GC 739 - Internship in School Counseling Year I

(1.00 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 739 constitutes the first 100 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 K-12 students, with 240 of the 600 hours completed as direct. Students must attend one hour per week of individual supervision and 1.5 hours per week of group supervision. It is intended that GC 740 be taken in the spring of the same academic year GC 739 is completed. A three-year option. Open to students who entered the program prior to fall 2014 and are employed by Howard County Public Schools. (Fall only)