Program Planning Guide. Counseling Psychology Program Department of Psychology Southern Illinois University. Revised Spring, 2014.

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1 1 Program Planning Guide Counseling Psychology Program Department of Psychology Southern Illinois University Revised Spring, 2014 This program planning guide is designed for use by students and their faculty advisors. The PPG should serve as an up-to-date record of the student's progress through the program and as a basis for advisement decisions. If a student changes advisors, the original advisor's copy should be forwarded to the new advisor. When the student graduates, the advisor s copy should be placed in the student s professional development file in Room 222. Student's Name: Faculty Advisor(s): (Dates (From-To) Local Address: Phone: Changes of Address: Office Internship Address: Phone: Home Phone: Internship Training Director Dates of Internship: From: To: Office First Position: Phone: Home Phone: Date Graduated:

2 2 Responsibilities of Advisors 1. The responsibilities of the advisor are administrative and involve helping students steer their way through the system. 2. The responsibility for setting up advisement meetings belongs to the advisee, but you should informally encourage meetings by setting up the expectation that you will meet at least once each semester. 3. Become or remain sufficiently aware of important policies and procedures (e.g., counseling and departmental course requirements, probation and dismissal policies). Having the information at your fingertips will be sufficient, or in the case of more complex issues outside of our domain, know the appropriate referral source (e.g., Connie Childers on graduate school matters). 4. Obtain a program planning guide for each advisee and use it to keep a record of his or her academic progress in. 5. Advisors are also responsible to function as practicum coordinator for their advisees. Discuss practicum options with your advisee. Record, for each year of practicum, the setting and supervisor for each advisee. Communicate with practicum settings and/or supervisors as needed. In cases of special practica (i.e., settings or tasks for which there isn t a pre-existing arrangement), the advisor is responsible for ensuring that program requirements for practicum are met. 6. Students' major concern is that you do your best to facilitate their professional development. 7. If you are becoming worried about a student for any reason, let the student know clearly and early. Solicit information from each of your advisees relevant to his or her standing in the program prior to each round of student evaluations so that you can report the student's viewpoint when he or she is discussed. 8. Advisees have the right to request a new advisor in cases where they think the advisoradvisee relationship is not working well for them, or in cases where they have developed a mentoring relationship with another faculty member. Practical Tips 1. Send a note to each of your advisees inviting them to make an appointment for advisement before registration each semester, about the 8th week of the semester. 2. Keep a current copy of the graduate catalog, undergraduate catalog, department blue book and counseling program policies in your office for easy reference during advisement sessions. 3. Begin the process of helping each of your advisees formulate their plan for the last two years of graduate study during spring semester of their second year. Help them clarify their plans for core requirements, specialty practicum, elective coursework, and internship.

3 3 Previous Students' Tips for Advisees 1. Your advisor has information that will help orient you to the program. Meet with your advisor upon arriving in Carbondale and at least once each semester. Do not wait for him or her to contact you. Initiate the contact and set up an appointment. 2. We view the role of an advisor as being a resource for programmatic and professional information and as a potential representative for the programmatic welfare of advisees. We encourage advisees to engage in an open discussion with their advisors concerning the role that their advisors will assume. 3. As students, we encourage the development of mentoring relationships as components of one's professional training. Advisement is a potential vehicle for the development of these relationships, but this is not a prescribed activity for advisors. 4. Keep your advisor informed about any developments in your progress through the program (e.g., completion of thesis data collection, positive or negative experiences in training assignments). 5. Keep a record of your academic progress in this program planning guide. Your advisor should also maintain a copy of your program planning guide. 6. Evaluate your advisement needs periodically; some recommended times for reflecting on advisement issues are the end of spring semester of the first and second years in the program. It may be helpful to discuss the advisement relationship with your advisor, if only to verify that there is mutual satisfaction. 7. In the event that you find your advisement needs are not being met, a change of advisors should be considered. The program director will need to be notified of your desire to change advisors. You may ask the program director to make the new assignment for you, or you may approach prospective advisors first to discuss their willingness to become your new advisor. If an agreement is reached, the program director should be notified for purposes of approval.

