EDCP 888 – Apprenticeship in Counseling and

Personnel Services (3 semester hours credit)

Term 3 & 4 – January - May 2002 – United Kingdom

 

Credit: Required course for the Master of Arts in Counseling and Personnel Services.  Students, after completing EDCP 888, may enroll in 1-3 additional semesters hours of 888 as elective credit.

 

Prerequisites: EDCP 619; a grade of B or better in EDCP 610, EDCP 615 and EDCP 616; and faculty recommendation.  Open only to admitted degree-seeking students.

 

Instructor: Dr. Jim Calvin, who: took over 100 undergraduate semester hours (and got B.A. degree) and took two graduate EDCP courses, from UMUC, on Okinawa; got Ph.D. at Kent State; is a Board Certified licensed clinical psychologist; served 27 years in the United States Navy – 9 years enlisted and 18 years as a clinical psychologist and health care manager; and has been teaching undergraduate and graduate courses since 1990.

Dr. Calvin’s e-mail – jcalvin@faculty.ed.umuc.edu           Dr. Calvin mailing address – Univ. of Maryland, Education Center, RAF Mildenhall, APO AE 09459

 

Class Hours: Sundays 1300-1530, Jan 20 – May 12, 2002.  EDCP 888 class is “technologically enhanced”: some class meetings and class assignments will be handled through our UK EDCP 888 Web Board.

 

Class Location – Lakenheath (or “on WebBoard”)

 

Office Hours before/after class & by appointment

           

Required Texts:  1) Corey, G., Corey, M., & Callanan, P. (1998).  Issues and ethics in the helping professions. (5th ed.).  Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.  2) Sweitzer, H. F., & King, M. A. (1999).  The successful internship: Transformation and empowerment.  Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole. 

 

Course Description and Purpose: EDCP 888 Apprenticeship in Counseling is designed to extend the student's initial supervised field placement at an approved practicum/internship site.  The course serves two related functions: it addresses the need for ongoing group supervision during apprenticeship and provides additional instruction on counseling skill acquisition and ethics to enhance practicum learning outcomes.  EDCP 888 is a required course for the Master of Arts (M.A.) in Counseling and Personnel Services; together, EDCP 619 and 888 complete the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP) specified sequence for Clinical Instruction. 

 

Apprenticeship Topics will include: 1) Improved self awareness, knowledge and practical skills; 2) Importance of individual and group supervision; 3) Communication skills with clients, supervisors, co-workers, and peers; 4) Counseling with individuals, families, groups, organizations and communities; 5) Cultural competency and diversity issues in counseling; 6) Ethical and legal issues in practice; and 7) Personal transformation and empowerment during Apprenticeship.

 

Course Objectives: The objectives of this course are for students to:

1.    Keep a log of work experience regarding clinical practice. Include summaries of significant interactions, interventions, etc., observed/participated in (role playing, sculpting, history taking); 2.    Read assignments of clinical material. The instructor will suggest various articles, books, etc.; 3.    Arrange a convenient time for the Apprenticeship instructor to meet with respective site supervisors for the purpose of discussing the progress, issues, content, and format of the supervision; 4.    Plan to meet with the Apprenticeship instructor at the designated time mutually agreed upon to jointly evaluate progress in the Internship; 5.    Submit all assigned Exercises from texts. Class Sessions - A portion of each class will be devoted to instructional aspects drawing on relevant topics presented in the required texts. However, emphasis will be placed on the group supervision function to include case presentations by students, review of tape and verbatim transcripts, attention to the group dynamics, teamwork, resolution of interpersonal issues as well as concerns with site supervisors, colleagues, etc. Generally, the weekly class sessions are designed to be experiential in nature.

 

 

Evaluation - Grades will be assigned based on passing/mastery of every element of Apprenticeship - participation, written exercises, Web Board assignments, evaluation of counseling tapes, and site supervisor evaluation.

 

Attendance and class participation are significant!  If you miss class, or are tardy on Web Board assignments, you are responsible for making up all work.  Class participation will account for 30% of your grade.

 

Some written assignments will be done in class; most will be done on your own and brought in to class.  Written assignments will account for 30% of your grade.  Because effective writing is a critical part of your education, appropriate written work should be clear and concise, with proper grammar/ spelling, and in proper “APA” format.  Dr. Calvin will KEEP all Exercises/ Assignments turned in; so please make copies – one for yourself, one to turn in.

 

Our Web Board will be used to post assignments, to post selected assignments, and to provide communications and feedback to all!

