Transcript School Counseling Internship Site Supervisor Orientation College of Education Counseling and Human Services 2013-2014

School Counseling Internship
Site Supervisor Orientation
College of Education
Counseling and Human Services
2013-2014
WELCOME!
Thank you for accepting our student for a
supervised internship experience with your
school. We truly appreciate your willingness to
support the growth of our students as they
complete the field experience portion of their
education. You play a very important role in
their development as professional school
counselors and we look forward to working with
you.
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Orientation
• This presentation will serve as your orientation
to our internship supervision process and answer
questions you may have about the process.
• Should you have any additional questions, need
clarification, or desire more information, please
feel free to contact the field placement liaison on
your student’s chosen campus:
– Chicago; Dr. Kristina Peterson, 312-853-4779
– [email protected]
– Schaumburg; Dr. Bruce Dykeman, 847-619-8822
– [email protected]
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Practicum/Internship Handbook
• Attached to your welcome email is a copy of
Roosevelt University’s Counseling Program
Practicum and Internship Handbook. While we
invite you to review the entire handbook, this
presentation will highlight the sections which will
orient you to the internship supervision process
and responsibilities of the university, the
student, and the site supervisor.
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School Counseling Internship Course
Objectives
• During the course of their internship, students
are required to be enrolled in weekly internship
seminar class with a university supervisor.
• Internship course objectives can be found on
page 10 of the Practicum and Internship
Handbook.
• Your intern’s university supervisor will be in
contact with you to introduce himself or herself
and plan a site visit.
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Internship Hours
• School counseling student interns are required
to complete a total of 600 internship hours over
a period of two semester (fall and spring). Of
those 600 hours, 240 hours must be direct client
contact. Direct contact hours activities include
individual counseling, group counseling, and
conducting classroom guidance lessons.
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Internship Site Supervisors
• School counseling internship supervisors must
hold a graduate degree in counseling,
psychology, or social work, and a Type 73
Certificate for school counseling.
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Site Supervisor Responsibilities
• Site supervisors should provide the student
intern with an orientation regarding your site’s
mission, objectives, standards, administrative
practices, and policies.
• Site supervisors should provide audiotape,
videotape, and/or direct observation experience
for student interns on a regular basis.
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Site Supervisor Responsibilities
The site should provide the student with an
opportunity to deliver direct school counseling
services consistent with the student's
capabilities. These activities may include but not
be limited to: individual counseling, group
counseling, attending IEP meetings, staffings,
scheduling, and standardized testing activities.
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Site Supervisor Responsibilities
The site should provide to the student the
opportunity to observe and participate in
supportive services and activities. These may
include but not be limited to: record keeping,
program development, referral information,
assigning the use of professional literature
(including non-print media, computer resources,
etc.), research opportunities, participation in
staff meetings and case conferences, and
development of collegial staff relationships.
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Site Supervisor Responsibilities
• Site supervisors should meet with their student
interns a minimum of one hour per week for
supervision of school counseling activities and
should be a resource for additional consultation
as needed.
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Site Supervisor Responsibilities
• Near the end of each semester, site supervisors
will be asked to complete an online evaluation of
their student intern. An email with the link to the
evaluation will be sent by the university
supervisor. The university supervisor is
responsible for assigning a grade for the
student. The final grade will reflect the formal
and informal evaluations of the site supervisor
and the faculty supervisor.
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Student Intern Responsibilities
• Internship students, along with their site
supervisor, will plan the goals and activities of
the internship experience in line with the
requirements of the university program.
• The student will plan a schedule that will allow
him or her to satisfy the requirements of his or
her program in a timely manner.
• The student will be prompt and consistent with
his/her agreed-upon schedule at the site and will
notify the site supervisor of any expected or
unexpected schedule changes.
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Student Intern Responsibilities
• The student will adhere to the policies,
standards, and practices of the site.
• The student is familiar with and will act in
accordance with ACA Ethical Standards (2005).
• The student will keep records and activity logs
as required by both the site and the university
program. These will include evaluations of the
site, the site supervisor, and the faculty
supervisor. It is expected that these records will
accurately reflect time spent on site and duties
performed.
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Student Intern Responsibilities
• The student is required to obtain professional
practice liability insurance prior to the beginning
of clinical experience in Practicum and Internship
and is expected to maintain this insurance
throughout the clinical experience.
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Site Visit
• The university supervisor will conduct a site visit
for each student each semester. He or she will
also be available for consultation with the site
supervisor on a regular basis. The university
supervisor should provide the site supervisor
with email and phone contact information at the
beginning of the student’s internship experience.
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Problem Resolution
• In the rare event that there are difficulties
during the internship experience, the site
supervisor and/or the student should contact the
university supervisor and the field placement
liaison on the students chosen campus
immediately.
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Thank you!
• Thank you for partnering with Roosevelt
University’s Counseling and Human Services
program to provide excellent internship
experiences for our students. The faculty and
students in the program look forward to working
with you! As a token of our appreciation, upon
completion of the semester, site supervisors are
eligible to receive a course voucher, good for
one three credit course offered at Roosevelt
University. Contact your student’s university
supervisor for more information.
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