Description
Pre Practicum: 15 hours of directed field-based training required for DESE licensure. This course introduces the field of counseling. It orients students and introduces them to pre practicum, practicum and internship requirements, and academic experiences. The course addresses counseling assessment, learning resources including web based information, cultural and racial factors, roles on the interdisciplinary team, elements of professional training, professional issues (including ethics and relevant laws), credentialing including levels in school counseling, state licensing tests, professional organizations (ACA, ASCA), making the best use of supervision and consultation, supervisor and agency expectations of intern behavior, personal survival and growth, therapeutic relationships, and basic guidelines for documentation of casework. This is a content-rich survey course that exposes participants to the expectations, ground rules, resources and responsibilities which are associated with