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TEXAS WOMAN’S UNIVERSITY College of Professional Education Department of Family Sciences

FS 5364: SUPERVISED PRACTICUM Spring 2009

Instructor: Susan Adams, PhD, LPC Office: HDB 213B

Phone: (940) 898-2692 Email (home): [email protected]

Office Hours: Mondays: 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Email (office): [email protected] Tuesdays: 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Wednesdays: 2:00 to 5:00 p.m. Dates & Time: Wednesdays, 5:00-7:50 p.m. Place: HDB

2005 ACA Code of Ethics is required reading. Note: This is a new Code of Ethics effective October, 2005.

TEXT – None Required Suggested: Remley, T. P., & Herlihy, B. (2005). Ethical, legal, and professional issues in counseling (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson Prentice Hall.

COURSE DESCRIPTION This course is designed to provide counseling graduate students with an in-the-field counseling experience. The course will be the experiential application of the counseling skills learned in earlier counseling courses. The individualized practicum setting should enhance student's confidence as a professional counselor.

COURSE OBJECTIVES This course is designed so that at the conclusion, students should be able to: 1) Understand, relate to, and appreciate the role of the counselor in her/his chosen practicum setting and the inclusion of the current ACA Code of Ethics. (K.1.b; K.1.h; K.2.a-d; K.5.a, e, g; CC.A.4; SC.A.8) 2) Discuss a variety of counseling skills and techniques to be used with individuals and small groups. (K.3.c; K.4.d, K.5.a-e, g; K.6.d, g; CC.C.7) 3) Demonstrate thorough application of skills and techniques on tape and in person. (K.3.c; K.4.d, K.5.a- e, g; K.6.d, g; CC.C.7) 4) Establish a working rapport with fellow students, practicum instructor, on-site practicum counselors and colleagues. (K.5.e, g)

STANDARDS AND PROFESSIONAL GUIDELINES ALIGNMENT: In this course emphasis will be placed on the following domains and TAxES competencies:  Competency 001-Human Development  Competency 002-Student Diversity  Competency 003-Factors Affecting Students  Competency 004-Program Management  Competency 005-Developmental Guidance Program  Competency 006-Counseling  Competency 007-Assessment  Competency 008-Collaboration with Families FS 5364 SUPERVISED PRACTICUM Revised 1/2008 Pg 2

 Competency 009-Collaboration with Others in the School and Community  Competency 010-Professionalism You may find more complete information on the TAxES Competencies at the following website: http://www.sbec.state.tx.us and http://except.nesinc.com

PERFORMANCE REQUIREMENTS

You are expected to conduct yourself in a totally professional manner at the placement site and the TWU Clinic. Remember, you are representing not only yourself, but also TWU, the Dept of Family Sciences, the Counseling Program, and the counseling profession. Abide by all policies established by the placement site and the clinic. If you have any difficulties in this regard, contact your on-site supervisor (if applicable), as well as your TWU clinical supervisor, immediately.

You are expected to be thoroughly familiar with and adhere to the 2005 Code of Ethical Standards of the American Counseling Association. Any crisis situations or ethical violations must be reported to your TWU clinical supervisor immediately.

You are expected to know your personal and professional strengths and limitations. A solid awareness of one's limitations in skills and professional knowledge is not a liability. On the contrary, such an understanding is strength and a professional necessity.

1) Spend a total of 100 hours doing face-to-face or small group counseling and supervision. At least 40 of these hours must be face-to-face direct counseling, including 10 hours of group counseling. 2) You must have one hour of individual supervision per week with your practicum instructor. 3) All students must be available for clients a minimum of 2 hours per week (based on client availability) doing face-to-face direct counseling at the TWU Counseling and Family Therapy Clinic. It is your responsibility to provide available hours to the Clinic Director. (Note: it is strongly suggested that both school and community counseling students have a secondary site for counseling hours.) You must have an approved supervisor (LPC or Certified School Counselor) and he/she must have held this credential for a minimum of two years. 4) It is your responsibility to secure a site for your 10 hours of group. Your group experience must be a “process” group – not a psychoeducational group experience. In addition, you will be required to submit a Group Process Paper that follows the Counseling & Development required format. (See separate handout for Group Process Paper requirements.) 5) You are required to keep a Weekly Log (B-1) to track your hours of counseling, supervision and counseling- related responsibilities. This will provide an hour-by-hour accounting of ALL your time spent each day related to this clinical class. These hours will consist of direct and indirect hours. Each week you will bring this completed, signed log to class and place it in your practicum folder. At the end of the semester, you will turn in an additional Log Summary (B-3) and a signed Supervision Log (B-2) documenting a summary of your weekly hours. It is your responsibility to make sure that applicable paperwork is completed on time. B-2 Supervision Log is a single form used for the whole semester. Each week, it is your responsibility to get your supervisor to initial the 1 hour supervision at the time of supervision. Remember all documentation begins with a Monday week! 6) You are expected to make videotapes of as many counseling sessions as possible. Each student should have a videotape every week for supervision. Before making any tapes, you MUST obtain voluntary written consent from each client (or from the client and the client's parent(s) or legal guardian if the client is not of adult age. All written permission needs to be obtained on forms provided in the TWU Clinic Handbook. Forms commonly provided by your placement site may be used provided they specifically disclaim liability on the part of TWU, its faculty, staff, or agents. FS 5364 SUPERVISED PRACTICUM Revised 1/2008 Pg 3

