Site List and Instructions

A Community Practicum is an exciting experience where a student can begin developing the skills that will impact the rest of his or her 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.

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 a Practicum Panel Discussion to hear firsthand experiences from past Regent students.

Instructions

On-Campus Students: Community Practicum

Search through the SPC Field Placement Site List. This list provides you with placement options in a variety of community settings. The list is not comprehensive and you are welcome to look for other sites. Should you decide to follow this route, please read the instructions below under the CMHC Community Practicum heading for the process that must be followed.
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 that students are interested in to determine who is interviewing students for practicum placement and will provide you with contact information for those sites. It is important to note that the FPL does not begin contacting sites until all paperwork has been submitted and processed.
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 this contract to the FPL, who will sign and return a fully signed copy to you and will 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 Field Placement Liaison (FPL). Submit only 3 sites to the FPL, who will notify you if more are needed.
The FPL will make first contact with these sites, to introduce Regent University and the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program.
The FPL will notify you which sites to contact for an interview.
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 FPL.
Submit this contract to the FPL, who will sign and return a fully signed copy to you and will approve you for registration in Practicum & Advanced Skills.

On-Campus Students: School Practicum

Refer to the SPC Field Placement Site List for a listing of the schools that Regent University works with for practicum placement.
Complete a school placement request form and submit it with your practicum paperwork. Choose just one school district.
The FPL will submit the placement request form to the school district on your behalf.
Be prepared to furnish any additional paperwork that may be required by the school district (i.e., application, resume, recommendations, official/unofficial transcripts, etc.)
When placement information is received, the FPL will notify you via e-mail and will then 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 district'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 districts in your area.
Provide the Field Placement Liaison (FPL) with contact information for the person who handles placements for each school district (this is typically a representative of the Human Resources department).
Be prepared to furnish any additional paperwork that may be required by the school district (i.e., application, resume, recommendations, official/unofficial transcripts, etc.)
When placement information is received, the FPL will notify you via e-mail and will then 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 district'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, the Clinical/School Counseling Contract, and the Site Supervisors Quick Reference form.
Be able to discuss any information presented on these forms
Verify practicum qualifications.