InternshipField Experience Orientation

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Internship/Field Experience Orientation

• Revised Fall 2008

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Orientation Index

• Application Process . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  .4
• Approving Sites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . 5
• Approving Supervisor . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  6
• Forms (Applying/Before the Course) . . . . .7
• Application . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .8
• Signed Statement . . . . . . . . . . 9
• Proof of Liability . . . . . . . . . . .10
• HIPAA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
• Transcript . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
• Resume/Vitae . . . . . . . . . . . . .13

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Orientation Index cont.

• Second Semester Field Information . . 14
• Forms (During the Course) . . . . . . . . . . .
  15
• Agreement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . .16
• Weekly Log . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . 17
• Counselor-Trainee Progress . . . . . . 18
• Video Taping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
  . . . .19

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Application Process

• 1. Submit application materials to Tamara.
  Application packets MUST include
• COMPLETED applications (NO BLANKS OR UNANSWERED
  QUESTIONS!)
• Signed statement/attestation form
• Proof of liability insurance
• HIPAA
• Current transcript (informal ones from online are
  OK)
• Current resume/vitae
• ? INCOMPLETE APPLICATIONS WILL NOT BE PROCESSED ?
• 2.  Once the packet is complete, Tamara will pass
  it on to the student's advisor.  They will
  approve the site and supervisor.  After approval,
  the advisor will send the packet back to the
  office to put in student's file.
• 3.  The student will then be released for
  enrollment.

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Approving Sites

• Site Requirements
• Allows for adequate client contact for counseling
  (40 of time direct counseling contact)
• Provides a minimum of 1 hour of individual
  supervision per week
• Supervisor willing to engage in supervisor
  training
• Trainee not asked to do things they are not
  qualified to do
• Must follow American Counseling
• Association Code of Ethics

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Approving Supervisors

• Supervisor Requirements
• Appropriately licensed/certified
• Internship - LPC or Licensed Psychologist
• Field Experience - certified school
  counselor or LPC
• (If you are interested in ELE Field
  Experience, your
• supervisor must be a certified ELE
  school counselor.
• The same is required for SEC Field
  Experience.)
• 3 years experience (post degree)
• Willing to participate in Supervisor
  training through the MSU Counseling Dept.
  (Supervisor must attend to receive payment)

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Forms(Applying/Before the Course)

• Internship/Field Experience information now
  available on the departmental website
• http//education.missouristate.edu/counseling/2288
  3.htm
• To access application forms and other related
  documents, use the Forms link (located on the
  left hand side, under the picture)

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Forms Application

• The application should be COMPLETE NO blanks
  (or it will not be processed)
• The applying student must sign and date the
  document
• (the instructor will sign and date at
  a later time)
• The application document can be found under
  Forms

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Forms Signed Statement/Attestation

• The Signed Statement/Attestation form can be
  found under Forms
• A signature on this document indicates completion
  of the on-line PowerPoint training for
  Internship/Field class.

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Forms Proof of Liability Insurance

• The document presented must include dates of
  coverage
• It is the students responsibility to keep their
  liability insurance active throughout either
  field or internship experience

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Forms HIPAA

• A new copy of a signed HIPAA form is one of the
  documents required for applying
• Even though a HIPAA form may have been turned in
  previously, a new copy is needed for your
  application package

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Forms Transcript

• MSU transcripts of courses completed thus far in
  the COU program, can be printed from the My
  Information page
• The Transcripts link is located under Academics
  
• https//www.secure.missouristate.edu/studentRecord
  s/StudentMenu.asp

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Forms Resume/Vitae

• An up-to-date Resume or Curriculum Vitae is the
  last required document for a complete application
  package

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Second Semester Field Students

• If a student is interested in applying for a
  second semester of field experience at a
  different site (or with a different supervisor),
  all new application materials need to be
  submitted
• If a student wishes to continue their experience
  at the same site (with the same supervisor)
  updated insurance is needed

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Forms

• The following three forms and additional
  information, is required after registration/during
  the course

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Forms Agreement

• Agreement Forms are turned in the first night of
  class
• The agreement is between you (and the University)
  and your site supervisor (and the sponsoring
  agency/school)
• Should specify
• Contact information
• That you will receive a minimum of 1 hours of
  individual supervision every week
• What their expectations are of you
• What your expectations are of them
• (We would also encourage, if possible, to
  specify your schedule so that expectations
• are as clear as possible)

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Forms Weekly Log

• Your weekly log is both a way to keep track of
  how you spend your time and a means of
  communication between your site supervisor and
  your Internship/Field Experience instructor
• Also note any diversity experiences on your log!

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Forms Counselor-Trainee Progress Assessment

• Your site supervisor will complete a midterm and
  final Counselor-Trainee Progress Assessment on
  you (assessing your skills and dispositions)
  which they should review with you
• After the Spring, 2008, no other midterm or final
  assessment will be used (except by instructor
  digression)

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Video Taping

• You must (at least periodically) video tape your
  work for use in supervision
• The counseling programs has equipment that can be
  checked out from Tamara if the site doesnt have
  adequate equipment
• It is OK to film JUST YOU, if your site is
  somewhat hesitant to let you film
• Use the permission forms for filming kids
  (agencies often have their own forms to use)