NOTE: RECORDING A SESSION WITHOUT THE WRITTEN CONSENT OF A CLIENT IS HIGHLY UNETHICAL. OBTAIN THE CLIENT'S WRITTEN PERMISSION BEFORE YOU RECORD. 7) Over the course of the semester students are required to submit three “passing” videotapes of individual counseling sessions to be reviewed in class by your peers and university professor. These videotapes will be part of your case presentations during individual supervision and the class time each week. Although you may videotape a client more than once, your tapes should include different clients (minimum of two clients).  With each tape, complete an Observation Form on yourself. Submit this form plus the instructor’s required paperwork from the current Clinical Handbook.  All tapes with adults need to be a minimum of 40-45 minutes. Tapes with children need to be a minimum of 30 minutes. Bring in the entire tape- Do NOT edit tapes.  The practicum instructor may keep all tapes until the end of the semester. Any non-passing tapes may be retained by the component beyond the end of the semester.  Tapes must be clearly audible and visible to be accepted. Do not submit a tape for evaluation if students & faculty cannot hear and see it without difficulty.  Both the client and the counselor must be visible on each tape. 8) Prepare a counseling tape for review each week of class. Be prepared to discuss the presenting issue as seen from both the therapist and the client's perspective, both your goals and the client's goals and a synopsis of your work. Please come to class prepared. Have the tape cued to the section that you want to present; however, bring the entire tape. Over the course of the semester, each student will have an opportunity to present tapes and receive peer feedback. 9) All Practicum students must meet with the faculty supervisor for one hour of individual supervision each week. Bring tape(s) cued to areas that will be beneficial for us to address (e.g., if you are “stuck,” tried something and want feedback, did something WELL and want to share it, have questions about how to proceed, etc.)

Note: If you are seeing clients at secondary sites, you must meet with your on-site supervisor for a minimum of one hour per week of individual supervision. Group or staff supervision may not substitute for individual supervision time. Use the time to review tapes, discuss cases, and your own personal growth as a counselor.

10) Attendance and Participation. Since a primary component of this course focuses on interpersonal relations with peers, students are expected to attend every class and participate in class activities where you will share practicum experiences, materials, review videotapes, and give peer feedback to other class members. Attendance is counted if you: (a) come to class and supervision on time, (b) stay for the entire period, (c) complete weekly paperwork and logs outside of class and turn it in as you walk into class, (d) participate in class discussions and provide peer feedback, and (d) come with your tape prepared. If for some reason you will miss a class due to an emergency, it is a professional courtesy to notify your professor in advance if possible. After the second absence a student will be administratively dropped from the class.

ADDITIONAL COURSE REQUIREMENTS 1) You will be required to observe four hours of live (preferably) counseling sessions in the TWU counseling center. Complete the observation form for each session. Submit a 1-page reflection summary of your collective observation time with the four observation forms. See due date on class schedule. 2) You will be required to watch a minimum of two counseling videotapes from the TWU library. One must be a theory based. Submit a 1-page summary for each tape. See due date on class schedule. FS 5364 SUPERVISED PRACTICUM Revised 1/2008 Pg 4

3) Refine your personal theory paper and add the applicable section per the required theory paper format. Consult the Clinical Handbook for specific theory paper format, additional section, and required references. Note: This is part of your portfolio requirement. At the beginning of the semester (see course calendar) you will submit the prior version (with feedback clearly marked) and a “clean” copy of the theory paper (no additional section required at this time.) Toward the end of the semester, you will add the applicable section and references. You will submit this new copy along with the “clean” copy from the beginning of the semester. This additional section will be graded.

