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Masters Counseling Practicum Sites

This document has brief descriptions of some of the agencies where students typically complete their master’s level counseling practicum. In the document, practicum sites appear in alphabetical order. However, for quick reference, in this index sites are grouped by setting type.

Sites identified with an asterisk * allow practicum students to conduct part of practicum activities after 4:30 P.M. and on weekends.

School-based Sites:

1. Communities in Schools

2. Small Steps Nurturing Center

3. Twilight High Schools ISD

College and University Career and Counseling Centers:

1. University of Houston Counseling and Psychological Services (CAPS)

2. University of Houston Career Services

3. University of Houston Clear Lake Counseling Center

4. University of St. Thomas Counseling Center

Community Mental Health and Social Service Agencies:

1. Bo’s Place*

2. Houston Area Women’s Center (HAWC)*

3. Montrose Counseling Center

4. MHMRA Psychiatric Emergency Program

5. The Women’s Home

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|Site Name |Bo’s Place |

|Address |10050 Buffalo Speedway |

| |Houston, TX 77054 |

|Web address | |

| |Bo’s Place provides support to children and their families who have |

| |experienced the death of a parent or sibling. It is the only ongoing |

|Brief Description |program for grieving children and families in the Greater Houston Area. |

| | Primarily Children, Male and Female (also adults – families) |

|Primary Populations Served | |

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|Hours of operation |X__ Daytime _X_ Evening |

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|Days/Hours expected at site |Flexible |

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| |_X_ Fall _X_ Spring _X__ Summer; 2 semester minimum |

|Semesters trainees can start | |

| |Children and family grief support groups, community education and training, |

| |information and referral service. |

|Services Offered | |

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| |This center often runs children and family grief support groups during the |

| |day and traumatic loss groups during the evening. The groups are run by |

|Additional Information |volunteers and overseen by a licensed staff member. |

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| |Trainees must commit to work at Bo’s Place for a calendar year. Therefore, |

| |students need to continue to volunteer at Bo’s place for a couple of months |

| |after completing the two semesters of practicum. |

|Site Name | |

| |Communities in the Schools |

|Address |Various locations, Mailing address: 2150 West 18th Street Suite 100 |

| |Houston, TX 77008 |

|Web Address | |

| |The mission of Communities In Schools Houston (CIS) is to provide and to coordinate student assistance |

|Brief Description |services at the school campus in order to best meet the physical and emotional needs of at-risk students|

| |and to empower these students to remain in school. |

| |- Is a non-profit program that has been successfully providing social services to children in Houston’s |

| |schools since 1979 |

| |- Works directly in the schools, with 104 programs in four Houston-area school districts (Houston, |

| |Alief, Spring Branch and Fort Bend); CIS has an office on each campus, staffed by a project manager |

| |- Serves children deemed at-risk for dropping out of school. They come from homes of extreme poverty, |

| |many live with single parents and guardians, or in foster homes |

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|Primary Populations Served |Children and Adolescents, Male and Female |

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|Hours of operation |__X__ Daytime ____Evening |

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|Days/Hours expected at site |Varies by site |

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|Semesters trainees can start |__X__ Fall __X__ Spring _____ Summer |

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| |Assessment, home visits with a caseworker, crisis intervention, individual or group supportive guidance,|

|Services Offered |mentor and tutor students |

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|Additional Information |CIS serves elementary, middle- and secondary schools all over the Houston area. In collaboration with |

| |the CIS staff trainees have choice among available schools. |

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| |CISH Six Core Services: |

| |Supportive Guidance: |

| |Parent Involvement: |

| |Educational Enhancement: |

| |Pre-employment/Employment Assistance: |

| |Health and Human Service Linkages: |

| |Cultural Enrichment: |

|Site Name |Houston Area Women's Center (HAWC) |

|Address |1010 Waugh Drive |

| |Houston, TX 77019 |

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|Web Address | |

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| |Intern_at_the_Center.htm#apply |

| |HAWC provides shelter and support services to survivors of domestic and sexual violence including |

| |men, women, and children. Practicum students work under the supervision of a licensed counselor to |

| |provide therapeutic interventions in individual and group settings. |

|Brief Description | |

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|Primary Populations Served |Women and Children, some Men |

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|Hours of operation |X Daytime X Evening X Saturdays |

