COUN 580 Practicum

This course provides practical clinical instruction and experience in counseling for the purpose of developing individual and group counseling skills. These experiences are similar to what a professional counselor would be expected to perform and would facilitate the internship experience.

Credits

3

Student Learning Outcomes

1. Students are required to be covered by individual professional counseling liability insurance policies while enrolled in practicum.
2. Supervision of practicum students includes program-appropriate audio/video recordings and/or live supervision of students’ interactions with clients.
3. Formative and summative evaluations of the student’s counseling performance and ability to integrate and apply knowledge are conducted as part of the student’s practicum.
4. Students have the opportunity to become familiar with a variety of professional activities and resources, including technological resources, during their practicum.
5. Students complete supervised counseling practicum experiences that total a minimum of 100 clock hours over a full academic term (at least 40 out of the 100 hours should be direct service with actual clients that contributes to the development of counseling skills).
6. Written supervision agreements define the roles and responsibilities of the faculty supervisor, site supervisor, and student during practicum. When practicum supervision is conducted by a site supervisor in consultation with UJ program faculty, the supervision agreement must detail the format and frequency of consultation to monitor student learning.
7. Practicum students have weekly interaction with a qualified supervisor that averages one hour per week of individual supervision throughout the practicum.