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The Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) program offers junior and senior undergraduate students the opportunity to particiapte in a Virtual or Face to Face Clinical Undergraduate Internship or a Mini-Clinical Experience. Both provide hands-on experience where students can fully participate in learning what it means to work with families, individuals, couples, and children by participating in our consolation teams at FamilyWorks, our family therapy clinic.
Clinical Undergraduate Internship:
The clinical undergraduate internship is offered Fall, Spring, & Summer Semesters. This experience allows students to watch live therapy sessions as well as many more clinical opportunities (see below: possible experiences). For the Fall and Spring semester the internship is only offered face-to-face. However, during the summer semester, we offer the internship as either face-to face or virtually as well as providing a more flexible schedule as the internship can be taken for one month either June or July or for the entire summer semester (June-July).
A Mini-Clinical Experience:
During the summer semester, we also offer the Mini-Clinical Experience which also includes the opportunity to watch live therapy sessions but is only for one or two weeks during Summer Semester which can be done either face-to-face or virtually.
Minimum of 60 credit hours completed when you start the internship
Interview with the MFT Faculty
Demonstrate professionalism and the ability to follow ethical guidelines
A willingness to collaborate and learn from others
Be enrolled in a 1 credit course, MFTH 7650: MFT Clinical Undergraduate Internship. The course meets one day a week for an hour and is scheduled based on studen'ts availabilty
Clinical Undergraduate Internship Possible Experiences
Watch weekly live therapy sessions
Participate in treatment team meetings
Participate in reflecting teams
Practice clinical skills
Write case notes
Use a Genogram
Navigate ethical scenarios
Conduct a case presentation
Read & discuss clinical articles
Have the opportunity to talk with current graduate students about the graduate school application process (application, interview, writing samples, etc.)
Learn what is a Marriage and Family Therapist, what they do, where they work, etc.
Note: if you live further than 50 mile radius you can reduce the fees significantly. Then you only have to pay the technology fee and institutional fee. To receive this reduction you will to complete and submit the 50-mile radius waiver (please email jjshute@valdosta.edu for this form)
Note: if you live further than 50 mile radius you can reduce the fees significantly. Then you only have to pay the technology fee and institutional fee. To receive this reduction you will to complete and submit the 50-mile radius waiver (please email jjshute@valdosta.edu for this form)
Summer Internship, Cost, Non-VSU Student Information & Application
Clinical Internship:
For Summer 2022 the specific dates that the internship will be offered is June 13-30 or July 1-15 or the entire semester (June 13-July 15)
Note: if you live further than 50 mile radius you can reduce the fees significantly. Then you only have to pay the technology fee and institutional fee. To receive this reduction you will to complete and submit the 50-mile radius waiver (please email jjshute@valdosta.edu for this form)
Non-VSU Student Information: As a non-VSU student you will have to apply for transient status at VSU. After a student has been accepted the following will need to be completed:
Meet with our academic advisor to discuss the steps you will need to follow at your own institution to be a transient student at VSU.
Complete an application (will be emailed to you once you have been accepted)
A letter of transient permission from UF. This can be official from the Registrar or an email from your advisor saying you have permission to take a course at VSU.
A copy of your driver’s license (this is for Verification of Lawful Presence purposes).
A Mini-Clinical Experience
During the summer semester, we offer a flexible schedule as the Mini-Clinical Experience can be taken for one or two weeks during June 13-July 30 2022 which can be done either face-to-face or virtually. This experience has no cost associated since you will not be enrolled in a course.