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University of MontanaScholarWorks at University of MontanaSyllabi Course Syllabi1-2004COUN 630.01: Advanced PracticumJohn Sommers-FlanaganUniversity of Montana - Missoula, john.sf@mso.umt.eduLet us know how access to this document benefits you.Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabiThis Syllabus is brought to you for free and open access by the Course Syllabi at ScholarWorks at University of Montana. It has been accepted forinclusion in Syllabi by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks at University of Montana. For more information, please contactscholarworks@mso.umt.edu.Recommended CitationSommers-Flanagan, John, "COUN 630.01: Advanced Practicum" (2004). Syllabi. 1323.https://scholarworks.umt.edu/syllabi/1323THE U N IV E R S IT Y  OF MONTANACOUN 5 3 0 /5 8 5 /6 3 0  -  COURSE SYLLABUS P ra c tic u m /In te rn s h ip /A d v a n c e d  Practicum  -  Spring 2 0 0 4INSTRUCTO R IN FO R M A TIO N :John S om m ers-F lanagan, Ph.D.Office: Education Building Room 206Office Hours: Mondays 1 0 - l la m , Wednesdays 2-4pm  and by appt.Telephone: 243-5820 (office) 721-6367 (hom e);Email: john.sf@ m so.um t.edu[Feel free to call or email when you have questions or concerns]SCHEDULED CLASS MEETINGS: Class w ill meet on Mondays from  11:10am  to12:40pm , beginning Monday, January 26, 2004. Please plan on meeting during finals week (May 10-14).COURSE DESCRIPTIO N: This course focuses on the practice of counseling. To obtain credit, you m ust have a practicum  or internship placement and be providing d irect counseling services to individuals, couples, fam ilies, or groups w ith in  a m ental health or school setting. This is your big chance to practice what you've been learning!PURPOSE AND OBJECTIVES: The overall purpose of th is course is to oversee your practicum and internship d irect counseling services experiences. Because of the general and comprehensive nature of providing d irect counseling services, the learning objectives are diverse and will like ly cover the entire range of skill- oriented, practicum and internship-re lated CACREP Standards. Specific objectives include, but are not lim ited to the fo llow ing:• To acquire and practice counseling skills w ith one or more of the following populations: children, adolescents, adults, couples, fam ilies, groups.• To become increasingly aware of the theoretica lly-derived counseling approaches and techniques you are employing w ith in your practicum or internship setting.• To dem onstrate effective com munication skills w ith colleagues, clients, students, and supervisors.• To dem onstrate an awareness of ethical issues th a t you com m only face, or are likely to face, on your internship or practicum site.• To articu late professional sensitiv ity  and competence when presenting cases to other practicum and internship students.• To acquire skills at questioning and contributing to discussions of specific case m aterial.2• To dem onstrate an openness to supervision and a willingness to calm ly and non-defensively consider feedback provided by fellow students and supervisors.• To be able to provide services, when appropriate to ethnically diverse students or clients.• To be able to identify  the role, function, and nature of the agency w ith  which you are working.• To obtain knowledge and skills fo r evaluating your effectiveness, and the effectiveness of your fellow students, in offering counseling servicesTEACHING METHODS:1. Lectures/class dem onstrations.2. Guest lectures3. Student presentations.4. Class activities.5. Video presentations.6. Class discussions.READINGS: There is no required textbook fo r th is course. However, depending upon issues addressed in th is class, I w ill periodically provide you w ith supplem entary readings. In addition, I w ill encourage you to read cutting edge lite ra ture  pertaining to your specific internship or practicum setting and to share w ith your colleagues what you've gained from  your outside readings.GRADING PROCEDURES AND COURSE ASSIGNMENTS: Grades w ill be based on attendance, completion of in ternship/practicum  hours, responsiveness to feedback and supervision, qua lity  of case presentations, and com pletion of assignments (in itia l goal setting m eeting, w ritten  self-evaluation and evaluation form s, final oral self-evaluation and feedback). I f  individual students have specific concerns about the grading procedures or require special assistance due to a disability, please meet w ith me w ith in  a week of the initia l class period. A description of practicum and internship requirem ents is listed below.PRACTICUM AND IN TE R N S H IP  REQUIREMENTSThe following requirem ents are prim arily  based on a com bination of CACREP standards and Montana state law.