University Internship Credential Program for Pupil Personnel Services School Counseling

Lead Faculty: Dr. Lisa Rubel Spencer

The University internship pupil personnel services in school counseling credential program allows students who meet the requirements to begin service as a paid school counselor in their sponsoring district while completing their formal coursework preparation. This program is aligned with national standards and prepares candidates for the position of school counselor. Graduates of this program generally seek employment as school counselors in K-12 school districts and must hold a PPSC credential for public school employment. Candidates enrolled in the degree and credential program are not awarded the masters degree until they have completed all coursework and have successfully completed the ETS PRAXIS-School Counseling exam. All coursework must be completed prior to the Preliminary PPSC credential recommendation. Course equivalence cannot be granted for life experiences. Please see additional Credential requirements at the end of this Educational Administration and School Counseling/Psychology Department section of the catalog. Program Advisement All PPSC candidates will be assigned a faculty advisor. Candidates will meet with a faculty advisor for evaluation of prior coursework to meet program prerequisites. Only CED 604 and prerequisites can be taken prior to admission. All candidates are expected to meet with their assigned faculty advisor at the following times: (1) upon admission into the program, (2) after five classes, (3) before starting their internship hours, and (4) at the completion of internship hours. Candidates who receive a grade lower than a B minus in more than two courses will be evaluated by the faculty and will be required to repeat the coursework at their own expense before being allowed to continue in the program.Advancement to C

Program Learning Outcomes

1. Demonstrate knowledge of major developmental theories (personality, social, physical, emotional, and cognitive development) and chronological stages of life-long human development and their impact on school behavior and learning.
2. Demonstrate knowledge of common psychiatric disorders in childhood and adolescence
3. Identify and effectively address relevant social and diversity concerns and crises of individuals and groups of students.
4. Conduct needs assessments and use data to plan, develop, implement and evaluate comprehensive guidance programs.
5. Apply individual counseling skills and techniques to help students cope with personal and interpersonal problems appreciating the diversity of each student..
6. Apply group counseling skills and techniques to help students cope with personal and interpersonal problems appreciating the diversity of each student..
7. Effectively apply positive consultative and collaborative relationships with school staff, parents, and community agencies in support of candidate academic, career, and personal/social success.
8. Demonstrate knowledge of legal mandates affecting education and school counseling and apply appropriate legal and ethical standards and practices to specific counseling situations.
9. Demonstrate a basic understanding of descriptive statistic, test and survey construction, as well as the purpose and uses of standardized and un-standardized group and individual assessment.
10. Understand and utilize computer technology relevant to the tasks and roles of a school counselor.
11. Demonstrate knowledge of learning theory, curriculum designs for diverse classrooms and development of classroom interventions strategies.
12. Identify themselves as professional school counselors, understanding the history and development and trends in the profession and acting as a professional leader to enhance the field of school counseling.
13. Demonstrate knowledge of major career development theories, and the impact of career development on school behavior and learning.

Requirements

• MTH 210 Probability and Statistics
• PSY 301 Child Development

• CED 606 Development and Evaluation
• CED 602 Societal Issues in the Schools
• CED 600 Applied Child/Adol Development
• CED 604 School Counseling Orientation
• CED 605 Instructional Design

• CED 601 Consultation in the Schools
• PED 676 Applied Behavior Analysis
• CED 614 Legal and Ethical Practices
• CED 603 Multicultural Counseling
• CED 610 Adv Coun Theories & Methods
• CED 611 Group Counseling
• CED 613 Psycho-Educational Assessment
• CED 612 Career & Academic Counseling

• CED 618 School Counseling Intern. III
• CED 617 School Counseling Intern. II
• CED 620 Internship Seminar
• CED 616 School Counseling Intern. I

Program Information

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Program Locations

• Spectrum Business Park Campus