Counselor Practicum I

Catalog description

In this course, students will learn and develop counseling skills, initial diagnostic competencies, client record keeping, and the formation of treatment plans through a combination of lecture, demonstration, experiential activities, and guided practices. Students will receive supervised experience in counseling and interview evaluation, including use of audio and video tapes, and client and supervisor feedback. The student must be supervised at the ratio of at least one (1) hour of one-to-one supervision for every ten (10) hours of experience in the setting. Each student is required to complete three (3) semester credit hours of practicum. For each three (3) credit hours, the student must log a minimum of 40 clock hours of direct service with actual clients and 60 hours of indirect counseling, for a total of at least 100 training clock hours, before moving on into their internship phase. The practicum experience is set in both a classroom and a clinical field setting. Core (CSR, K) Restrictions: Liability insurance is required of all practicum students; students will submit a copy of their liability insurance before beginning at their practicum site. Additional Prerequisites / Conditions: CL501 ; CL510 ; CL525 ; CL535 ; graduate status; application, and approval of academic advisor.