Training Opportunities

Along with the variety of services offered to all students at Salisbury University, Student Counseling Services operates as a graduate training facility for counselors-in-training at the master’s level.  We select individuals from an applicant pool of interested students from a variety of programs in the area (UMES guidance and counseling, SU social work, etc.).

Our training program provides supervised experience in the following areas:  brief psychotherapy, group counseling, crisis intervention, outreach programming, consultation, intake interviews, college developmental and educational issues, multiculturalism, research, and wellness.  The staff are committed to excellence in training and the provision of quality supervision. 

The training program is designed to provide supervised experiences in activities which reflect the functioning of a clinician in a university counseling center.  As members of Student Counseling Services professional staff, trainees are afforded many learning opportunities.  They are required to attend all staff and disposition meetings, peer reviews, case conferences, in-service programs and staff retreats.  They are also provided with one hour of individual supervision per week with a Student Counseling Services staff member and are encouraged to consult with any available staff when necessary. 

The focus of the internship is on the integration of the “counselor as a person” and utilizing knowledge and skills appropriately in a practical setting.  The overall goal of the internship is to enable each student to develop, improve and demonstrate her/his ability to function as a counselor in a mental health setting. 

If you are interested in being an intern with Student Counseling Services, contact Dawn Harner (Training Coordinator) at 410-543-6070. Résumés may be forwarded to Student Counseling Services, attn: Dawn Harner.