Department of Counseling - Practicum Orientation

PRACTICUM ORIENTATION
Spring 2010
Department of Counseling, Texas A&M University – Commerce

The steps outlined below will direct you to documentation and activities you must complete in preparation for Practicum. Once you have reviewed the documentation, return to this Orientation and complete the “test” below. This will provide notification to the Department that you understand all Practicum preparations.

STEP 1: From the Dept. website(See the Clinical Forms page), download the following documents:

Practicum & Internship Handbook (50+pages)
Ethical guidelines from ACA (all students) & ASCA (school track only)
Checklist for Practicum & Internship

STEP 2: Review the Checklist and the entire Practicum & Internship Handbook carefully.

STEP 3: You must provide complete field site information (as outlined in the Checklist) to the Director of Training and Placement (Dr. Amir Abbassi) by email well before the semester begins so that the site can be approved. Failure to do so may result in your being dropped from enrollment. Do this as early as possible.

STEP 4: Re-visit this Practicum Orientation and answer the questions below that are based on your review of the Practicum & Internship Handbook and the Checklist for Practicum & Internship. This will provide verification to the Dept. office that you are cognizant of all requirements. This is a required step.

Verification of Practicum Orientation

Please provide the your most current contact information since we may contact you shortly before your Practicum begins

*Name:

*Current email:

*Current address:

*Current phones:

1. I have downloaded the Practicum/Internship Handbook and reviewed it entirely.

2. I have downloaded the Checklist for Practicum & Internship and reviewed it entirely

3. How many hours of direct service at the field site are required at Practicum? hours

4. Finding a Field Site Placement document is found in the Handbook on page?

5. On what page in the Handbook is the listing of documents that I must prepare for the first Practicum class meeting? page:

6. The Spring, 2010 semester deadline for providing all field site information to Dr. Abbassi is: _/__/__ (Must be entered in 6-digit format, such as 09/05/09 or 09/16/09)

7. A qualified field site supervisor must have a minimum of years of post-master’s experience?

8. I understand that if I do not follow the posted deadlines that I may be dropped from enrollment in practicum.