- When do I take
Practicum (COUN 523)?
- What are the pre-requisites for
Practicum (COUN 523)?
- Who is my Practicum instructor?
- Where can I get the forms I need for Practicum?
- Do I have to be on the school track
to do a school practicum?
- When do I take Internship?
- What are the pre-requisites to start Internship?
- Where can I get the forms I need for Internship?
- Where do I find a Practicum or Internship
site?
1. When
do I take Practicum (COUN 523)?
Practicum is only offered in the spring semester.
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2.What
are the pre-requisites for Practicum (COUN 523)?
The pre-requisites for taking Practicum are:
- attending the MANDATORY Practicum meeting at
which all needed materials will be distributed
- passing Counseling Skills and Techniques (COUN
521).
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3. Who is my Practicum
instructor?
You will stay with the same class for Practicum
that you were in for Counseling Skills and Techniques.
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4. Where can
I get the forms I need for Practicum?
All forms are located online,
including the handbook, contract, waiver of liability, ethical agreement,
and all evaluation forms.
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5. Do I have to
be on the school track to do a school practicum?
No, both community and school track students
may complete a school practicum.
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6. When do I
take Internship?
Internship is offered each semester, so you
may begin at any time once you meet the requirements.
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7. What are
the pre-requisites to start Internship?
For all internships, you must have completed
at least 30 hours of coursework, which must include:
- For Community:
- COUN 500 - Helping Relationships
- COUN 521 - Skills and Techniques
- COUN 523 - Practicum
- COUN 526 - Theories
- COUN 554 - Group
- COUN 532 - Assessment
- COUN 538 - Psychopathology
- COUN 562 - Community
- For School:
- COUN 500 - Helping Relationships
- COUN 521 - Skills and Techniques
- COUN 523 - Practicum
- COUN 526 - Theories
- COUN 554 - Group
- COUN 532 - Assessment
- COUN 516 - Principles of School Counseling
- COUN 510 - Counseling Children (before COUN
594 A)
- COUN 514 - Counseling Adolescents (before
COUN 594 B)
- For Add-On:
- All of the above, plus you must have
completed the two semesters of internship in your major prior
to beginning an Add-On Internship.
- You also must have completed the required
4 counseling sessions and have a letter of verification on
file.
Other paperwork is required - attend the mandatory
meeting to get this information.
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8. Where can
I get the forms I need for Internship?
All forms are located online,
including the handbook, contract, waiver of liability, ethical agreement,
and all evaluation forms.
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9. Where do I
find a Practicum or Internship site?
You can find a list of internship and practicum sites online, but a set of 3 binders are also provided in CRB 232A with information on all sites we have used in the past. This list includes both Virginia Beach and Washington D.C. locations. If you
want to start a new site, you must give the contact information to
the Field Placement Coordinator who will establish contact and see
if the site meets the university requirements.
You are not allowed to begin looking for a site until you attend the
mandatory meeting and complete the initial paperwork.
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