Dr. Jeffrey K. Edwards
Office Classroom Building 4040
W.773-442-5541
H. 630-690-7440
JKE6245@aol.com
Course Description
This is the first of the two supervised internship
courses required for the community counseling sequence. The focus of this
course is on the implementation of the role of the counselor in a community
service program, family guidance clinic, community mental health center,
hospital, substance abuse treatment program, aging center or court services
setting. Interns will be working under the supervision of a site supervisor
and a counselor education faculty. The course will require the intern to
complete 300 hours of field-related activities, including participation
in an on-campus seminar every other week.
Prerequisites
All courses required for the sequence, including COUN 444, COUN 454,
and approval of the department.
Required Text
Kottler, J, Sexton, T., & Whiston, S. (1994). The Heart of Healing.
Jossey-Bass.
Instructional Mode
Experiential, and Group Supervision
Field Experience Requirements
1. Three hundred hours of documented field related activities will
be selected from, but not restricted to, those areas listed under Field
Activities.
2. A minimum of 120 hours of field activities will involve direct service
to clients in the areas of career, educational, personal and social development.
A minimum of forty hours of individual counseling and fifteen hours of
group counseling is required.
3. The intern will engage in a supervisory session with the on-site
supervisor for at least one hour per week and be available for at least
one on-site supervisory sessions with the assigned counselor education
staff member.
On-Campus Requirements
1. The intern will engage in supervisory sessions with the assigned
counselor education staff member every other week with at least four counseling
tapes.
2. The intern will participate in a seminar session every other week,
and will be on time. Seminar sessions will focus on case presentations,
tape critiques, and the acquisition of information and skills relevant
to environmental concerns. Interns will be prepared to discuss the assigned
chapters of the text, and will take turns facilitating discussion. In addition,
in order to better prepare the student for professional behavior, each
intern will be required to present a workshop of at least 45 minutes length.
This workshop will present material that may be new or relevant to the
class. It should be researched well, presented using a typical
workshop format, and will be evaluated by peer review. Suggested topics
may include, but not be limited to, the following:
Couple counseling Family interventions
Women in counseling Counseling the developmentally
disabled Correctional counseling Divorce counseling
Battered women Rape counseling
Professional ethics Problems
with diagnostic systems Mandated record keeping
Effective staffings Physical abuse of children
Sexual abuse Social service networking
Licensing Issues
Additional topics may be identified by interns and/or supervisors.
3. Written case study due on April 17, 2002
4. Tape and written test interpretation is due either this semester
or next if you have not done them during Practicum.
Field Activities
1. The initial or intake interview;
2. client history taking;
3. using assessment instruments in the evaluation of clients;
4. using various diagnostic systems, including the DSM-IV;
5. negotiating counseling intervention goals;
6. designing counseling intervention programs;
7. participation in case staffings;
8. working under supervision of the on-site supervisors;
9. identifying personal issues as they arise that inhabit counseling
effectiveness;
10. using structured group and classroom activities in which specifically
relevant client-related topics are explored;
11. reviewing audio and video taped samples of the intern's interactions
under the supervision of the university supervisor.
Evaluation
Faculty supervisors will visit the internship site at or near the beginning
or at the end of the internship period. Phone contact and additional on-site
supervision will be scheduled as needed. The interpersonal and professional
behavior of students will be evaluated in counseling and supervisory sessions
and seminars. Students are expected to:
1. be self-initiating;
2. be introspective, open, and receptive to feedback;
3. be flexible in making appropriate changes in response to feedback;
4. be aware of and demonstrate behavior consistent with the ethical
standards of ACA and of a caliber necessary to maintain effective professional
relationships;
5. demonstrate the ability to integrate and put into practice concepts
and skills relevant to required role behaviors;
6. maintain acceptable written records and reports of professional
activities as required by the campus and site supervisors.
Mid-term and final evaluations of the intern's progress and proficiency will be conducted by campus supervisors in conjunction with site supervisors. A grade of "A" or "B" is required. Credit earned at "C" level or below cannot be applied for programmatic credit.
Grades
Grades will be determined by:
1. attendance on-site and attendance and participation at university
seminars; as there are only eight seminars, missing more than one without
medical cause will lower your grade ,
2. evidence of improvement of skills as shown on audio tapes and discerned
by faculty supervisor;
3. completion of counseling log and counseling session summary sheets;
4. evaluation by on-site supervisors;
5. demonstration of qualities and attitudes listed in the evaluation
section of this syllabus
Tentative Schedule
1/9 – Getting back in to the swing. Movie on Multi Modal Therapy
1/23 – Discuss Chs. 1-2, Cases
2/6 – Chs. 3-4, Cases
2/20 – Chs. 5-6, Cases
3/6 – Chs. 7-8, Cases
3/27 – Chs. 9-10, Workshop Presentations, Cases
4/3 – Chs 11-12, Workshop Presentations, Cases
4/17 – Ch. 13, Case Study Due, wrap up semester, new goals.
DPE is being given on February 9th, if you want to take it now. A review will be given on January 23 from 6 to 7 PM