EDCP 888G Internship in School Counseling

Fall and Spring Semesters

Academic Year:  2005-2006

3 credit hours per semester

 

Dr. Cheryl Holcomb-McCoy

3214 Benjamin Building

301-405-2864 (O)

cholcomb@umd.edu

www.holcombmccoy.com

301-405-9995 (fax)

 

General Objectives

 

This course is the culminating field experience required of all students in the UMD School Counseling Program.  The purpose of the internship is to provide the experience needed to develop the skills to implement comprehensive, developmental, and collaborative school counseling programs.  Students should use the internship to extend their knowledge and skills related to counseling and coordination, educational leadership, advocacy, team-building and collaboration, and the use of assessment data.  Students are also expected to seek experiences that will enhance their understanding of multiculturalism, diversity, urban school settings, the application of the National Model for School Counseling.  The internship also provides an opportunity to demonstrate competence in all areas identified in the CACREP Standards for School Counseling.  The Field Experiences Handbook outlines these principles and standards as well as expectations for graduate students and supervisors.

 

Specifically, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge, skills, and dispositions related to the following content areas:

 

  1. Foundations of school counseling
  2. Contextual dimensions of school counseling
  3. Program development, implementation, evaluation, and educational leadership
  4. Counseling and guidance including individual and small group counseling and classroom guidance
  5. Teaming, collaboration, and consultation
  6. Advocacy principles and strategies
  7. Use of assessment data

 

The internship course represents the culmination of both coursework and field experiences reflecting the knowledge, skills, and dispositions that the University of Maryland School Counseling Program holds central to the preparation of effective and fully qualified school counselors.

 

 

 

Instructional Materials

 

American School Counselor Association (2005).  The ASCA national model: A

            framework for school counseling programs.  Alexandria, VA:  ASCA.

 

Students are also expected to be responsible for any class handouts, to share materials of relevance with others, and to use relevant professional journals particularly Professional School Counseling, and the Journal of Counseling and Development.  Students should continue to use journals from other related educational fields (e.g, educational research, school psychology) and any other texts that have been used across the course of the program. 

 

Students are expected to use both the ASCA and ACA Ethical Standards in resolving and/or understanding professional dilemmas.

 

Attendance

 

Students are expected to attend seminars, supervision, and any other internship related event in punctual manner.  Attendance affects the studentŐs ability to participate in and contribute to discussions and activities.

 

Course Requirements

 

  1. Be actively engaged in the full range of counseling activities and responsibilities through a placement in an approved school system for two semesters.  This internship placement requires a minimum of 600 clock hours, of which 240 must be in direct service.
  2. Adherence to UMD Internship requirements and procedures (as outlined in the Field Experiences Handbook).
  3. Participation in seminar and group supervision discussions and activities.
  4. Engage in a self-reflective process concerning professional development needs.
  5. Submit one (1) taped student-to-intern interview/session with case notes.
  6. Coordinate one on-site visit with site supervisor and university supervisor.
  7. Construct an Advocacy Project. (see attached handout)
  8. Complete and submit all required evaluations, logs, etc.

 

Course Evaluation

 

This course will be evaluated using a pass-fail format.  To receive a pass grade, students must complete all requirements including completion of direct and indirect hours and receipt of satisfactory evaluations by the site supervisor, the university supervisor, the faculty supervisor. 

 

 

 

 

Course Format

 

The seminar associated with the Internship in School Counseling will meet for seven two hour sessions bi-weekly across the semester (2:00-4:00 pm).   The seminars will be spent discussing relevant and ŇhotÓ topics in school counseling.  Speakers from various organizations will come to the seminars.

 

Seminar Dates:  Sept. 15 (Speaker, Vivian Lee), Sept. 29, Oct. 13 (Speaker, Pat Martin), Oct. 27, Nov. 3, Nov. 17, and Dec. 1

 

Special Learning Needs

 

If you have a documented disability or any other special needs and wish to discuss academic accommodations, please contact me as soon as possible.  Necessary academic accommodations will be made for you based on the recommendations received from Disability Services.