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| |Times when most training activities occur: |

| |Tuesday 1:30 – 8:00 |

| |Wednesday 5:30-- 9:00 |

| |Thursday 6:00 – 9:00 |

| |Saturday 10:00 – 5:00 Required, at least half day |

|Days/Hours expected at site | |

| |16-20 hours per week |

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|Semesters trainees can start |X Fall X Spring X Summer |

| |Intake assessments, Individual, Group Counseling, and Telephone hot line |

|Services Offered | |

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|Additional Information |Most services at HAWC are provided by volunteers. Before trainees start seeing clients they must |

| |complete direct services training on domestic and sexual violence. The Hotline and Counseling |

| |Training involves 50 classroom hours offered at night and on Saturdays for four (4) weeks. Once the|

| |classroom portion of the training is completed, 24 hours of additional training are required on |

| |HAWC’s hotlines. |

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| |To apply visit their webpage; under Careers/Internships you will find instructions on how to apply |

| |Julianna Poor Memorial Counseling Center |

|Site Name | |

|Address |Houston’s First Baptist Church |

| |7401 Katy Freeway |

| |Houston, TX 77024 |

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|Web address | |

|Brief Description |The Julianna Poor Memorial Counseling Center provides Biblically based, clinically |

| |competent, and spirit sensitive counseling to promote the emotional, psychological, |

| |and spiritual health of individuals, couples, and families. |

|Primary Populations Served | Adults and Adolescents, Male and Female |

|Hours of operation | |

| |_X__ Daytime __Evening |

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| |8:30 am – 4:30 pm/Monday through Friday |

| |12-15 hours a week |

|Days/Hours expected at site | |

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|Semesters trainees can start |_X_ Fall _X_ Spring _X__ Summer |

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|Services Offered |Individual Therapy, Diagnostic assessment, premarital counseling, couples |

| |counseling, and family therapy. |

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|Site Information |This site utilizes Christian counseling. |

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|Site Name |Mental Health Mental Retardation Authority Harris County (MHMRA) |

| |Comprehensive Psychiatric Emergency Program (CPEP) |

|Address | Dr. Linda Pettis, |

|Web Address |linda.pettis-stevens@ |

| |(713) 970-4637 |

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|Brief Description |Two units: Crisis Stabilization Units (CSU) provides short-term voluntary |

| |residential treatment designed to reduce acute symptoms of mental illness. |

| |The average stay is 3-5 days serving Harris county consumers with no |

| |insurance. |

| |Crisis Residential Unit (CRU) is a voluntary residential facility, an |

| |alternative to hospitalization. The patient stay is 7 to 14 days to |

| |stabilize. |

| |Crisis intervention. |

|Primary Populations Served | |

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|Hours of operation |_ _X_ Daytime ____Evening |

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|Days/Hours expected at site | |

| |Daytime |

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|Semesters trainees can start |_X Fall _X _ Spring _X _ Summer; 2 semester minimum |

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|Services Offered |Student clinicians may provide assessments, group counseling, as well as |

| |social service resources in either of the agency’s two units |

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|Additional Information | |

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| |Montrose Counseling Center |

|Site Name | |

|Address |701 Richmond Ave |

| |Houston, TX 77006 |

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|Web Address |cd@ |

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|Brief Description |Montrose Counseling Center offers mental health counseling with a strong |

| |preference and skill for working with the GLBT community. |

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|Primary Populations Served |Adults, Male and Female |

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|Hours of operation |_X__ Daytime __X__ Evening |

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|Days/Hours expected at site |12-15 hours per week minimum |

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|Semesters trainees can start |_X_ Fall _X_ Spring _X__ Summer |

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|Services Offered |Individual and Group Therapy, Intake and Assessment |

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|Additional Information |Opportunity to gain experience with the GLBT population as well as chemical |

| |dependency counseling |

| |Shadowing and co-facilitation take place prior to taking on individual |

| |clients |

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|Site Name |Small Steps Nurturing Center |

|Address |1709 Depelchin Street |

| |Houston, TX |

|Web address | |

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|Brief Description |Small Steps Nurturing Center provides comprehensive early childhood |

| |education to Houston’s severely impoverished, inner-city children. Part of |

| |the Center’s mission is to prepare at-risk children for the first grade and |

| |for life. The center is committed to addressing the needs of students with |

| |poor social, emotional, and behavioral development. |

| |Pre-school and young children (severely impoverished, inner-city children) |

|Primary Populations Served |and their families |

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|Hours of operation |_X__ Daytime __Evening |

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|Days/Hours expected at site |15-18 hours per week |

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|Semesters trainees can start |_X_ Fall _X_ Spring _ __ Summer |

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|Services Offered |Classroom observations, individual therapy, play therapy, parent-child |

| |therapy, and family therapy. |

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|Additional Information |Clients are typically children experiencing difficulties with behavior or |

| |development, including impulsivity, aggression, noncompliance, anxiety, poor|

| |interpersonal relationships, speech and language delays, and problems with |

| |attention regulation. |

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|Site Name |Twilight High Schools in the Houston Independent School District |

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|Physical Address |Several Schools in HISD |

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|Web Address | |

| | Houston ISD program for adults to complete high school degrees. They have |

|Brief Description |programs at 6 HISD high schools: Milby, Scarborough, Sharpstown, Yates, Wheatley &|

| |Worthing.    |

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|Primary Populations Served |Highs school dropouts ages 17 to 25 |

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|Hours/Days of operation (mark all that apply) |_ _X_ Daytime __X__Evening |

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| |_X __ Weekdays __?__ Saturday ____ Sunday |

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|Minimum number of hours required | |

|at site per week. | |

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|Specific Days/Hours students must be at site or |Students attend classes at the THS from 4:00 to 8:00PM |

|Flexible schedule | |

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|Semesters trainees can start at site |_ _X_ Fall _ _X_ Spring _ __ Summer |

