Practicum Sites

Beginning in the second year of the program and continuing throughout the remainder of the program (a minimum of seven semesters), students integrate their academic knowledge with practical experiences through a series of practicum experiences. Practicum training is sequential, cumulative and graded in complexity, and provides opportunities for students to achieve and demonstrate profession-wide competencies. The first year of  practicum training is at internal sites (i.e., Psychology Training Clinic or Assessment, Support and Counseling Centers) where students are supervised by core program faculty. Practica involve opportunities to work with diverse and underserved populations. Students progress from gaining culturally relevant competency in assessment and evidence-based interventions, to preparing for more advanced supervisory, consultation, and organizational leadership roles in applied settings.

Practicum Sites and Supervision: Placements include on and off campus practice settings. In addition to on-site supervision, students also participate in group supervision with a faculty member who is a licensed psychologist. 

Assessment Support and Counseling (ASC) Centers

  • School-Based Mental Health Placements

Atrium Wake Forest Baptist Comprehensive Cancer Center

Carolina Institute for Developmental Disabilities

Chrysalis Center for Counseling and Eating Disorder Treatment

Counseling and Psychological Services Center

  • University-Based Counseling Center

Crossroads Counseling Center, Hickory

Daymark Recovery Services

Inpatient Hospitals

Integrated Behavioral Health Services

Mountain City Extended Hours Health Center

North Carolina Department of Public Safety

Psychology Training Clinic

  • Community-Based Clinic

Southeast Psych

Placement: Practicum placements are made by the core program faculty in consultation with the student and sites. Student trainees are evaluated by on-site clinical supervisors. Practicum grades are assigned by supervising  faculty in consultation with on-site supervisors.

Background Check: Some practicum sites require a criminal background check and drug screen before starting (cost covered by student). Students should check with the Director of Clinical Training to determine what is required for each practicum.