Department of Counselling and Psychology Course outline | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Programme | Master of Social Sciences in Counselling Psychology | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Title | Externship | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Code | CP525 - 527 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Number of Credits | 9 ( 3 credits per course) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Duration of Weeks | 15 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Supervision Hours: | Students work out a schedule of appointments with their clinical supervisors to discuss the progress of their clinical work. They are required to meet regularly with their clinical supervisors on both individual and group bases. The minimum number of supervision hours is 13. The recommended ratio of individual supervision hours to group supervision hours is 10:3. (Students are required to work two full weekdays per week in Externship) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Course Aims |
At the end of the externship, students will be able to: 1. integrate theory with practice by engaging in appropriate case conceptualization, treatment planning, implementing strategies & techniques in a competent way, and appropriately terminating the case using one of the acceptable methods; 2. demonstrate growing professional competence through participating in individual and group supervision; 3. provide case recording and demonstrate competent report writing; 4. demonstrate an understanding of ethical professional practice in their own practices; 5. demonstrate reflective knowledge of policies, procedures and contexts of the agencies/institutions providing the externship training; 6. exhibit sensitivity to multicultural issues and respect for cross-cultural differences in their professional practice; 7. engage in an on-going process of self-reflection and self-evaluation in their personal and professional development, and 8. express openness to learning and flexibility in their case management and supervision process. |
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Layout of Externship |
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