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MAAC 699 Internship Application Process
MAAC 699 Internship
Application Process
List of Approval Documents
Degree Completion Plan Audit
Non-Intensive Option Waiver (if needed)
Background Check Receipt
Supervisor’s License Verification
Fieldwork Contract
Supervisor Information Form and Site Information Form
Photo
Liability Insurance Face Sheet
Affiliation Agreement
Degree Completion Plan Audit
Located in ASIST
Click on “Student” tab
Click on “Student Record”
Click on “Degree Completion Plan Audit”
Click on “Save As PDF”
Maximize the screen
Click on the Download button to download the Degree Completion Plan Audit
as PDF
Or Right Click and “Save Page As” to save as a PDF file
Save As: Last name_First name_DCPA
Background Check Receipt
MAAC Background Check:
https://libertycounseling.applicantcompliance.com/
The Receipt is sent via email from CastleBranch when you purchase the
Background Check
Example of what our office considers as the Background Check Receipt (see
next slide)
Our office accepts Completed Results PDF files as well
Credit Card
Background
Check Receipt
Example
MBS Direct
Background
Check
Receipt
Example
Supervisor’s License Verification
Most students can receive this for free from their state counseling board website
On state counseling website there will be a link for License Lookup or License Verification
Information our office looks for:
Supervisor’s Name
Type of License
License Number
Issue Date
Expiration Date
Current/Active
The following licenses that typically qualify include:
Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC), Licensed Mental Health Counselor (LMHC), Licensed Marriage and Family Therapists (LMFT), Licensed Clinical Psychologists (LCP), Licensed Clinical Social Workers (LCSW), Psychiatrists, and Ph.D. in Counselor Education and Supervision from an accredited university.
The following addiction credentials that typically qualify include:
Licensed Substance Abuse Treatment Professional (LSATP), Certified Substance Abuse Counselor (CSAC), Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS), Master Addiction Counselor (MAC), Certified Addiction Specialist (CAS)
Fieldwork Contract
Use the Internship Fieldwork Contract template located on the MAAC 699
Internship website
Use the exact wording on the Fieldwork Contract Template
Dates in the Fieldwork Contract should reflect the full A-Term semester dates
See Academic Calendar on the Registrar’s Office website- see link below
http://www.liberty.edu/academics/registrar/index.cfm?PID=17813
New York Students: Please follow up with [email protected] in regards to
your spot as our office is only able to approve a certain number of students
for each program from New York as well as your paperwork
Wet signatures/signed with pen
Supervisor/Site Information Forms
Two separate forms located on the MAAC 699 Internship website
Need to be completely filled out prior to submission
Director of Site
Can be the same as potential supervisor
Director of the program if site is a large site such as a treatment center/hospital
New York Students: Please follow up with our office in regards to your paperwork
Supervisor: needs to be fully licensed
Boxes need to be checked as well as filled in with the necessary information
Ensure box about Group Supervision and 2-year Clinical experience are checked
Need wet signatures/signed with pen
Save both pages as one PDF file
Photo
Any photo- Driver’s License, Student ID
Clearly visible of the student’s face
File type: JPEG or PDF file
Liability Insurance Face Sheet
Insurance in the student’s name
Amounts: $1 million per occurrence and $3 million aggregate
AACC: Master policy effective dates must be current for the semester the student is applying for or covers for half of the semester
HPSO: “Certificate of Insurance” is the document our office requires
Examples of the Liability Insurance Face Sheet in the next 3 slides
Some organizations students can contact about insurance include:
Healthcare Providers Service Organization (HPSO) 1-800-982-9491 or hpso.com (preferred)
American Association of Christian Counselors (AACC) 1-800-526-8673
American Counseling Association (ACA) 1-800-545-2223 (can also be helpful for Canadian students) (preferred)
American Professional Agency, Inc. 1-800-421-6694
Example
of AACC
Liability
Face
Sheet
Example
of HPSO
Liability
Face
Sheet
Example
of ACA
Liability
Face
Sheet
Affiliation Agreement
The site completes the first 7 pages
Students complete the last 3 pages
Leave section under Liberty University blank on page 7
On page 5: name of site and site’s address
Submit all 10 pages as one PDF file or a zip folder
Wet signatures/signed with pen
Sites can use their own Affiliation Agreement
Sites can contact Internship team at [email protected] to use their own
Affiliation Agreement
Further instructions located on the MAAC 699 Internship website
How to submit a MAAC 699 Internship
Application through SharePoint
Use the submission portal link on the MAAC 699 Internship website
The submission portal link will be posted under the deadlines listed on the
websites
Students are to use their Liberty University email (including “@liberty.edu”)
and password to log in to SharePoint to submit a MAAC 699 Internship
application and approval documents
Save Approval Documents on desktop as PDF files
There is a designated spot for each of the approval documents; therefore,
save the Degree Completion Plan Audit as a separate document from the
student’s Background Check Receipt PDF file, Supervisor’s License
Verification, etc.
Review Process
Our office reviews applications in the order they are received
Students are to check their Liberty University email daily for any additional updates
If corrections are needed, our office will email students’ Liberty University email with instructions and a new resubmission deadline
Submit corrected approval documents via email and by the student’s extension deadline our office gives to students in their Initial Review email
The Review Process usually takes 3 to 4 weeks including the time between emails from our office to students
However, the Review Process may take longer at times
Please do not email our office to received confirmation of receiving your MAAC 699 applications
Our office will manually register students once their applications are approved
Reasons for being Denied
Not submitting by the posted application deadline
Posted at the top of the MAAC 699 Internship website
Not meeting the pre-requisites
GPA is below a 3.0
Our office is not able to approve the supervisor and/or site
Not submitting corrected approval documents by the resubmission deadline
our office gives the student
Results of Background Check
Reasons for Deleting Application
Incomplete Application for Internship
Student missing 3 or more approval documents
Common Mistakes
Submitting documents that can be edited
Submit as PDF files
Submitting only one page of a document when there are multiple pages
Degree Completion Plan Audit- Download directly from ASIST
Affiliation Agreement: Submit as either one PDF file or a zip folder
Submitting with incorrect semester dates on Fieldwork Contract
Common Mistakes
Submitting a Receipt for the Liability Insurance rather than the Liability
Insurance Face Sheet
Submitting documents with either electronic signatures/typed names or
missing wet signatures
Need wet signatures/signed with pen
Overlooking emails received from our office
Not saving approval documents for two sites/supervisors as one PDF file
For example: If students have two sites, please submit the two Fieldwork Contracts
as one PDF file, Affiliation Agreement for both sites as one PDF file, etc.