Email: Email addresses must be submitted (via email of course!!!) to me by January 23. Failure to do so will result in loss of 5 points per day until submitted. I will use them to create a “global email” to communicate and/or send useful attachments/additional notes to you during this course. Therefore, you need to check your email frequently. Note: I DO respond to email!

EVALUATION AND GRADES You will be graded by your practicum instructor on the basis of your overall performance throughout the semester with particular consideration given to the criteria listed below. The on-site supervisor will be asked to complete both a midterm and a final written evaluation as well. 1. Evidence of your personal growth and skill development during the semester (your progress). 2. Evidence of progress made by clients as a result of receiving therapeutic services from you. 3. Your overall level of theoretical, professional and counseling skills. 4. Your professional conduct and attitude during the semester. 5. Your demonstrated willingness to independently acquire knowledge and skill by reading, attending workshops, or engaging in other professional development activities. 6. Evidence of your overall readiness to deliver professional counseling services to the consuming public.

GRADING CRITERIA A grade of “CR” or Credit will be earned if the student has acceptable performance in all areas: 1) Attending and participating in class meetings. 2) Demonstration of appropriate counseling and professional skills as evaluated by the instructor on 3 individual videotapes, 1 group videotape, class requirements (written and presentation format), counseling theories paper, and weekly log activities. 3) Demonstrating good performance on the mid-term and end of semester evaluations as rated by the on-site supervisor (if applicable) and the course instructor. 4) Displaying ethical professional behavior as described by the 2005 ACA Code of Ethics. 5) Demonstrating an ability to seek out AND accept constructive feedback from the applicable supervisor(s) and willingness and ability to implement the recommendations of each. 6) Completing all approved practicum hours, paperwork, and acceptable supervisory recommendations. 7) Demonstrating acceptable scores on the Counselor in Training Performance / Fitness Scale.

A grade of “C” or “NO CREDIT” will be earned if the student has not met the requirements listed for a CR. A grade of “C”: Average to poor performance indicative of marginal ability to be of therapeutic assistance to clients, skills which may not help but may hinder the client, average theoretical knowledge, and average personal and professional development during the semester. A grade in this category may indicate a need to consider a field other than counseling. FS 5364 SUPERVISED PRACTICUM Revised 1/2008 Pg 5

Counselor in Training Fitness/Performance Scale The counselor education faculty has adopted the Counselor in Training Fitness / Performance Scale as a way to give feedback on a variety of professional and interpersonal areas needed to be an effective counseling professional. This form is used in all professional competency courses: Prepracticum, Group Counseling, Practicum, and Internship. Acceptable scores on this scale range from 2-3. Students scoring 0-1 in any area will receive a grade of “C” and are required to meet with the course instructor and program faculty to discuss remediation strategies before taking any professional competency course. Scores on the Counselor in Training Performance / Fitness Scale supersede all other requirements for a grade of “CR” in FS 5532/5542.

Late Assignments. Late assignments will not be accepted unless prior arrangements have been made with the professor. . Cellular Phones. Please turn off cellular phones during class meetings. Your call is an interruption to the entire class. There will be a break approximately mid-way through class and you can make calls as needed then.

Theory Paper K.5.a, e, g Video Reviews (out of class) K.5.e, g Evaluations by supervisors K.3.c; K.5.a-g; K.2.a-d; CC.A.4; SC.A.8 Presentation of Tapes (in class) K.1.b, h; K.3.c; K.4.d; K.5.a-g; K.6.d, g; CC.A.4; CC.C.7; SC.A.8

Tentative Class Schedule Due Date Assignments Date Jan 20 Introduction to Class & Review of Syllabus; Supervision Schedule established Ethics & Legal Issues Review Jan 27 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Theory paper w/corrections Feb 3 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Feb 10 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Feb 17 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Tape 1 Due Feb 24 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Theory Video Reviews Mar 3 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Mar 10 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Tape 2 Due; Mid-term evaluation from Site Supervisor (if applicable) Mar 17 Spring Break Mar 24 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Mid-Term Evaluation from Professor Mar 31 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Apr 7 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Apr 14 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Apr 17 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Personal Theory Paper Due Apr 21 Weekly Log & Case Presentation Tape 3 Due Apr 28 Weekly Log & Case Presentation May 5 Weekly Activities Log Final Evaluation - Professor & Site Last Day to Submit hours and logs Supervisor (if applicable) End of Semester Logs FS 5364 SUPERVISED PRACTICUM Revised 1/2008 Pg 6

Disability Statement: Students with Disabilities If you anticipate the need for reasonable accommodations to meet the requirements of this course, you must register with the office of Disability Support Services (CFO 106, 940-898- 3835, [email protected] ) in order to obtain the required official notification of your accommodation needs. Please plan to meet with JoAnn Nunnelly, Director of Disability Support Services, to discuss approved accommodations and how your course requirements and activities may impact your ability to fully participate. She is available by appointment or during office hours in CFO 106 or by phone at (940) 898-3835 or tty (940) 898-3830.

