GC 736 - 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 736 constitutes 100 hours 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 services. Students must attend one hour per week of individual supervision and 1.5 hours per week of group supervision. It is intended that GC736 be taken in the spring of the same academic year GC 735 is completed. GC 736 is a continuation of GC 735 and the internship is completed at the same school site. Open to students who entered the program prior to fall 2014. A field study fee is charged. (Spring only)