Adler Graduate School 1550 East 78 th Street Richfield, Minnesota Course Syllabus Winter AGS 578 School Counseling Internship

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1 Adler Graduate School 1550 East 78 th Street Richfield, Minnesota Course Syllabus Winter 2013 AGS 578 School Counseling Internship *Students must attend 15 of 18 sessions for a total of 45 hours. 2. Course Description The School Counseling Internship provides an opportunity for students to observe and perform a variety of counseling and related activities that are typical of a professional school counselor. The student will provide counseling services in the following four areas: guidance curriculum, individual planning, responsive services, and system support. The intern will be supervised a licensed school counselor at the site and by a member of the AGS School Counseling Program faculty. Students will complete 600 hours of supervised internship in a combination of elementary, middle/ junior high, and high school settings. The student will choose one of the three grade levels in which to focus and will complete 300 hours of internship at that level. The student will complete 150 hours of internship at each of the remaining two levels. Dates: 1/9, 1/23, 2/6, 2/20, 3/6, 3/20 3. Texts, Materials, Resources Adler Graduate School. (2006). School counseling licensure: Program Manual. Richfield, MN: Author. American School Counselor Association. (2003). The ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs. Alexandria, VA: Author. 4. Learning Outcomes [MN State Standards for School Counselors] Students completing this course will: Develop a realistic understanding of the role of the school counselor in a developmental guidance program [A(1), A(3), A(4)];

2 Provide counseling to a cross-section of physically, cognitively, emotionally, and culturally diverse student groups, as well as a balance between females and males [A9, A15, C1, C2, C3, K]; Facilitate guidance and counseling curriculum activities in the elementary, middle, and high school domains [D(1), D(4), D(6), E(2), E(3), K]; Provide individual planning with students and or parents/guardians in the elementary, middle, and high school domains [A(13), E(1), K]; Provide responsive services of counseling, consultation, and referral in the elementary, middle, and high school domains [A(16), K]; Participate in the delivery of system support functions in the elementary, middle, and high school domains [A(16), K]; Participate in career development and counseling [A(11 & 14), B(2), D(5), G(2 & 3)]; Participate in counseling students with educational and/or personal concerns [B(1), E(1), K]; Participate in consultation with teachers and parents [A(10), D(3)]; Participate in at least one IEP meeting [A(2), A(15), C(2)]; Develop an understanding of community services and referral agencies [A(17), G(2), J(3)]; Administer or assist in the administration of group tests [A(7), H(1-5), K]; Practice ethical behaviors in the internship settings [J(1 & 2)]; Maintain professional working relationships at the intern site [J(3)]; Identify and address current issues in school counseling [D(6), I(2 & 3)]; Identify target behaviors for self-improvement [I(4); Understand the importance of self-care in the ability to provide counseling services [I(4)].

3 5. Internship Assessment Plan Grading is Pass or Retake. If you receive an unsatisfactory evaluation from the site supervisor, you MAY receive a grade of R and the internship must be repeated. The assignment of the final grade is the responsibility of the AGS supervisor. Task Timeline SC Manual Reference Pre-Internship Documentation MN BCA Criminal background check on file with AGS Return completed Memorandum of Understanding form, including verification of professional insurance Develop an Internship Learning Contract Before hours are logged at the school site Within the first week at each internship site Within the first week at each internship site Pg.45 Pg. 57 Pg. 55 Completed 600 hour internship requirement Maintain a Practicum- Internship Weekly Log Sheet of all activities Turn in Practicum- Internship Term Log Sheet to the AGS supervisor Facilitate completion of Supervisor Evaluation of Internship Student for each level For your personal records At the end of each term Every 150 hours per site. Pg. 51 Pg. 53 Pg. 65

4 Individual Supervision at AGS Tape and critique two (2) sessions with a student at your internship site. Review and evaluate tapes with AGS internship instructor and peers. Videotape and critique two (2) ageappropriate guidance activities. Review and evaluate tapes with AGS internship instructor and peers.turn in a one-page outline/ lesson plan and a onepage evaluation of the activity. Read and complete exercises in School Counselors as Educational Leaders Each chapter coincides with an internship meeting Post-Internship Documentation Turn in Student s Evaluation of Practicum or Internship Site for each site Internship reflection for Electronic portfolio When finished at each Pg. 71 site End of Internship

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