MFT Psychoeducational Counseling Practicum/Fieldwork Experience – USC Kortschak Center For Learning and Creativity

The USC Kortschak Center for Learning and Creativity (KCLC) offers a two-semester, 20-hour-per-week practicum and fieldwork experience specifically for students in USC Rossier’s Master’s of Marriage and Family Therapy (MFT) Program (May to May).

This program provides an excellent psychoeducational counseling experience focusing on undergraduate students seeking support for learning differences, ADHD, and learning disabilities.

Eligibility and Commitment

To be eligible, applicants must:

Be enrolled in the USC MFT Program.
Commit to a full three-semester (Summer, Fall, Spring) program.
Have completed coursework in the fundamentals of counseling, development, learning, and individual differences.

Program Benefits and Goals

Successful candidates will be able to:

Advance knowledge of cognitive, behavioral, and educational learning theories.
Gain skills in providing enhanced academic support.
Utilize a strength-based and multidisciplinary approach to individual learning differences.
Develop one-on-one interpersonal psychoeducational counseling skills.
Increase personal knowledge of learning disorders, dyslexia, and ADHD.

Training Structure and Requirements

Each trainee (Academic Coach) will:

Component	Detail
Caseload	8–10 students per semester.
Supervision	3 hours/week total: 2 hours group (Monday afternoons) and 1 hour individual (Tuesday afternoons) with a licensed Psychologist.
Training	2 hours/week Professional Development Seminar (Monday mornings); Training Curriculum and Assessment Seminar (Tuesday mornings). Extensive training provided in the Summer.
Experience	Opportunities to facilitate psychoeducational groups and conduct psychoeducational assessments.
Administrative	Practice with client logs, progress/process notes, files, and paperwork.
Stipend	$3,000 for the year ($1,500 per Fall and Spring semester).
Environment	Flexible hours (Mon–Fri, 9:00 AM–5:00 PM), following the University Academic Calendar, in a relaxing and welcoming setting.

Work Dates: KCLC follows all University holidays.

Summer: Monday–Thursday (20 hours, hybrid format).
Fall & Spring: Monday, Tuesday, and one other day of the week (20 hours total).

Application Process

Please submit the following materials via email to jrcalhou@usc.edu:

Letter of Interest/Intent
Resume/CV

Priority Deadline: SPRING 2026. Priority applicants will be scheduled for an interview within 1–2 weeks, with a decision by SPRING 2026.
Applications received after the priority deadline will be reviewed on a rolling basis, subject to availability.

Important Note: The KCLC is unable to offer employment or fieldwork placement to students who have previously received academic support (coaching, groups, or testing) at our center.