COUN 667 - Elementary School Counseling Practicum

Credits: 3
Prerequisite: COUN 617, COUN 621, COUN 637, COUN 629 or COUN 639, COUN 720. Students must pass this practicum experience with a B or better in order to advance to field experience. Students enrolled in the MA program are restricted from taking this course.
This course provides a 50 hour supervised clinical experience (20 direct hours) for professional school counselors in training to develop and utilize developmentally appropriate counseling skills and techniques with children ages 3-12. Emphasis is on developing a theoretical framework and applying the counseling skills necessary for facilitating individual and group counseling. Through group and individual/triadic supervision experiences, students will evaluate recorded sessions, conceptualize cases, and discuss approaches to client issues in order to assist in the academic, career, and emotional/social growth of children.