Loyola College in Maryland

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Loyola College in Maryland

• School Counseling Program

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About the Program

• CACREP Accredited
• MSDE Accredited
• Leads to certification as a professional school
  counselor in MD

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Program Expectations

• Program mission
• Program objectives
• Rigorous academics
• Writing proficiency
• Professionalization
• Service

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Program of Study

• Introduction to School Counseling
• Theories of Counseling
• Techniques of Educational Counseling
• Research and Evaluation in Counseling
• Professional Issues and Ethics
• Human Development Throughout the Lifespan
• Group Counseling in Schools

• School Counseling Practicum
• Lifestyle and Career Development and Decision
  Making
• Cross Cultural Counseling
• Testing and Measurement
• Marriage and Family Counseling
• 2 Electives (or Thesis)
• Internship in School Counseling

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The Making of a Loyola Professional School
Counselor
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Program Requirements

• Academic Progress
• Dismissed from program if two grades of C or
  one grade of F. (Provisional students are
  dismissed for one grade lower than a B in a
  specified course).
• A grade of C or F in a clinical placement
  leads to dismissal.
• Must maintain 3.0 average to move into a clinical
  placement and graduate.
• See the graduate catalogue for appeal procedures.
• Personal Progress (Professional Assessment Review
  - PAR)
• Concern form two areas indicated from one or
  more faculty member move into remediation.
• Concern form from clinical placement will keep
  student from continuing in program move into
  remediation.
• Periodic student review by faculty serious
  concerns by 3 faculty may lead to remediation or
  program removal.
• See the graduate catalogue for appeal procedures.

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Program Evaluation

• School Counseling Program Advisory Committee
• Triennial Institutional Report
• Candidate Evaluation Procedures
• Graduate, Employer, and Supervisor Evaluations

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Clinical Experiences in School Counseling
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Practicum Experience
Introduction to School Counseling
Theories of Counseling
Practicum Student
Techniques of Counseling
Group Counseling
Professional Issues Ethics
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Assigned Practicum Hours

• 100 Clock Hours
• 40 Direct
• Individual
• Group Counseling
• Group Guidance
• Individual Planning (Indiv. Guidance)
• Consultation
• 60 Indirect

Direct Service
Indirect Service
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Clinical Supervision

• School based Supervisor
• 1 hour individual supervison per week
• Loyola Supervisor
• 1.5 hours of group supervision per week (average)

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Internship
Practicum
Intro to School Counseling
Intern
Techniques
Group Counseling
Theories
Theories
Professional Issues and Ethics
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Assigned Internship Hours

• 600 Clock Hours
• 240 Direct
• Individual
• Group Counseling
• Group Guidance
• Individual Planning (Indiv. Guidance)
• Advocacy
• Consultation
• 360 Indirect
• Planning
• Meetings
• Collaboration

Direct Service
Indirect Service
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Requirement Proposal

• Each student will write a comprehensive and
  detailed proposal of clinical experience
  arrangements and plans

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Requirement Time Sheets
Time Sheet

• Each student will account for the assigned clock
  hours

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Requirement Daily Journal

• Each student will keep a journal analyzing each
  days counseling activities.

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Requirement Correspondence File

• Each student will maintain a file or portfolio of
  all correspondence, reports, records, test
  scores, and any other pertinent papers connected
  with the clinical experiences.

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Requirement Video Tapes

• Each student will make videotape recordings of
  counseling sessions. Each tape must be
  accompanied by a typed report.

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Requirement Seminar

• Each student will attend a scheduled seminar for
  group supervision average of 1 ½ hours per week

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Requirement College Supervisory Visits

• Each student will be periodically
  visited/observed by the college supervisor

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Questions