COUC 692 Counseling Practicum

This practicum course involves participation in a planned clinical experience in an approved agency or other settings under an approved supervisor. During the Practicum experience, the student is actively engaged in the field of professional counseling, and he or she contributes to the cooperating agency by assisting its staff in carrying out many of the daily clinical activities of that agency. The purpose of the counseling practicum is to provide a supervised, field-based work experience for each student.

Method of Instruction: This semester-long course is delivered using a digital synchronous learning format. Each student will attend 2 hours of video-based group supervision each week. In addition to the weekly digital synchronous class time, the student is expected to complete additional work over the duration of the semester.

Textbook readings and lecture presentations

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Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the student will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Advising Guide Acknowledgement Quiz

The student will review the program handbook and licensure information by following the link within the quiz information. Once reviewed, the student will need to complete the Advising Guide Acknowledgement Quiz.

Liability Insurance Verification Assignment

The student must submit a copy of liability insurance at the beginning of the semester in order to prove that he/she will maintain liability insurance throughout the practicum. 

No student may begin or remain in practicum without appropriate liability insurance. (CLO: G)

Religious and Spiritual Assessment Assignment

The student will complete an assessment that reflects on faith integration at the beginning of the practicum. This same assessment will be requested again at the end of the internship.

Telemental Health Policy Form Submission Assignment

If the student will be conducting telemental health counseling, then the student will complete and submit a Telemental Health Policy Form agreement signed by the site supervisor and the student. If the student is not conducting telemental health counseling, then the student will submit a document stating so. (CLO: E, G)

Telemental Health Training Certificate of Completion Submission Assignment

The student will complete telemental health training provided in Canvas. Upon completion, the student will upload the certificate of completion. A signed policy agreement will also be submitted if telemental health training will be conducted at the practicum site. (CLO: E, G)

The written case presentation requires the student to provide an assignment describing a client, couple, or family an individual is working with at the field site. In this assignment, the student will describe the client’s assessment and diagnostic information, case conceptualization, and treatment planning/integration/counseling theory. Each student will complete an approximately 35-minute case presentation during (class time) group supervision (with 10–15 minutes for discussion, including time for questions, treatment, and diagnosis). (CLO: A, B, C, E, G) 

The student will participate in two (2) oral case presentations throughout the class. Each student will prepare a PowerPoint for each presentation. One presentation will be shared with the class during the WebEx Faculty Supervision meeting. The other presentation will be recorded for a peer and faculty supervisor to review. 

Each presentation will include a 35–45-minute oral case presentation. The oral case presentation will include the student’s presentation of the case, 10–15 minutes for discussion (includes diagnostic discussion, treatment plan, multicultural, and ethical considerations, and time for questions as well as replies). 

The in-class oral case presentation and verbatim will be conducted in the Faculty Supervision meetings. The other oral case presentation will be recorded and shared with a peer as well as the faculty supervisor. The student must be prepared to discuss his/her theoretical orientation (the student will select one theory to conceptualize clients), evidenced based interventions, ethical, and multicultural considerations. The student must attend Faculty Supervision on the date he or she is scheduled to present and is not permitted to request an excused absence. 

When the student is not presenting an oral case presentation during Faculty Supervision, he/she is required to actively participate, provide questions, share resources, and support his/her peers who are presenting. The student is encouraged to attend all Faculty Supervision meetings to aid with the development of his/her theoretical orientation, clinical skills development, preparation for internship, and professional development support. (CLO: A, B, C, E, G) 

Video and Verbatim Assignments (2)

This will involve the student getting informed consent from his/her site and client, recording and submitting a session to the professor, and transcribing and analyzing an 8–10-minute portion of the session. The Video and Verbatim Template is available via the assignment pages in Canvas. The verbatim for both presentations will focus on basic counseling skills. For the purposes of Faculty Supervision and Site Supervision, the student must record two counseling sessions to submit to site and faculty supervisors. These counseling sessions will be presented as Case Presentation Assignments.

The session due dates correspond with the student presentation date. The session is due the week of the student’s case presentation (see the case presentation schedule/course chart for exact dates; the schedule will be established by the professor). The student will also submit a completed Video and Verbatim Template with an 8–10-minute segment of the recorded session and an Informed Consent Confirmation form verifying that he/she has provided an informed consent to the client and site. (CLO: A, B, C, D, G)

Self-Reflection Paper Assignment

The student will complete a final self-reflection assignment. The final self-reflection is intended to engage the student in the process of reflective learning while demonstrating self-awareness, self-evaluation, and the ability to develop a specific action plan that will aid the student in improving his/her counseling skills. The final self-reflection will be submitted as a paper in Canvas. (CLO: A, B)

The student will review a peer’s recorded presentation and video clip and complete the Peer-Review Template providing feedback to the peer. (CLO: A, D, F)

The written case presentation requires the student to provide an assignment describing a client, couple, or family an individual is working with at the field site. In this assignment, the student will describe the client’s assessment and diagnostic information, case conceptualization, and treatment planning/integration/counseling theory.

Note: The client used in this presentation must be a different client than the one used in the Case Presentation: First Client Assignment. (CLO: A, B, C, E, G) 

At the completion of the class, the student will download the Practicum Passing Letter Grade Checklist Student Confirmation document and provide evidence and confirmation of meeting the practicum requirements. 

Quiz: Site and Supervisor Information

The student will submit the contact information for the approved site(s) and supervisor(s). This will help ensure that the student’s information for the approved site(s) and approved supervisor(s) match office records.

Quiz: Emergency Acknowledgement and Contact Information

The student will provide his/her home address and phone number, as well as contact information for a counselor or counseling agency in his/her area. This will be used only in a situation where personal counseling is recommended.

Quiz: Policy

This quiz covers a few important policies required to complete the practicum class, including the practicum manual, CORE, attendance, and video capability. The quiz consists of 4 multiple choice questions.

Quiz: Informed Consent Test Video

This video provides an opportunity for students to test his or her video equipment, microphone, and client/counselor set-up and practice utilizing Teams to upload videos. In addition, the student will review his or her video informed consent by recording it for this practice video. This video should be 5–7 minutes.

Quiz

The student will take a brief quiz after reading the class and practicum site criteria required for passing the class. The quiz contains 1 true/false question, has no time limit, and allows 1 attempt.

The student will complete a self-reflection journal entry in reference to current theoretical orientation and development. (CLO: A, B, D)

Quizzes: Jungers & Scott (6)

Each quiz will cover assigned chapters of the Jungers & Scott textbook. The student will have 30 minutes to choose the correct answer for 5 multiple-choice questions. (CLO: A, B, C, F, G) 

Quiz: Ethics

The quiz will cover the American Counseling Association’s (ACA) code of ethics. The student will have 45 minutes to choose the correct answer for 20 multiple-choice and true/false questions. (CLO: G)

The HIPAA Privacy Authorization and Release Form must be completed by each client prior to presenting in class. The form must not be uploaded to Canvas but kept on file at the student’s practicum site. The Quiz: Video Informed Consent Confirmation must be completed to confirm that the form has been signed by the client and is in the client’s file prior to presenting in class. (CLO: E, G)

This quiz will ask 5 questions in reference to empathy skill development. Students will be given 30 minutes to complete the quiz. (CLO: A, B)

Quiz: Dispositions Reflection

The student will be asked to reflect on the nine dispositions required by the program and the CACREP accreditation organization. The quiz include 9 multiple-choice and 1 essay question.

Quiz: Recorded Videos

The student will confirm that all of the recorded videos have been deleted.