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|Summer practicum available |_ __ Yes ____ No |

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|Required # of Semesters |____ 2 semester minimum ____ OK only 1 semester |

| |Career and college planning, crisis management, time management, stress and coping|

|Services Offered |strategies and interpersonal issues |

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|Additional Information | |

| |New site as of Fall 2013 |

| |University of Houston Clear Lake Counseling Center |

|Site Name | |

|Address |2700 Bay Area Blvd. |

| |Houston, TX 77058 |

|Web Address |uhcl.edu/counselingservices |

| |The mission of CCS is to “guide and to support the members of the university|

|Brief Description |community in the achievement of their educational, vocational, and |

| |psychological goals.” Our philosophy of training is to provide trainees with|

| |the experiences and training necessary to develop and grow as counselors in |

| |a flexible and supportive professional environment while providing excellent|

| |direct services to UHCL students. |

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|Primary Populations Served |Adults, Male and Female |

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|Hours of operation |_X__ Daytime _X(some)_Evening |

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|Days/Hours expected at site |_15-18 Minimum Hours per week |

| |Expected on site on Monday mornings |

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|Semesters trainees can start |_X__ Fall ___ Spring _____Summer |

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|Services Offered |Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Assessment, Intake, Couples |

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|Additional Information | |

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|Site Name |University of Houston Career Services |

|Address |4800 Calhoun Rd. |

| |Houston, TX 77004 |

|Web Address | |

| |University Career Services serves the full range of career development needs of University of |

|Brief Description |Houston students, graduate students, and alumni. |

| |The University of Houston represents the urban community providing numerous opportunities to |

| |work with clients from diverse backgrounds and life experiences. Services provided range from |

| |choosing a major to implementing a job search and/or navigating a career transition. |

| | Adults and College students |

|Primary Populations Served | |

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|Hours of operation |__X__ Daytime ____Evening |

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|Days/Hours expected at site |_Minimum 10-12_Hours per week |

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|Semesters trainees can start |__X__ Fall __X__ Spring ___ _ Summer |

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|Services Offered |Individual Therapy, Case management, Assessment, Intake Community Outreach |

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|Additional Information |Typical activities: |

| |Counseling and advising students on career exploration, occupations, career planning and |

| |decision-making, job search strategies, employability skills, and graduate and professional |

| |education in individual and group settings. |

| |Conducting interpretation of assessment information (MBTI, Strong Interest Inventory). |

| |Providing intake and counseling service to walk-in clients. |

| |Leading career planning workshops and seminars. |

| |University of St. Thomas |

|Site Name |Counseling Center |

|Address |3800 Montrose Blvd. |

| |Houston, TX 77006 |

|Web Address | |

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|Brief Description |UST is a Catholic university committed to a liberal arts education, with both undergraduate and graduate|

| |programs. The UST campus is located near Houston’s Museum District. The student body consists of |

| |individuals from 34 states and over 62 foreign countries with 49% of students comprised of minority |

| |populations. |

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|Primary Populations Served |Adults, Male and Female |

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|Hours of operation |__X__ Daytime ____Evening |

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|ays/Hours expected at site |15 to 18 hours per week |

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|Semesters trainees can start |_X__ Fall ____Spring _____Summer |

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|Services Offered |Individual Therapy, Group Therapy, Community Outreach, Crisis Intervention, |

| |Consultation, Family and Couples Counseling |

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|Additional Information |Expectations for Practicum Students |

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| |Fulfill all prerequisites as outlined by the Educational Psychology Counseling program at UH, including |

| |completion of a course in Psychopathology |

| |Obtain and provide documentation of professional liability insurance |

| |Participate in initial orientation to Counseling Services |

| |Maintain professionalism and honor the ethical guidelines of the profession (e.g., ACA and/or APA) |

| |Participate in all Counseling Services programs |

| |Develop and implement one original outreach program on campus |

| |Write a minimum of two articles for campus website |

|Site Name | Women's Home |

|Address |607 Westheimer |

| |Houston, TX 77006 |

|Web Address | |

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|Brief Description | |

| |The Women's Home is a long-term residential rehabilitation facility for |

| |women in crisis. Women are referred by hospitals, drug treatment centers, |

| |and social service agencies for issues such as family abuse, addiction, and |

| |emotional illness. The women typically stay at the Women's Home for |

| |approximately 10 months. |

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|Primary Populations Served |Women between the ages of 18 and 55, but most of the women are aged 30-44 |

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|Hours of operation |_X__ Daytime _X__ Evening |

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|Days/Hours expected at site |16-20 hours per week |

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|Semesters trainees can start |_X _ Fall _X _ Spring _ X__ Summer |

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|Services Offered |Individual, Family, and Group therapy; Vocational testing and counseling |

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|Additional Information |The mission of the Women's Home is to "help women in crisis regain their |

| |self-esteem and dignity, empowering them to return to society as productive,|

| |self-sufficient individuals". |

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