GC 735 - Internship in School Counseling Year I

(2.00 cr.)

Prerequisite: GC 791 . The culminating activity of the school counseling program which provides students with the opportunity to put into practice, in an actual school setting, the knowledge and skills learned in all previous courses. GC 735 constitutes the first 200 hours (fall) of the 600-hour internship in a school setting under the supervision of a certified school counselor and Loyola Internship Instructor. Students provide direct and indirect services to students, with 240 of the 600 hours completed as direct services. Students must attend one hour per week of individual supervision and 1.5 hours per week of group supervision. It is intended that GC 736 be taken in the spring of the same academic year GC 735 is completed. Open to students who entered the program prior to fall 2014. A field study fee is charged. (Fall only)