CN 767 - Internship I: School Counseling

Semester Hours: 3
The School Counseling Internship I is a one-semester, 300-hour minimum, supervised counseling experience within the context of an approved school placement. The course builds extensively on a student’s practicum experience by involving him/her in all aspects of the role and functioning of a professional school counselor. Interns will integrate and apply the knowledge, skills, and dispositions learned in previous program coursework to implement comprehensive, developmental, and collaborative school counseling programs. Interns will serve in individual and group counseling sessions with a minimum of 120 hours of direct service with students involving assessment, intervention, and evaluation. Audio or audio-visual recordings are used when available to develop skills in conceptualizing cases and selecting and implementing appropriate interventions. The application of ethical and legal issues in counseling is reviewed. The course culminates in an evaluation of the intern’s counseling performance throughout the internship.

Note:

• Students with an overall GPA between 3.0 and 3.5 should talk with an advisor about taking the School Counseling Praxis II exam.
• Students may be exempt from the Praxis II exam if they meet the following criteria:
  • Achieve a cumulative 3.5 GPA when eligible to register for CN 767.