JMU School Counseling Supervision Video Slides

1. JMU School Counseling Supervision Video Slides

2. Course Sequence 1st year Summer: • Counseling Theories • Counseling Techniques 1st year Fall: • Intro to School Counseling • Counseling Process • Group Counseling • Advanced Developmental Psychology 1st year Spring: • PRACTICUM • Counseling Strategies- Brief Counseling & Crisis Intervention • Psychopathology: Diagnosis and Intervention Planning • Multicultural Perspectives of Intervention Students take Comprehensive Exam at conclusion of Practicum experience

3. Course Sequence Continued 2nd year Summer: • Introduction to Measurement and Statistics • Career Development 2nd year Fall: • INTERNSHIP • Substance Abuse Counseling 2nd year Spring: • INTERNSHIP (2ND placement) • Assessment Procedures in Counseling Total Credits: 48

4. Practicum • 1 full school day per week – 100 hours/40 direct total by end of semester • 1 hour per week supervision time with onsite supervisor • Assist Practicum student with establishing individual clients & audio recording permission from parents • Teacher or parent consultation project • Assist Practicum student in establishing counseling group

5. What counts toward direct/contact hours? • Magic question: “Are you using basic counseling skills?” • Counseling • individual • group • Consultation • teachers, parents • Classroom Interventions • teaching/interacting • classroom management

6. Internship • 3 full school days per week – 300 hours/120 direct, per semester • 1 hour per week supervision time with onsite supervisor • Assist Intern with establishing 5 ongoing individual clients & audio recording permission for 3 of the 5 • Assist Intern with establishing counseling group • Conduct a mid-term and final evaluation of intern

7. Attention to Ethics • Consult, consult, consult! • Utilize ASCA and ACA Codes of Ethics • http://www.schoolcounselor.org/files/EthicalStandards2010.pdf • http://www.counseling.org/resources/codeofethics/TP/home/ct2.aspx • Refer to VA DOE child abuse training • http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/child_abuse_training.shtml • Use same standards with interns as you would students (i.e. maintain confidentiality, avoid imposing values, follow codes and laws)

8. Definition of Supervision • A supervisor: • transmits skills, knowledge, and attitudes to the next generation of professionals • monitors the quality of services and provides ongoing constructive evaluation • acts as a gatekeeper of entrance to the profession • Adapted from Bernard & Goodyear(2004)

9. Keys to Successful Onsite Supervision • timely, constructive, and consistent feedback • mutual idea sharing • challenge assumptions • genuine and responsive sharing with supervisees

10. The Discrimination Model of Supervision

11. Professional Behavior • On a consistent basis, does the student counselor show professional standards appropriate with the role of a professional school counselor? • Does the student counselor consistently wear professional attire? • Does the student counselor demonstrate leadership, advocacy, & collaboration?

12. Self Awareness • Does the student counselor understand boundary issues and the importance of avoiding counter-transference responses? • Does the student counselor know the limitations and aspects of appropriate self-disclosure statements?

13. Case Conceptualization • Is the Practicum or Intern counselor able to articulate the correct areas to be addressed? • Can they communicate an appropriate intervention to best help in this particular situation?

14. Counseling Skills • Does the Practicum counselor or Intern have the correct counseling skills and techniques to address the elementary or secondary students’ concerns?

15. References Murphy, S. & Kaffenberger, C. (2007). ASCA National Model: the foundation for supervision of practicum and internship students. ASCA Professional School Counseling, 10(3), 289-296. Smith, K.L. (2009). A brief summary of supervision models. [class handout]