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COU581/582 –
Supervised Clinical Internships I & II
Graduate
Studies in Counseling
Office hours: Monday, Tuesday & Wednesday 1 – 5pm by
appointment. Prerequisite:
Core courses, COU 609, and approval of the instructor.
Texts: Required Faiver, C., Eisengart,
S., and Colonna, R. (2004) The
counselor intern’s handbook,3rd Ed., United States:
Thompson/Wadsworth Recommended Jongsma, A. E. and Peterson, L. M.
(2003) The complete adult psychotherapy
treatment planner. Hoboken, New Jersey: John Wiley Rosenthal, H. (2005).
The encyclopedia of counseling. New
York: Routledge Teyber, E. (2005) Interpersonal Process in Therapy: An
Integrative Model 5th Edition, United States:
Thompson/Brooks/Cole Vontress, C. E., Johnson, J. A, and Epp, L. R. (1999) Cross-Cultural Counseling: A Casebook. Richmond: ACA DSM-IV-TR Conceptual Framework:
Vital Connections The graduate counseling programs at Heidelberg College are based on a constructivist philosophy. This means that the pre-service candidates and in-service counselors-in-training in our programs build or construct their knowledge as a result of a student-centered, hands-on approach to learning. From the beginning of their experience at Heidelberg, our students are actively involved in their coursework and development of counseling skills and experiences. Students build or construct their new knowledge about counseling using several tools - theory, practice, and reflection. These are the building tools that connect the constructivist core of the conceptual framework to each of the counseling licensure concentrations. Heidelberg College MAC Standards
Course Description The internship is an
arranged, two semester (minimum) supervised opportunity for the student to
perform all the activities that a regularly-employed staff member in a
particular setting would be expected to perform under on-site supervision by
a Professional Clinical Counselor endorsed to provide supervision
(PCC-S). An appropriate site location
allows the student to obtain audio or video tapes for use in the supervision
of the student’s interactions with clients and provides the opportunity for
the student to gain supervised experience in the use of a variety of
professional resources such as assessment instruments, computers, print and
non-print media, and professional literature and research. The internship requires a minimum of: §
300 clock hours
each semester with a minimum of 120 clock hours in direct service work when
enrolled for 3 semester hours §
200 clock hours
each semester with a minimum of 80 clock hours in direct service work when enrolled
for 2 semester hours §
100 clock hours
each semester with a minimum of 40 clock hours in direct service work when
enrolled for 1 semester hours Direct service work
includes: (a) face-to-face individual counseling, (b) group counseling, (c)
family counseling, (d) psychoeducational groups. Telephone contact with
clients is not considered direct service work. In class, emphasis will
be on examining and developing counseling skills and interventions and on
professional development. On site, independent professional responsibility is
assigned according to prior experience and training. In addition, students should possess: a
developing knowledge of self, willingness to learn, the ability to change,
and an acceptance of individual and group differences in a multicultural
society. Students are assumed to have
a general knowledge of the theories and concepts upon which specific
applications and interventions are based in the counseling process. During the internship experience, students
will engage in numerous activities relating to actual individually supervised
counseling experience with clients. The purpose of the
internship is to allow counseling students to apply basic knowledge, skills, and
professional values to actual practice settings specific to their emphasis in
the community and to provide students with opportunities to reflect on this
practice. Internship students are expected to ground their clinical work in
theory and to be able to discus their work accordingly. The on-site work
experience provides an opportunity to integrate theory and practice. The
internship is a reciprocal arrangement: students exchange their work in
return for on-the-job training and experience in the field. The end result is
ultimately the promotion of professional development, integration of skills
and theoretical knowledge, and reinforcement of competence. The internship
program is designed to give the counselor-in-training a sense of professional
identity. The counseling setting, the interaction of staff and clients, the
realities and responsibilities of the helping process, and the conscious
application of ethical principles combine to promote the personal knowledge
and commitment to enter the field of counseling. As with practicum,
students are required to carry professional liability insurance prior to
participating in internship experience.
Student members of the American Counseling Association are eligible
for quality, low cost liability insurance.
Students also must register with the OCSW&MFT Board to obtain
Counselor-in-Training status. Internship
sites should be seen as employers, and students should recognize that the
site has the right to terminate students who fail to fulfill their contract. The Supervised Internship
in Counseling for the Master of Arts Program at Heidelberg College has been
developed to prepare professional counselors and has been designed to meet or
exceed educational and licensure requirements and standards in the State of
Ohio as well as CACREP standards for Community Counseling. COU 582 students who have
not demonstrated adequate progress in their counseling skills and competence
by the end of the term may be required to continue the internship experience
for an additional semester and/or until they have satisfied internship
requirements and demonstrated competency.
