Site List and Instructions

A Community Practicum is an exciting experience where students can begin developing the skills that will impact the rest of your career in mental health.

A School Practicum is an exciting and unique experience that is distinctly different from community counseling. For this reason, we recommend that Dual Track (Community/School) students attempt a school practicum if possible.

The site list below provides you with placement options in a variety of school and community settings. The list is not comprehensive and you are welcome to look for other sites. If you find a site not on this list, it must go through a verification process done by the Field Placement Liaison and Counseling Clinical Coordinator prior to entering into a contractual relationship.

Identifying and interviewing with sites can take months so start early! At the same time, open your mind to a variety of experiences. As you know, God has a way of working everything out for his glory!

Please feel free to view the following Practicum Panel Discussion to hear first hand experiences from past Regent students.

Instructions

On-Campus Students: Community Practicum

Search through the SPC Field Placement Site List
Choose the top 3 sites you are interested in and include those site choices with your practicum paperwork that is to be submitted to the Field Placement Liaison (FPL) by the indicated deadline
The FPL will make first contact with all sites students are interested in to determine who is interviewing students for practicum placement and will provide you with contact information for those sites
E-mail resumes, complete application packages, or set up interviews as directed by the FPL
When offered a placement by a site on the list, sign the Clinical/School Counseling Contract with the site supervisor
Submit contract to the FPL, who will then approve you for registration in Practicum & Advanced Skills

CMHC Students: Community Practicum

Identify potential sites in your area
Forward contact information for the top 3 sites you are interested in to the Counseling Clinical Coordinator (CCC)
The CCC will make first contact with these sites to introduce Regent University and the Clinical Mental Health Counseling program
The CCC will notify you which sites to contact to set up interviews
When offered placement by a site, do not sign the Clinical/School Counseling Contract with the site supervisor until directed to do so by the Field Placement Liaison or the Counseling Clinical Coordinator
Submit contract to the Field Placement Liaison, who will then approve you for registration in Practicum & Advanced Skills

On-Campus Students: School Practicum

Complete a school placement request form and submit it with your practicum paperwork (a listing of schools that the SPC works with is included on the SPC Field Placement Site List that is linked above)
The FPL will submit the placement request form to the appropriate school system on your behalf
Be prepared to furnish any additional paperwork that may be required by the school system (i.e., application, resume, recommendations, official/unofficial transcripts, etc.)
When placement information is received, the FPL will notify you via e-mail and will approve you for registration in Practicum & Advanced Skills
If you have the opportunity, contact your assigned school counselor prior to the end of the school year (for Fall placements) or prior to Christmas break (for Spring placements) and inquire if you can meet with them briefly
The Clinical/School Counseling Contract is due by the end of the school system’s pre-service week (for Fall placements) or by the end of the first week of class (for Spring placements)

CMHC Students: School Practicum

Identify school systems in your area
Provide the Field Placement Liaison (FPL) with contact information for the person who handles placements for each school system (this is typically a representative of the Human Resources Department)
Be prepared to furnish any additional paperwork that may be required by the school system (i.e., application, resume, recommendations, official/unofficial transcripts, etc.)
When placement information is received, the FPL will notify you via e-mail and will approve you for registration in Practicum & Advanced Skills
If you have the opportunity, contact your assigned school counselor prior to the end of the school year (for Fall placements) or prior to Christmas break (for Spring placements) and inquire if you can meet with them briefly
The Clinical/School Counseling Contract is due by the end of the school system’s pre-service week (for Fall placements) or by the end of the first week of class (for Spring placements)

What to do when you get an interview:

Wear business attire
Bring a copy of your resume, Clinical/School Counseling Contract, and Site Supervisor Handbook materials
Be able to discuss any information presented in the handbook
Verify practicum qualifications