CNSL 693: Internship 1: Substance Use and Addictions

Internship 1: Substance Use and Addictions is for students pursuing dual licensure as both a professional counselor and an addictions counselor — 300 field-based hours.

What CNSL 693 covers

(For students seeking to pursue dual licensure as both a licensed clinical professional counselor and a licensed clinical alcohol and drug counselor.) Prerequisites: CNSL 691 and CNSL 692, departmental approval, and proof of individual professional counseling liability insurance.

A practical, field-based supervised experience of 300 hours in an addiction counseling setting.

Typical CNSL 693 assignments

Expect to maintain session and reflective logs specific to an addiction counseling setting, documenting your field-based hours and clinical development in that specialty.

Key topics in CNSL 693

• Dual-licensure addictions fieldwork
• Supervised addiction counseling setting experience
• 300 field-based hours
• Addiction-specific clinical skill development

Writing tips for CNSL 693

Follow the assignment instructions and rubric line by line

UMGC graduate assignments for CNSL 693 are graded against a specific rubric or grading criteria your instructor provides — every requirement has to be visibly addressed, and clinical counseling rubrics typically expect both conceptual accuracy and ethical/cultural awareness. Skipping a requirement because it seems minor is one of the most common reasons a strong submission loses points.

Document reflective and clinical reasoning, not just what happened

CNSL 693's written components (session logs, case presentations, self-evaluations) are graded on your clinical reasoning and reflective insight — a log that only summarizes what occurred in a session, without your analysis of technique, countertransference, or theoretical application, typically falls short of what supervisors expect.

Maintain strict confidentiality and de-identification in all written work

Because CNSL 693 involves real client contact, any written case material must be properly de-identified per your program's confidentiality standards — a document that includes identifying client details, even inadvertently, is both an ethical violation and a rubric failure.

Why students seek help with CNSL 693

Trainees sometimes apply general counseling documentation approaches without the addiction-specific clinical framework CNSL 693 requires — the rubric typically wants that addiction-specialty framing shown, not generalist counseling documentation.

How GradeEssays helps with CNSL 693

Share your CNSL 693 log or case documentation and rubric (with client details properly de-identified), and your writer will help you frame it within the required addiction-specialty clinical context.

Prerequisites and course context

CNSL 693 requires both CNSL 691 and CNSL 692, plus departmental approval and proof of individual professional counseling liability insurance. It is intended for students pursuing dual licensure.

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