DVCO 750 - Counseling Practicum (3)

The Counseling Practicum is a supervised field experience for students pursuing a counseling career. It will provide them with an initial experience of providing counseling services and introduce them to the profession of counseling. The students will participate in forty (40) clock hours of direct service to clients in individual, family, and group formats. They will also participate in triad and group supervision in which they review video/audio recordings of the counseling sessions for discussion and evaluation. In this course, we will explore foundational concepts of counseling. A central goal in this course is to develop essential interviewing and counseling skills. Students will be encouraged to think about their own story considering the work of a therapist and how countertransference plays out during the counseling encounter. We will examine biblical foundations, cultural perspectives, the dynamics of relationships, and elements of basic counseling skills. Grading is pass/fail. Prereq: DVCO 749. Offered: As needed.