COUN 585 Secondary School Counseling Internship

This course is a 300 hour experience under the supervision of an approved site supervisor who is a practicing secondary school counselor. As part of the 300 hours, interns are required to have a minimum of 120 clock hours of direct service to students and are to demonstrate master's-level performance in: the essential services of counseling, consulting, coordinating, and appraising; planning and implementation of classroom guidance activities; professional conduct in interactions with field and college supervisors, students, teachers, administrators, and community members; and such other activities defined as the responsibility of the school counselor at their secondary school placement. Students are also required to work with students with diverse cultural backgrounds (different from their own) for 10 hours (direct or indirect) and are required to work with students with disabilities for 10 hours (direct or indirect).