that moving from the safety of in the classroom to counseling “role-plays” people who present real life recovery and personal growth challenges represents a significant responsibility. The on-site supervision and seminar class provide an excellent opportunity for students to process these feelings. SUPERVISED COUNSELING PRACTICUM (CNSL 503) The practicum provides an opportunity for the student to perform Clinical Professional Counseling activities under supervision in an agency setting. Students perform a minimum of 100 clock hours of field experience of which 40 hours are direct service with clients and 10 hours of which must be in facilitating groups. The field-based supervisor provides a minimum of one hour of supervision per week. Students also participate in a weekly group supervision class and receive a minimum of one hour per week of individual supervision or at least 1.5 hours per week of group supervision. The student must complete 18 credits (CNSL 500, 501, 504, 560, and 569 are required before practicum) and receive departmental approval before beginning the supervised counseling practicum. Successful completion of CNSL 503 (Supervised Counseling Practicum) is a necessary pre-requisite of CNSL 594 and students must complete 42 credits before Supervised Clinical Internship. Practicum and Internship cannot be concurrently. The objectives of the practicum are to: gain experience in performing Clinical Professional Counseling. exposure to working with individuals with many diverse backgrounds, disabilities, and needs. become familiar with a variety of professional activities other than direct counseling such as case conferences, recording keeping and report writing, administering and interpreting appropriate tests, and contact with community resources.
that moving from the safety of “role-plays” in the classroom to counseling people who present real life recovery and personal growth challenges represents a significant responsibility. The on-site supervision and seminar class provide an excellent opportunity for students to process these feelings. SUPERVISED COUNSELING PRACTICUM (CNSL 503) The practicum provides an opportunity for the student to perform Clinical Professional Counseling activities under supervision in an agency setting. Students perform a minimum of 100 clock hours of field experience of which 40 hours are direct service with clients and 10 hours of which must be in facilitating groups. The field-based supervisor provides a minimum of one hour of supervision per week. Students also participate in a weekly group supervision class and receive a minimum of one hour per week of individual supervision or at least 1.5 hours per week of group supervision. The student must complete 18 credits (CNSL 500, 501, 504, 560, and 569 are required before practicum) and receive departmental approval before beginning the supervised counseling practicum. Successful completion of CNSL 503 (Supervised Counseling Practicum) is a necessary pre-requisite of CNSL 594 and students must complete 42 credits before Supervised Clinical Internship. Practicum and Internship cannot be concurrently. The objectives of the practicum are to: gain experience in performing Clinical Professional Counseling. exposure to working with individuals with many diverse backgrounds, disabilities, and needs. become familiar with a variety of professional activities other than direct counseling such as case conferences, recording keeping and report writing, administering and interpreting appropriate tests, and contact with community resources.
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