PRACTICUM IN SCHOOL COUNSELING

Catalog description

This practicum course provides master's-level school counseling students with supervised field experience designed to support their professional development as ethical and culturally responsive school counselors. Students engage in structured, site-based learning that integrates counseling theory, foundational skills, and professional identity development within P-12 educational settings. Through both on-site supervision and faculty-led group supervision, students refine counseling competencies, increase self-awareness, and strengthen their ability to apply ethical decision-making and culturally sustaining practices. Students are required to complete a minimum of 100 total practicum hours at an approved school site, including at least 40 direct service hours providing counseling and related services to P-12 students. Direct and indirect services are aligned with professional school counseling standards and support students' academic, career, and social/emotional development.