WAYLAND BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
SCHOOL OF BEHAVIORAL & SOCIAL SCIENCES
Hawaii Campus
Wayland Mission Statement: Wayland Baptist University exists to educate students in an
academically challenging, learning-focused, and distinctively Christian environment for
professional success, and service to God and humankind.
Course Title, Number, and Section: CNSL 5360 - Practicum in Counseling
Term: Fall 2015
Instructor: Dr. Leilani Ahina
Office Phone Number and WBU Email Address: (808) 220-0141;
Leilani.ahina@wayland.wbu.edu
Office Hours, Building, and Location: Mililani Campus
Class Meeting Time and Location:
Saturday 8/29 from 9am-3pm
Saturday 9/5 from 9am-3pm
Saturday 9/19 from 9am-3pm
Saturday 9/26 from 9am-3pm
Saturday 10/3 from 9am-3pm
Saturday 10/17 from 9am-3pm
Saturday 10/31 from 9am-1pm
Catalog Description: Selected, organized opportunities for students to apply and integrate
knowledge, theories and concepts of counseling and school counseling practice; building on
previous life and work experience as well as developing new areas of professional competence;
integration of cognitive learning, professional competence, values and ethics, and life
experience; types of counseling and methods to enhance skill and critical analysis of the
counseling practice, program development, and the responsibility and integrity to provide
professional counseling services in the community and/or school setting. The number of direct
and indirect hours will vary but will meet requirements in the state in which the student is
seeking licensure and/or certification.
This course is designed to emphasize supervised field work experience under the supervision of
a faculty member, which shall include 100 total hours of practicum activities, of which a
minimum of 40 hours shall be direct client contact hours.
Prerequisites: CNSL 5307
Required Textbook(s) and/or Required Material(s):
Love's Executioner and Other Tales of Psychotherapy by Irvin Yalom (1989). ISBN-10:
0465020119; ISBN-13: 978-0465020119.
Course Outcome Competencies: Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
• Accept and use supervisory feedback to improve counseling effectiveness.
• Actively and constructively participate in peer group supervision.
• Demonstrate appropriate use of core counseling skills (e.g., attending, empathy, respect,
concreteness, genuineness, and confrontation.)
• Use counseling skills and competencies
• Conduct initial client assessments and make recommendations for counseling services.
• Demonstrate ability to appropriately prepare clinical documentation.
• Learn to integrate theory with practice.
• Continue to develop a coherent personalized counseling approach that is adequately
based on accepted counseling theory and research.
• Critically evaluate their in-session counseling behaviors.
• Accurately assess their own counseling strengths and weaknesses.
• Engage in professional and ethical conduct at all times.
• Demonstrate awareness, knowledge and skills in counseling clients who are culturally
different, including racial, ethnic, gender, sexual orientation and socioeconomic
differences.
Attendance Requirements:
External Campuses
Students enrolled at one of the university’s external campuses should make every effort to attend
all class meetings. All absences must be explained to the instructor, who will then determine
whether the omitted work may be made up. When a student reaches that number of absences
considered by the instructor to be excessive, the instructor will so advise the student and file an
unsatisfactory progress report with the external campus executive director/dean. Any student
who misses 25 percent or more of the regularly scheduled class meetings may receive a grade of
F in the course. Additional attendance policies for each course, as defined by the instructor in
the course syllabus, are considered a part of the university’s attendance policy. A student may
petition the Academic Council for exceptions to the above stated policies by filing a written
request for an appeal to the executive vice president/provost.
Hawaii Campus Attendance Requirement
All Wayland students are expected to attend every class meeting; the minimum percentage of
class participation required to avoid receiving a grade of “F” in the class is 75%. Students who
miss the first two class meetings without providing a written explanation to the instructor will be
automatically dropped from the roster as a “no-show.” Students who know in advance that they
will be absent the first two class meetings and who wish to remain in the class must inform the
instructor in order to discuss possible arrangements for making up absences.
Statement on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty: Wayland Baptist University
observes a zero tolerance policy regarding academic dishonesty. Per university policy as
described in the academic catalog, all cases of academic dishonesty will be reported and second
offenses will result in suspension from the university.
Disability Statement: In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990 (ADA),
it is the policy of Wayland Baptist University that no otherwise qualified person with a disability
be excluded from participation in, be denied the benefits of, or be subject to discrimination
under any educational program or activity in the university. The Coordinator of Counseling
Services serves as the coordinator of students with a disability and should be contacted
concerning accommodation requests at (806) 291- 3765. Documentation of a disability must
accompany any request for accommodations.