Progress in counseling skills is evaluated primarily through direct
observation in the Counseling Lab and through reflective self-evaluation of
sessions taped throughout the term.
Additionally, students are evaluated throughout the term by their site
supervisors. Students who are required to continue internship will be given
an incomplete and will be required to attend COU 581/582 during the following
term in order to receive a final grade for the course. Think of this course as
your opportunity to explore and grow as a counselor and clinician. I feel strongly that the less structure I
provide for you, the more you can make the class what you need for it to
be. Bring your concerns, your
frustrations, your problems, and/or your experiences to class for discussion
with the group. As a group, we will
seek answers and provide support and guidance. PHILOSOPHY
OF THE INTERNSHIP EXPERIENCE: We believe that the counseling internship and
internship experiences are an integral and indispensable part of the total
MAC program. Ideally, internship should provide an opportunity for you to
develop your own unique style of counseling, while working within the
theoretical and therapeutic framework of the internship site. Internship also serves a critical venue in
which you will continue to develop your professional identity as a
professional counselor. You are encouraged to assume the attitude of a
reflective practitioner – that is, a practitioner who uses reflective
thinking and sound decision-making skills that are well-founded in
established research regarding the effective and efficient practice of
counseling. Effective counselors must be more than mere technicians. They
must be ethical professionals who are grounded in a strong theoretical base,
have vast personal knowledge of their own beliefs, values, knowledge, and
skills, and be able to integrate all of these aspects into their practice.
The counseling internship is a time to begin to synthesize self-knowledge,
classroom information, research, and practice through supervised application. Up until this point in the program, you have
functioned primarily in the student role. During internship, however, you are
expected to function as a counselor trainee. This involves many things,
including following the rules and regulations governing the internship site,
engaging in professional dress, demeanor, and behaviors, and putting the ACA
Code of Ethics into practice in every interaction. It also involves engaging
in the process of becoming a
reflective practitioner with a strong counselor identity (e.g., you’re not a
therapist, psychotherapist, social worker or psychologist). Objectives Students will: 1.
Explore their personal
models of counseling that integrate theory and practice; 2.
Enhance
counseling skills and the application of theory and techniques in practical
settings; 3.
Demonstrate
skills in practicing empathetic active listening, relationship building, and
accurate reflection of client feelings; 4.
Develop
critical awareness of their own counseling performance and of the counseling
performance of others; 5.
Identify issues
of diversity that may impact both understanding and intervention in the
counseling relationship, and demonstrate appropriate interventions based on a
multicultural perspective; 6.
Gain an
understanding of the roles of counseling in agencies and schools; 7.
Be aware of and
recognize the appropriate use of referral agencies and other community
resources; 8.
Understand and
abide by the legal and ethical guidelines of the counseling profession; 9.
Develop and/or
refine the ability to assist in client problem exploration; 10.
Develop and/or
refine the ability to assist in client problem resolution; 11.
Learn to use
effectively supervision and other methods of feedback to contribute to their
personal and professional growth; 12.
Further develop
self-awareness and its use in the application of knowledge, skills, values,
and attitudes and understand how each affect counseling performance. Requirements/Grading
This
is a course in which you will further develop your professional skills and
yourself as a professional counselor by working in a clinical environment as
though you were an employee of that agency.
Unlike traditional academic courses, students in internship are
evaluated both on their academic performance in class and their overall
performance in the field. Unlike other
classes, much of the evaluation in internship is a subjective evaluation of
the student as a whole person (as demonstrated by knowledge, skills,
competence, and integrity) and is determined collaboratively by the professor
and the site supervisor. Students who have not demonstrated adequate
growth by the end of the term as judged by the professor and/or the site supervisor may be required to repeat the
internship.
Students
who demonstrate severe deficiencies in knowledge, skills, competence and/or
integrity may be prevented from continuing their internship until appropriate
remediation has taken place.
Internship
is a Pass/Fail course. During the
semester, you will have numerous opportunities to demonstrate your growth and
your knowledge, skills, competence, and integrity toward passing the course. Evaluation of in class assignments and
exercises will be done by the professor, while evaluation of field activities
will be done in collaboration between the professor and the field
supervisor.
(note:
specific requirements for assignments may change as the semester progresses,
but not without prior discussion with you.)
Course structure
This course meets every other Monday evening as indicated
in the schedule below.
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