COUC 693 Counseling Internship I

This course initiates the first of two required and consecutive supervised internship experiences in the student’s designated program area at an approved site. Students are required to complete a total of 600 clock hours of counseling and related services, 240 of which are direct client contact hours, over the entirety of the two consecutive internship experiences. While gaining direct service experience with clients, students regularly meet with an approved site supervisor and faculty supervisor. Student counseling performance is evaluated throughout the internship. Written and oral presentations accompanied by audio and video recordings are a basic part of the group supervisory process with a Liberty faculty member via technology. The student’s professional development along with the dynamics of the counseling relationship, diagnosis, treatment, and legal/ethical issues are primary areas of focus.

For information regarding prerequisites for this course, please refer to the Academic Course Catalog.

This Counseling Internship course involves participation in a planned clinical experience in an approved agency or other setting under an approved supervisor. The internship is the culminating experience of the MA licensure programs. The purpose of the Counseling Internship is to provide a supervised, field-based, work experience that allows the student to:

• Further continue to integrate and synthesize counseling theories and techniques.
• Develop more fully the personal qualities, characteristics, and behavior of a professional counselor.
• Develop more advanced clinical reasoning and conceptualization skills.

Method of Instruction: This semester-long course is delivered using a digital synchronous learning format. The 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.

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

The student must submit a copy of liability insurance in order to prove that he or she has maintained liability insurance throughout the Practicum and the three Internship courses. No student may begin or remain in practicum or an internship without appropriate liability insurance.

The student will go to his or her state board’s website to review the Rules and Regulations regarding the practice of professional counseling or marriage and family therapy (depending on which degree program the student is enrolled in) and complete the information needed. Each state requires different coursework and different amounts and types of student practicum and internship hours. It is the student’s responsibility to know what is required by his or her state.

Faculty CCS-R Evaluation Assignment

The faculty will complete the CCS-R assessment in CORE (ELMS) during the final week of the semester. The student must receive a score of 80 points or higher on the assessment to pass the course.  (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H)

This case presentation will be in oral and written formats across the program. The written paper should be a minimum of 10 pages not including title or reference pages, double-spaced (except in the treatment plan chart), and follow APA professional guidelines format. This assignment must have at least five (5) academic sources, specifically in the diagnosis, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and integration sections. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, H)

This case presentation will be in oral and written formats across the program. The written paper should be a minimum of 10 pages not including title or reference pages, double-spaced (except in the treatment plan chart), and follow APA professional guidelines format. This assignment must have at least five (5) academic sources, specifically in the diagnosis, case conceptualization, treatment planning, and integration sections. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, H)

The student will complete at least two taped counseling sessions (8-10 minute segments) with verbatim transcriptions. At the end of the assignment, the student will complete a Session and Skills Reflection, which includes four discussion questions, that should be between 1-2 pages in length.

Case Presentation PowerPoint Assignment

For this assignment, the student will develop a PowerPoint to use during the in-class presentation. The student will participate in Faculty Group Supervision via WebEx with their Faculty Supervisor. Each student will complete one case presentation, approximately 35-40 minutes, during group supervision. The student will use the first 10-15 minutes presenting their PowerPoint and case. The student will spend the remaining 15 minutes providing feedback to the presenter and discussing the case further. This assignment will be 8-9 slides in length.

Note: Each case presentation must be a unique case, meaning that you may not present a case you have already presented in practicum or internship, including peer consultation(s). Moreover, no identifiable information should be included in your case presentations.

The site supervisor will complete the CCS-R assessment in CORE (ELMS) at the midterm and final weeks of the semester. The student must receive a score of 80 points or higher on each assessment to pass the course. 

Definition: Per CACREP standards, the student is to lead or co-lead a counseling or psychoeducational group. 

Purpose: The purpose of this assignment is to give the student a hands-on experience in planning and leading a psycho-educational or counseling group in his/her clinical setting as these are frequently planned and led by licensed professionals and are a skill required by CACREP standards.

Directions: The student is required to lead or co-lead a group with the approval of the site supervisor, who will take responsibility for supervising the group. To meet this requirement, the student will choose to conduct a psychoeducational group or therapy group to meet for 1-5 sessions (each session must run for at least one hour). The assignment includes planning the group outline, analyzing feedback from participants, and reflecting on the group experience. To determine whether a specific counseling or psychoeducational group “qualifies” for this requirement, the group experience should be one that the site supervisor believes will contribute to the student’s “direct service” hours. (CLO: A, B, C, E, G, I) 

The student will complete this assignment by confirming that he or she has had his or her client fill out the HIPAA Privacy Authorization and Release Form, provided a copy to his or her client, and retained a copy for himself or herself that has been stored in a secure location. The student will also confirm that they have had their site supervisor complete the Video Informed Consent Confirmation form. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 2 true/false questions, and will have no time limit.

The quiz will cover the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship Manual. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 5 true/false questions, and have a 1-hour time limit. 

The quiz will cover the American Counseling Association (ACA) Code of Ethics. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 20 multiple-choice questions, and have a 45-minute time limit. (CLO: H)

This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module. This quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 2 short-answer questions, and have a 1-hour time limit.

The quiz covers the Learn material for the assigned module. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 10 multiple-choice questions, and have a 1-hour time limit.

The student will complete this quiz in order to determine if he or she needs to request a second semester. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 3 multiple-choice and file-upload questions, and have no time limit.

Quiz: Recorded Videos

The student will attest that all of recorded client videos have been deleted. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 1 true/false question, and have no time limit.

This quiz covers the Learn material from the assigned module. The quiz will be open-book/open-notes, contain 3 multiple-choice and essay questions, and have a time limit of 1 hour.

This quiz will cover the Learn material for the assigned module. This quiz will contain 10 multiple-choice and essay questions, and have a 1-hour time limit.

This quiz covers the passing checklist for the student to review what is required to pass the course. This quiz will contain 2 true/false questions and will have no time limit. 

This quiz contains the Passing Checklist document that contains the criteria for passing the course. This quiz will contain 8 true/false and essay questions, and will have no time limit.