Diversity Statement: The Family Science department practices and celebrates diversity and creates a culture characterized by a climate of inclusion. Diversity refers to the inclusion of all persons regardless of their differences. The Family Sciences Department does not condone discrimination in any form and complies with Texas Woman’s University Non-Discrimination Policy. The faculty actively seeks enrichment through the strength, power, and wisdom of diversity.

Plagiarism Policy According to the Webster’s New Collegiate Dictionary (1997), plagiarism is defined as stealing the ideas or words of another and using them as one’s own – either intentionally or unintentionally. In other words, literary theft. The fifth edition of the APA manual warns that professionals “. . . do not claim the words or ideas of another as their own; they give credit where credit is due. Quotation marks should be used to indicate the exact words of another” (p. 349). Plagiarism is applicable to words, ideas, and/or writings. Using someone else’s ideas or words, without giving credit to the author / source, makes you guilty of intellectual theft and will NOT be tolerated in the program.

Academic Cheating According to the 2005-2006 TWU Student Handbook “cheating includes, but is not limited to, intentionally giving or receiving unauthorized aid or notes on examinations, papers, or class assignments, intended to be individually completed. . . . Dual submission of a papers or project, or resubmission of a paper or project to a different class without express permission from the instructor(s0 also constitutes cheating” (p. 133). FS 5364 SUPERVISED PRACTICUM Revised 1/2008 Pg 7

TWU program faculty routinely conduct a developmental and systematic assessment of each student's progress through the program. This assessment will consist of evaluation of the student's (1) academic performance, (2) professional development, and (3) personal development. As a result of this evaluation, the faculty will identify any limitations that might impede a student's progress, in one or more of these three areas, throughout the program. The faculty will develop remedial assistance when needed and clearly document and communicate their concerns with the identified student. If the student is not able or is unwilling to demonstrate sufficient progress and/or competence, in this/these area(s), the faculty will take the necessary, documented steps to dismiss this student from the program. If there is sufficient concern about the student, the faculty may choose to dismiss the student from the program without a remediation option. All evaluations, decisions, and plans will be clearly documented and signed by the program's faculty members and will become part of the student's permanent student file. The specific outline of this policy is provided in Section IV, page 23 of the current Student Handbook which has been made available (via webpage link - http://www.twu.edu/cope/famsci/c+d/degreeplan/MS_Student_Handbook-CandDv4.pdf) for downloading effective September, 2007. (CACREP 2001 Standards, Section VI.B and 2005 ACA Code of Ethics, F.5.b, d; F.6.a; F.9.a,b).

It is the student's responsibility to communicate with their designated Faculty Advisor if they need to refrain from offering or providing counseling services due to impairment. This impairment may be of a temporary or permanent nature and may be due to physical, mental or emotional problems. When the faculty advisor becomes aware of such an impairment, he/she will bring the situation to the attention of the program faculty as soon as is reasonably possible so that appropriate action can be taken by faculty decision. (C.2.g; F.8.b).

Suggested Reading List Arthur Jr., G. L., & Swanson, C. D. (1991). Confidentiality and privileged communication. In T. P. Remley, (Series Ed.), The ACA Legal Series. Vol. 6. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association.

Corey, G. (2001). The art of integrative counseling. Belmont, CA: Wadsworth/Thomson Learning. De Jong, P., & Berg, I. K. (2002). Interviewing for Solutions (2nd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing.

Kottler, J. A. (2000), Nuts and bolts of helping. Needham Heights, MA: A Person Education.

Sales, B. D., & Shuman, D. W. (1996). Law, mental health, and mental disorder (Eds.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing.

Walborn, F. S. (1996). Process variables. Four common elements of counseling and psychotherapy. Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing.

Young, M. E. (2001). Learning the art of helping: Building blocks and techniques. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice-Hall.