Counseling Worksheet
UNV-502 Topic 3: Counseling Worksheet
Details: Complete all four parts of the chart listed below. Include in-text citations properly formatted in APA style as needed, as well as a reference note below.
Part 1: Pre-Practicum and Practicum
Directions: Include in-text citations from the Graduate Field Experience Manual and your state board as needed.
| Pre-Practicum and Practicum | |
| Question | Answer |
| 1. How and when would you begin to search for your pre-practicum and practicum site? | |
| 2. What steps would you take to secure a pre-practicum and practicum site? | |
| 3. What are the top two questions you would ask a supervisor interviewing you? | |
| 4. After reviewing your state board licensing requirements, do the following:
· Identify the number of required practicum hours. · List how many pre-practicum and practicum hours are required by your state. · List how many pre-practicum and practicum hours are required by GCU. |
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| 5. What is the difference between direct and indirect hours? How many will you need of each during the pre-practicum and the following practicum/internship course? | |
| 6. What documentation do you need to have in place before you begin your pre-practicum and practicum? | |
| 7. Summarize your goals that you would like to achieve by the time you complete the practicum experience. | |
| 8. List at least three of the largest behavioral health resources in your area. Do any of these offer practicum for counselors? |
Part 2: Licensure
Directions: Cite the appropriate state board website information. Please do not contact your state behavioral health board.
| Licensure | |
| Question | Answer |
| 1. What licenses does your Behavioral Health Board cover for counseling? | |
| 2. What are three main differences between two of these licenses covered by the board? | |
| 3. What are the levels of certification or licensure available in your state for addiction counselors? | |
| 4. What does it take in your state to be a specialist in your field? | |
| 5. What is an endorsement/reciprocal license? Briefly discuss endorsement/reciprocal licensure in your state. |
Part 3: Personal Professional Plan
| Personal Professional Plan | |
| Question | Answer |
| 1. What have you learned as it relates to your own pursuit of being an addiction counselor? Use specific examples in your response from Parts 1 and 2. | |
| 2. What are your 1-year and 5-year plans? What have you learned in regards to the requirements to being an addiction counselor? |