 

Evaluation of Therapy Tapes – Submit two audio-recorded sessions with client for review and comments.  Due dates: February 24, 2002, and March 31, 2002.  Each student will select two transcribed excerpts (approximately 10 minutes) from your recorded sessions and present them to the class for discussion and critique (Please be sure the tape is audible); this will account for 20% of your grade.

 

Site Supervisor Evaluation – Evaluation by your Apprenticeship site supervisor will account for 20% of your grade.

 

            Summary:

            Participation                 30%

            Written Assignments           30%

            Evaluation of Therapy Tapes   20%

            Site Supervisor Evaluation    20%

 

Grades will be assigned as follows: 90-100 = A; 80-89 = B; 70-79 = C

 

In addition, JOURNALING is strongly recommended, as it will enhance your self-awareness and facilitate your written assignments.

 

Students are reminded of UMUC’s policies on academic dishonesty and plagiarism, and UMUC’s penalties for same – including course failure and/or dismissal.

 

Students seeking accommodation for special needs are requested to discuss their situation with the Instructor well in advance, so that reasonable accommodation may be addressed.

 

CONFIDENTIALITY: The right to privacy of each client requires that all case material, including audio/video taping and notes etc. obtained during the counseling sessions, be kept confidential and anonymous. Written permission must be obtained before the session begins. In case of clients under the age of 18, law requires written parental consent. The same privilege is extended to the class members during class time throughout the duration of the Apprenticeship.

 

Notes – KEY for assigned reading: “CCC” = Corey, Corey, & Callanan, Issues and Ethics in the Helping Professions; “S&K” = Sweitzer & King, The Successful Internship.

- KEY for Location – L = Lakenheath; W – “meet” on out Web Board

 

COURSE CALENDAR

DATE/LOCATION          TOPIC                                   READING ASSIGNED

 

Sun 1/20 W  Ethics, Competence                                       S&K 165-195

 

Sun 1/27 L  Starting Apprenticeship; Syllabus; DO (and Bring         CCC 1-29

            In!) CCC Exercise pp 20-29

 

Sun 2/3 W   Counselor as a Person and a Professional; DO (& bring    CCC 32-64

            in, 2/10) CCC Exercise p 33

 

Sun, 2/10 L Values and Helping Relationship; DO/bring in 2/3         CCC 66-107

            Assignment, AND CCC Exercise pp 67-68

 

Sun, 2/17 W Client Rights & Counselor Responsibilities; DO (&        CCC 109-151

            bring in, 2/24) CCC Exercise pp 110-111

 

Sun, 2/24 L Confidentiality; BRING IN Audio Tape and Transcript;     CCC 153-191

            Do/bring in 2/17 Assignment AND CCC Exercise p 154

 

Sun, 3/3 W  Theory, Diagnosis, Testing, & Research; DO (& bring      CCC 193-219

            In, 3/10) CCC Exercise pp 194-195

 

Sun, 3/10 L Boundaries & Multiple Relationships; Do/bring in 3/3     CCC 223-262

            Assignment AND CCC Exercise p 224-225

 

(NO Class meeting – last half of March – Term Break; but DO contact Dr. Jim IF/AS needed!!)

 

Sun 3/24 W  Professional Competence & Training; DO (& bring in,      CCC 264-286

            3/31) CCC Exercise pp 265-266

 

Sun 3/31 L  Supervision & Consultation; Do/bring in 3/24 Assignment  CCC 288-314

            AND CCC Exercise pp 289-290; BRING IN Audio Tape/Transcript

 

Sun 4/7 W   Multicultural & Diversity; DO (& bring in, 4/14) CCC     CCC 316-344

            Exercise pp 317-318

     

Sun 4/14 L  Counselor in the Community; Do/bring in 4/7 Assignment   CCC 346-366

            AND CCC Exercise pp 347-348

 

Sun 4/21 W  Marital & Family; DO (& bring in, 4/28) CCC Exer-        CCC 368-394

            cise p 369

     

Sun 4/28 L  Work Group; Do/bring in 4/21 Assignment AND CCC          CCC 396-419

            Exercise p 397

 

Sun 5/5  W  Site visits!!!  Finishing Practicum and Closure          S&K 196-211

           

Sun 5/12 L  Class wrap-up; Internship Wrap-up; Closure; SOCRATES

 

QUESTIONS?? – about this Syllabus, or ANYTHING – ASK!!!!