldwork at the sites you are investigating. These students can provide invaluable information regarding their experiences and perceptions of the strengths and weaknesses of the site, changing conditions, and tips regarding supervision.  The CPS staff member assigned to P/I can provide you with the names of students who previously interned at your chosen site. Changing sites after you have begun fieldwork is discouraged but sometimes necessary. When this is initiated by the student, on-site supervisor, or the Georgia State supervisor, departmental procedures are to be followed.  A Form 1005: Change of Site Form must be completed and submitted to the Georgia State supervisor (CPS 7660/7663 or CPS 7280 instructor) for approval. If you apply or register for the practicum/internship sequence and then decide not to enter the course, you must fill out a Form 1001: Practicum/Internship Postponement Form.

Deadlines Based on Program

Mental Health Students:

Rehabilitation Students:

School Counseling Students:

School Psychology Students: