Supervisors: Orientation to the Program

Thank you for partnering with our program to provide internship opportunities for our students. We look forward to collaborating with you in helping to build the next generation of mental health professionals. *Note: If you are a new site looking to partner with our program, please see our New Partnerships section of this page.

Required Steps for New Site Supervisors:

1. Watch the "Orientation to the Program" video below for an overview of our program and its requirements
   Follow along on the accompanying slides for current year: click here for slides

2. Review the following sections of our MS in Counseling Fieldwork Handbook

1. Site Supervisor Responsibilities
2. Direct Hours, Supervision Hours, Indirect Hours
3. EDC 480 Internship Overview
4. Supervision
5. Sonia Site Supervisor Guide

3. Complete and pass the Site Supervisor Program Orientation Quiz

4. Complete the required Site Supervision Training requirements outlined in the Supervisors: Supervision Training Requirements section below

Orientation to the Program Video

Supervisors: Supervision Training Requirements

As outlined in our MS in Counseling Fieldwork Handbook, the BBS and CACREP require that all site supervisors are required to have been adequately trained for supervision, having completed a supervision course at least once every two years.

To complete a qualified supervision skills training, this can include:

• an external course of your choosing -OR-
• our Supervision Training Course below

Supervision Training Course

1. Watch the "Supervision Theory in Practice" video in the next section
2. Review the 5 modules listed below
3. Complete and pass the Module Quiz linked below

Supervision Modules & Quiz

1. Module I: Supervision
2. Module 2: Supervision Models
3. Module 3: The Supervisory Relationship
4. Module 4: Ethics in Supervision
5. Module 5: Supervisors Toolbox
6. Module Quiz

Supervision Theory in Practice Video

New Partnerships

Thank you for your interest in partnering for internship sites with the Sacramento State MS in Counseling Program. We welcome new partnership requests that support our community and our students.

In order to start the process:

1. Read the Quick Guide which provides an overview of the process
2. Complete the New Partnership Request Form below to tell us about your site and supervisors

Note: Not all requests will result in a partnership, many factors are taken into consideration when adding sites such as: programmatic need, ability to provide appropriate supervised experience, etc. (this list is not exhaustive). All new partnership requests must be initiated by the site contact and can take up to six months to process. Please see the contact form for annual deadlines and timelines.

For more information, please contact our Internship & Fieldwork Coordinator, Dr. Anthony Rivas (a.rivas@csus.edu), and/or send questions to coe-counseloredfieldwork@csus.edu

New Partnership Request Form