Counselor Education Practicum/Internship

The counselor education program consists of a practicum and internship experiences. Starting Fall 2024, time logs, completing/reviewing CCS-R, and recording of sessions will take place in Supervision Assist (SA) not Student Learning and Licensure by Watermark.

Student Responsibilities

The student responsibilities are divided into three distinct activities

Time Logs

Students must log all activities completed during practicum and internship within the appropriate course in SA (Supervision Assist). Practicum has a 100-hour requirement and Internship has a 600-hour requirement. It is imperative that students with questions on how to achieve those minimum hour requirements along with categorizing their hours as Direct or Indirect need to be addressed with their assigned university supervisor.

Reviewing the CCS-R

Students will have to review the CCS-R evaluation form completed by their site and university supervisor. The CCS-R addresses the professional skills and dispositions of being counselor during Practicum and Internship. The results of the completed CCS-R should provide the student feedback on which skills and/or dispositions need to be improved when moving to the next phase in the process. 

Completing Key/CACREP Assessments

Each required course, which includes practicum/internship, has a key assessment that is needed for CACREP in order to maintain proper documentation to retain our accreditation status. Key Assessments are submitted within D2L to the area called CACREP Key Assessment. Other key assessments include evaluation of the site and site supervisor as well as an exit survey at the conclusion of the internship sequence. 

University Supervisor Responsibilities

The university supervisor responsibilities are divided into three distinct activities:

Approving and Reviewing Time Logs

University supervisors need to approve time logs for students attending and participating in seminar as well as monitoring all other time log activity within SA (Supervision Assist). The university supervisor ensures the site supervisor is approving time logs in a timely manner as well as tracking each intern's progress in achieving the minimum required hours.

Completing and Reviewing the CCS-R

The university supervisor will complete the CCS-R as well as review the site supervisor's completed CCS-R during four points throughout the practicum/internship experience.

Assessing Key/CACREP Assessments

Each required course, which includes practicum/internship, has a key assessment that is needs to be assessed for CACREP in order to maintain proper documentation to retain our accreditation status. This assessment process takes place in D2L.

Site Supervisor Responsibilities

The site supervisor responsibilities are divided into two distinct activities

Approving Time Logs

Site supervisors should log onto SA (Supervision Assist) at least every 10 days and approve all logs that are pertain to activities successfully completed at the practicum/internship site.

Completing the CCS-R

The site supervisor will complete the CCS-R during four points throughout the practicum/internship experience. 

Timelines

Evaluations are released to site supervisors at different intervals based on each specific program

How-To Guides

• Practicum/Internship Student Guide
• University Supervisor Guide
• Site Supervisor Guide