Description
This course provides an opportunity for the student to participate in an experientially based professional training process. The clinical training experience must be conducted under the supervision of a certified health care, mental health care, chaplaincy, pastoral counseling, family counseling, or integrative medical professional. In essence, the student collaborates with the professional to formulate a learning covenant that identifies specific skills and competencies that will be targeted during a specified number of weeks and hours with an identified start and end date. The clinical supervisor for this course (field experience) is expected to submit a mid-point evaluation of the student’s progress and a final evaluation, along with a final grade. Based on the normal hours that are required to complete a clinical internship or a specialized training experience, a student may request to substitute the clinical internship for two Pastoral Theology and Care electives.