COSC 699 - School Counseling Internship (16 wk)

COSC 699 Internship Plan for Placement

The candidate will complete and submit the "Internship Plan for Placement" form outlining their plan for placement during internship. The plan will be reviewed by the site supervisor during Module/Week 1.

COSC 699 Weekly Hours Logs

The candidate must sign into LiveText Field Experience Module (FEM) each module/week to document attendance and the hours served in his/her internship site for the module/week. At least 300 hours must be accrued in each semester of internship for a total of 600 clock hours. At least 120 hours of direct service with students must be accured in each semester of internship for a total of 240 clock hours. Optional: The candidate may also use the Practicum/Internship Weekly Log to document hours throughout placement. While the time log is completed in FEM, the FES is submitted to LiveText at the end of COSC 699 Part I and Part II. The form will only be partially complete when submitted at the end of COSC Part I. The form will be complete when submitted at the end of COSC 699 Part II.

COSC 699 Participation in Group Supervision

The candidate must participate in an average of 1.5 hours per week of face-to-face group supervision facilitated by the faculty supervisor using a virtual synchronized component (link listed in Blackboard Course Forum). Participation in all group supervision sessions is required for the successful completion of this course. Supervision is critical for evaluating the candidate’s mastery of the learning objectives for this course. The candidate must complete the Case Presentation for Supervision form, and prepare to discuss the case during synchronized group supervision sessions each week. This form will be loaded to the Discussion Board Forum in Blackboard at least 24 hours prior to group supervision.

COSC 699 Site Supervision & Evaluation of Candidate Performance

The site supervisor must be a licensed counselor with at least 3 years of experience and training in counselor supervision. Site supervisors verify their training and/or participate in an online counselor supervision training module provided on the Liberty’s School Counseling Program Overview web page.

The candidate must participate in an average of 1 hour per module/week of supervision facilitated by the site supervisor. Supervision is critical for evaluating the candidate’s mastery of the learning objectives for this course. The site supervisor will evaluate the intern twice during each semester (preliminary evaluation and final evaluation using the ACA in LiveText). The candidate’s site supervisor will receive an email from the LiveText department with instructions, a user name, and a password to enter the LiveText system and complete the ACA form. Site supervisors are also requested to go into LiveText to verify the time log completed by the candidate.

COSC 699 Forms Completion and Submission

The candidate is required to review all internship forms with site supervisors and to submit forms according to the timeline noted on the Course Schedule in Blackboard for each semester of internship. All forms are located on the graduate online advising guide.

COSC 699 Taped Counseling Session

The candidate will video tape at least one 20-minute counseling session from start to finish with a student in the internship setting. Candidates must obtain 2 signed consent forms (1) The Permission for Site form is to be kept with the internship site supervisor and housed at the school site. (2) The Permission to Tape for Child/Adolescent permission form is to be uploaded in Blackboard grade book. The video will be loaded into WebEx Teams to share with faculty instructor and classmates. The candidate will share the video with the site supervisor to assess.

COSC 699 Discussion Board Posting (Response to Taped Counseling Session)

The candidate is required to watch each of his/her fellow candidates’ taped sessions. The candidate will provide meaningful responses in the Discussion Board Forum to 2 classmates’ taped sessions.

COSC 699 Portfolio

The candidate will begin working on the School Counseling Portfolio at the start of Internship Part I (COSC 699 Part I). The Portfolio must be completed by the end of Internship Part II. The Portfolio details the candidate’s experiences over the course of the school counseling program and internship and documents “how” the candidate has met school counselor competencies. The Portfolio must be developed using the template in LiveText (www.livetext.com). The candidate is encouraged to review the Portfolio grading rubric in LiveText when creating his/her Portfolio. The candidate will begin the Portfolio during Internship Part I and will continue to build upon the Portfolio until the end of Internship Part II. By the end of COSC 699 Part I, the following components of the Portfolio will be completed in LiveText: Introduction, Section A (Worldview Essay), Section B (Résumé), and Section E (Benchmark Assignments for courses taken to date). By the end of COSC 699 Part II, the following components of the Portfolio will be completed in LiveText: Section C (School Counseling Competencies), Section D (Professional Growth Essay), Section F (Culminating Projects), Section G (Field Expereience Reflection), and Section H (Test Scores and Certificates).

COSC 699 Child Abuse Recognition and Intervention Training

Virginia requires completion of the Child Abuse Recognition and Intervention Training located at: http://www.dss.virginia.gov/family/cps/mandated_reporters/cwse5691/story.html which the candidate will be required to attach as a part of their portfolio in LiveText for this course. To pass this course, the candidate must include a copy of his/her certificate from this training in Blackboard and Section H of the Portfolio in LiveText.

COSC 699 Dyslexia Awareness Training Module

Virginia requires completion of the Dyslexia Awareness Training Module at: http://www.doe.virginia.gov/teaching/licensure/dyslexia-module/story.html which the candidate will be required to attach as a part of their portfolio in LiveText for this course. To pass this course, the candidate must include a copy of his/her certificate from this training in Blackboard and in Section H of the Portfolio in LiveText.

COSC 699 Evaluation of Site Supervisor by Candidate

The candidate will use the Evaluation of Site Supervisor by Student form to evaluate his/her internship experience and site supervisor. The candidate must complete these forms during the final modules/weeks of both COSC 699 Part I and COSC 699 Part II.