Clinical Internship Program

The Counseling Center is an integral component of the Framingham State College community, providing mental health services to matriculated undergraduate and graduate students. The Center’s clinical staff is composed of Licensed Independent Clinical Social Workers (LICSW’s), a Psychiatric Clinical Nurse Specialist, and (most typically) final year MSW students in training. The Center offers individual, couple and group counseling, consultation to faculty, staff, and families, psychopharmacology management, and outreach programming to the larger college community.

Training Philosphy

The FSC Counseling Center is committed to providing high quality mental health care, and thus is highly invested in the clinical training program of graduate students who provide clinical services at FSC. Supervision is a highly valued and supported component of the training experience, as are weekly professional development trainings, case conferences, and other learning opportunities. The focus is on helping trainees to develop both professionally and personally in preparation for entering the mental health field.

Program Components

• A 24 hours/week work-week
• Provide primarily individual counseling to students (typically 10-12 client hours/week)
• Two hours of individual supervision/week
• One hour of group/peer supervision/week
• Participation in outreach programming
• Participation in professional development training seminars and staff meetings
• Option to create, market, and co-lead, psychotherapy/support groups

Qualifications

Applicants must be in the final year of the MSW program and have had at least one year of clinical experience, preferably with some individual counseling experience.

Application Process

After consulting with your graduate school field education office, please forward a cover letter and resume to:

Paul Welch, LICSW
Director, Framingham State College Counseling Center
pwelch@framingham.edu

Resumes will be reviewed in January 2010 for the 2010-2011 Academic Year. Qualified applicants will be contacted to arrange an interview.

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