I – Developing Accreditation Standards
Consider what you would require of a counseling program if you were an accreditation body charged with developing accreditation standards. Specifically, speak to each of the following and give some rationale for your answers.
a. Admission requirements (GPA, GRE/MAT scores, etc.)
I would require students to have upheld a 3.0 or above GPA in undergraduate school in order to be qualified for graduate school. After researching several universities, their requirements were a 2.75 GPA. Personally, I think this GPA is too low. East Carolina University requires students to score within the 30th percentile on the GRE or MAT. For myself, taking standardized tests are difficult and I believe scoring in the 30th percentile is a reasonable score.
b. Number of total hours for internship. Of these, how many would be direct service?
Internships hold a debating view in my opinion. Recalling my internship for teaching, I found it to be extremely stressful. Frequently, I saw where the education program was requiring students to do a set of assignments, but the school systems required their teachers to do something else. The internship did not prepare me for my current job as a teacher, rather I only completed hours of unnecessary work to receive an “A” in college classes.
I should not judge each field of study based on my past experiences, so I think some internship hours should be partially scattered throughout the college program and them one final semester. Roughly, students would be required to observe 100 hours in various settings with no more than 20 hours in one place. These hours can be completed over a few semesters with some assignments for each location. The final semester will then be ded...
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In this paper, it will be explored the meaning behind the ASCA national model, its importance, and how it will shape the counselors to be. As a counselor in training, it was understood the ASCA national model is a guideline for professional school counselors to be more productive and sufficient in the workplace. Therefore, as a trainee it is vital to grasp and implement these four components: foundation, management system, delivery system, and accountability.
A brief historical view of the counseling profession with a concentration of the philosophies on the wellness model will be discussed.
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Moreover, internships are great starting blocks for a career. Jeff McGuire explains how in today’s educational system, schools have specialized offices and employees whose primary responsibility is to help you...
Roger, Patricia R, and Stone Gerlad Counseling vs Clinical" Society of counseling psychology, n.d. Web. 13 Feb 2014.
Corey, G. (2013). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (9th Edition). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole Publishing.
Unpaid internships only benefit universities instead of the students partaking in the internships. Universities are able to make money off the internships and countless students will not receive any academic credit for their work. The problem with several of these internships is that they often have little to do with the students major or if they do the student may not be receiving credit towards their degree. A growing number of the students are having to juggle the stress of school and an internship. Students are further stressed if the internship is not bringing in an income, forcing them to have at least one other job to suffice. Another problem with unpaid internships is that schools often do not have the time to completely monitor them even if they do promote the internship. Universities do not have the time to go to the internships and be sure that the businesses are being fair to the students. Corporations are easily getting their hands on eager college students wanting to get ahead and universities are not protecting students. Consequently schools are jeopardizing breaking labor laws by not monitoring internships they
Corey, G. (2011). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy. (ninth ed., pp. 291-301). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole.
At the beginning of the school year, the counselors had a scope and sequence they followed with the areas of; transitions, character and diversity, personal safety/wellness, and careers. The scope and sequence is modeled after the WCSCM’s Academic Standards for School Counseling covering the three domains of academic, personal/social, and career development. The standards help answer the question, “How are students different as a result of the school counseling program.” After each description of a lessons plans, was an explanation of each content standard which correlated with the lesson. While at my internships, I assisted with lesson planning and facilitating guidance lessons on careers, transitions or Positive Behavior Interventions and Supports (PBIS), as well as, groups on character development, new student groups, and diversity. The WCSCM is completely embedded in the counseling programs at both of the districts I worked
...es are a great way to start out a internship in a Business Administration career because they hire people from the community and people that are not required to earn a high payment as a beginning salary and people who want to learn about the business. At some internship interns do not get paid for the hours they worked because to graduate it’s a requirement and you need them to learn and get a better feeling about the job.
In particular, it was helpful to here from individuals on the panel that were graduates from our program. Elizabeth Cowart, a LPC at Transitions of Augusta, informed my classmates and I about about her personal internship experiences. She noted four key things (1) the importance of getting as much hands-on experience as possible (2) taking a mental note of the what you like and dislike at each internship site (3) using weekly supervision hours to discuss your areas of strengths and weaknesses and (4) remembering to always maintain a professional image. In addition, she also gave a brief overview of opportunities (e.g., adolescent group therapy, child and parent therapy, disability evaluations, etc.) that interns might have at Transitions of
Internship experience is essential for students to gain hands-on experience for future full time jobs and differentiate ourselves among competitors, especially for us who are taking MBA courses. Based on the network we built and skillsets gained through the internship, we could know more clearly whether we want to dedicate ourselves into related fields and industries. Besides, internship is a great opportunity to build important network that advances your career life and apply what you learned from school into the real business world. Therefore, you could compare the potential differences between theory and reality to pinpoint ideal future careers more accurately.
The following essay will look at what it takes to be an effective and professional counsellor through discussing what counselling is, its processes, the setting in which it is undertaken, the characteristics, necessary skills needed and the ethics involved in counselling.