■ COUN 530 (Applied Counseling Skills; aka: Practicum): Each credit requires 50 hours of w ork in your practicum setting. Students register fo r two credits. You need to complete 100 hours of clinical work, 40 of which are d irect client contact to complete your 530 practicum requirem ents (these requirem ents m ay vary fo r School Psychology students).■ COUN 630 (Applied Counseling Skills, Advanced; aka: Advanced Practicum): Each credit requires 75 hours of work. Students who are in the mental health track need to complete 4 credits of 630 to m eet Montana state standards. Therefore, to complete your 630 practicum requirem ents, you need to do 300 hours of clinical work, 120 o f which are d irect client contact.3■ COUN 585 (Counseling Methods: School or Agency; aka: In te rnsh ip ): Each credit requires 100 hours of w ork in your internship setting. Eventually students m ust complete 6 credits of COUN 585 to meet our program requirem ents. Therefore, you need to do 600 hours of clinical work, 240 of which are d irect client contact.Unless you are facing very serious extenuating circumstances—which m ust be documented and approved by your facu lty  supervisor, all d irect clinical w ork during COUN 530 m ust be video or audio-taped. For COUN 585 video or audio taping is encouraged. Additionally, students are expected to meet w ith a site supervisor or "ou ts ide" supervisor fo r at least one hour per week, and to attend group supervision, taugh t by a Counselor Education facu lty  member, fo r 1.5 to 2 hours per week. In addition, students may occasionally m eet w ith the ir campus supervisor individually.During the group supervision practicum /internship m eetings, students are expected to conduct professional case presentations. These presentations should include (a t least) the following in form ation:■ Referring question or need:■ Relevant background in form ation:■ Tentative diagnostic impressions:■ Show/play 15-20 m inutes of tape:■ Iden tify  theoretical orientation currently  being used:■ Iden tify  trea tm ent goals and progress toward atta inm ent:■ Iden tify  areas of concern/supervision needs.■ Iden tify  methods of evaluating counseling effectiveness.■ All o f the preceding content should also address pertinent Ethnocultural issues.To help you w ith planning fo r the fu ture , the following section includes guidelines fo r obtaining the requisite clinical hours fo r practicum /internship. Examples o f weekly hours fo r internship-.For M ental H ealth  Track Students:To get the 1000 hours of practicum and internship required fo r your program during two 15-week semesters, you would need to average about 31 hours a week onsite (assuming about two hours a week in practicum /internship class)To get the 1000 hours in two 15-week semesters, w ith one 10 week sum mer placement, you would need to average about 23 hours a week onsite (assuming about two hours a week in practicum /internship class)To get the 1000 hours in two 15 week semesters, w ith two 10 week sum m er placements, you would need to average about 19 hours a week onsite (assuming about two hours a week in practicum /internship class)For School T rack  Students:To get the 700 hours of practicum and internship required fo r your program during two 15-week semesters, you would need to average about 1 9 .5  hours a week onsite (assuming about two hours a week in practicum /internship class)4To get the 700 hours in two 15-week semesters, w ith one 10 week sum m er placement, you would need about 1 5 .5  hours a week onsite (assuming two hours a week in practicum /in ternsh ip  class)To get the 700 hours in two 15 week semesters, w ith  two 10 week sum m er placements, you would need about 1 2 .5  hours a week onsite (assuming two hours a week in practicum /in ternsh ip  class)APPROXIM ATE WEEKLY SCHEDULE OF CLASS TO PICS AND ASSIGNM ENTSWeek Date In-Class Topic (we will cover a range of topics including client engagement, rapport, specific techniques, ethical dilemmas, counselor identity, and other issues as they arise).Assignments Due1 1/26 Orientation to practicum /internship2 2/2 Case presentations3 2/9 Case presentations4 2/16 President's Day -  No class5 2/23 Case presentations You should m eet w ith me to do a short goal- setting session by th is date.6 3/1 Case presentations7 3/8 Case presentations All students should have presented at least one case by around this tim e.8 3/15 Case presentations9 3/22 Case presentations10 3/29 Spring Break -  No class11 4/5 Case presentations12 4/12 Case presentations13 4/19 Case presentations14 4/26 Case presentations15 5/3 Case presentations All students should have presented at least two cases by th is tim e.16 5/10 Final (group oral self- evaluation and feedback session). Turn in docum entation of hours by th is date.

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