4 4 First year: Fall Semester Course Credits Title Instructor Grade Research Methods Research in Counseling Fundamentals of Counseling Psychology Vocational Psychology and Career Dev. 594L 1 Practicum: Teaching (if teaching) Preprofessional Training Spring Semester 522 or 3/ Statistics Course EPSY Systems of Counseling & Psychotherapy Psychological Assessment 594F 3 Practicum in Counseling Psychology 594L 1 Practicum: Teaching (if teaching) Preprofessional Training Summer Term Preprofessional Training 599* 1-4 Thesis 3 Elective *Students must take a minimum of 4 credits for PSYC 599 (Thesis) as part of their master s degree hours. Some or all of these credits may be taken during the first summer term or spread out during the fall and/or spring of the second year. You may register for additional thesis hours if desired, but only 6 hours will count toward your M.A. Training Assignment: Supervisor Evaluation Fall Spring Summer Practicum Setting Supervisor Instructor Spring CDRC

5 5 Second Year: Fall Semester Course Credits Title Instructor Grade Psychological Measurement 594F 3 Practicum in Counseling Psychology 597_ 1 Preprofessional Training 524_ 3_ Multivariate Statistics or Elective 3* Spring Semester 525 _3 Adult Development Theory & Practice of Group Facilitation Cross-Cultural Psychology 594F 3 Practicum in Counseling Psychology Preprofessional Training 3* Summer Term Preprofessional Training 3* 3* Training Assignment: Supervisor Evaluation Fall Spring Summer *Electives (including thesis/dissertation credits) Practicum Setting Supervisor(s) Instructor Fall CDRC/CAPS Spring CDRC/CAPS

6 6 Thesis Students are expected to hold their thesis prospectus (i.e., proposal) meeting by September 15th of their second year in the program, and to complete and defend their thesis by September 15th of their third year. Those who enter the program with a non-thesis master s degree are expected to follow the same timetable for the research paper completed instead of a thesis. Theses Prospectus Meeting Target Date Date Completed September 15, 20 Thesis Committee: Chair Thesis Title: Thesis Defense Meeting Target Date Date Completed September 15, 20 Professional Development Consultation Students are required to attend a group professional development consultation during spring semester of their second year. The purpose of this consultation is to help students plan their last two years on campus and their professional specialty practicum. This consultation, in conjunction with individual advisement, should assist students in individualizing their program to satisfy their unique career goals. Planned Professional Specialty Practicum: Other recommendations:

7 7 Third Year: Fall Semester Course Credits Title Instructor Grade 509** 3 History and Systems Advanced Tx Planning & Implementation 594F 3 Specialty Practicum in Counseling Psy Preprofessional Training 3* **Students who have not completed a course in the history and systems of psychology prior to enrolling in graduate school at SIU are required to complete Psychology 509 for graduate credit. Spring Semester Preprofessional Training Ethics and Professional Issues (or spring of 4th year) 594F 3 Specialty Practicum in Counseling Psy. 3* 3* Summer Term Preprofessional Training Dissertation 1 *Electives Training Assignment: Supervisor Evaluation Fall Spring Summer 1 The Graduate School requires 24 credit hours of 600 (Dissertation) for the Ph.D. Practicum Setting Supervisor Instructor Fall Spring

8 8 Fourth Year: Fall Semester Course Credits Title Instructor Grade Supervision Preprofessional Training Dissertation 1 3* Spring Semester Preprofessional Training Dissertation 1 3* 3* Summer Term Preprofessional Training Dissertation 1 *Electives Training Assignment: Supervisor Evaluation Fall Spring Summer 1 24 total hours of PSYC 600 are required, only 6 credits can be counted pre-candidacy. Practicum Setting Supervisor Instructor Fall Spring

9 Psychology Core Curriculum Distribution Requirements All counseling students are required to take one course from each of the following four areas: Biological Bases of Behavior Date Completed Course: 514 Neurobiological Bases of Behavior 516 Human Clinical Neuroanatomy 518 Psychopharmacology and Behavior Cognitive/Affective Bases of Behavior Course: 515 Cognitive Psychology 517 Aging, Memory and Cognition 580 Cognition, Affect and Behavior Social Bases of Behavior Course: 507 Advanced Social Psychology 550 Psychology of Gender 565 Organizational Psychology 568 Community Psychology Individual Bases of Behavior Course: 532 Experimental Approaches to Personality 535 Psychopathology 554 Lifespan Developmental Psychology

10 ACTIVITIES TO COMPLETE Major Preliminary Exam Students are expected to pass the major exam by no later than September 1 of the 4th year in the program. Date Taken: Outcome: *Admission to Ph.D. Candidacy: (Date) Internship Students are expected to apply for internship in fall semester of their fourth year. Internship Accepted: Address: Intern Training Director: Dates of Internship: From to Dissertation Date Prospectus Approved: Date of Oral Defense: Title of Dissertation **Committee Chair: Outside Member: Others/Members: *Candidacy occurs upon successful completion of the preliminary exam and residency (i.e., 24 credit hours post thesis defense). **The Committee chair must be a member of the Psychology Department faculty.

11 Professional Activities In this section, the student and advisor should keep a record of the publications, presentations, professional activities, special accomplishments, and additional training experiences of the student. These data can be used by the student in preparing a vita and by the advisor in preparing recommendation letters, etc.