Course Requirements and Grading Criteria: <<Fill in specific requirements of the course
including the criteria utilized to assess student performance and the weight of each. A variety of
means to evaluate student performance should be used and grading criteria should conform to
the grading system in the catalog.>>
The University has a standard grade scale:
A = 90-100, B = 80-89, C = 70-79, D = 60-69, F= below 60, W = Withdrawal, WP = withdrew
passing, WF = withdrew failing, I = incomplete. An incomplete may be given within the last two
weeks of a long term or within the last two days of a microterm to a student who is passing, but
has not completed a term paper, examination, or other required work for reasons beyond the
student’s control. A grade of “incomplete” is changed if the work required is completed prior to
the last day of the next long (10 to 15 weeks) term, unless the instructor designates an earlier
date for completion. If the work is not completed by the appropriate date, the I is converted to
an F.
Student grade appeals:
Students shall have protection through orderly procedures against prejudices or capricious
academic evaluation. A student who believes that he or she has not been held to realistic
academic standards, just evaluation procedures, or appropriate grading, may appeal the final
grade given in the course by using the student grade appeal process described in the Academic
Catalog. Appeals may not be made for advanced placement examinations or course bypass
examinations. Appeals limited to the final course grade, which may be upheld, raised, or lowered
at any stage of the appeal process. Any recommendation to lower a course grade must be
submitted through the Executive Vice President/Provost to the Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals
Committee for review and approval. The Faculty Assembly Grade Appeals Committee may
instruct that the course grade be upheld, raised, or lowered to a more proper evaluation.
Instructor's policy on Academic Dishonesty: Wayland Baptist University’s policy on
academic honesty and/or plagiarism will be strictly adhered to in this class. Any plagiarized
work will be referred to the Dean and may result in an automatic No Pass grade. Please refer to
the Academic Catalog for further information
Documentation and Licensing
It is strongly encouraged that you review the licensure requirements as a Licensed Mental
Health Counselor in the state of Hawaii, including the specific documentation you will need to
submit when applying for licensure. Such information can be found at
http://hawaii.gov/dcca/areas/pvl/programs/mental/
As stated in the Hawaii licensure application, “your supervisor must be a licensed mental health
counselor, psychologist, licensed clinical social worker, advanced practice registered nurse
with a specialty in mental health, physician with a specialty in psychiatry, or a marriage and
family therapist during the entire supervised period.”
Please note that the LMHC Board requires 3000 clock hours of supervised counseling
experience after completion of the master's degree. This is referred to as “internship” and is not
to be confused with the Internship course required in the graduate program.
Grading
Course grades will be calculated as follows:
Assignments
Points
Discussion questions for Love's Executioner and participation in discussion
Chapters 1, 2
10
Chapters 3, 4,
10
Chapters 5, 6
10
Chapters 7, 8
10
Chapters 9,10
10
Case File
Written Portion
20
Presentation
20
Attendance, Participation, Timely submission of forms
10
TOTAL
100 points
Note: If have not fulfilled your hourly requirements, you must enroll in the course again. You
cannot take an “incomplete” for any of the field experience courses (i.e. Practicum, internship, or
advanced internship).
Course Requirements:
1. Reading and discussion preparation for Love's Executioner
We will be reading and discussing chapters from Love's Executioner (Yalom, 1989). Prior to
coming to class, you are expected to read the assigned chapters and prepare thoughtfully for
the class discussion by preparing 2 discussion questions for each assigned chapter. In
formulating these questions, consider these factors, then develop your own questions to ask the
class:
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How does the patient change as a result of therapy?
What helps the client change?
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What challenges did Yalom face as the therapist working with this patent?
What mistakes does he make? What does he struggle with?
What reactions do you have to Yalom's candid admissions?
2. Case File
You are required to videotape a counseling session and assemble a case file for a client with
whom you are working. Your video must be at least 30 minutes long. However, we will only
have time to review 10 minutes of this tape in class. If your agency or school will not allow for
videotaping or if you cannot find a client who will give consent, then you should find someone
(such as a friend, or relative, or neighbor, or another classmate) who would be willing to
participate. Please discuss this “surrogate client” prior to videotaping with this professor. You
will also need a consent to videotape this “surrogate client”. Also, please alter, mask, or blacken
out any identifying information on all written documentation to protect and maintain the
confidentiality of the client. Please ask your professor during class for clarification on how to do
this assignment if you are unsure. You will be graded on your counseling skills, your
consideration and understanding of ethical and multicultural issues, your ability to discuss and
conceptualize your case, and the quality of your written documentation. The class will view a
portion of this video with you and will ask questions, offer feedback and provide suggestions. Be
certain that you have the technological capability to play your video in the classroom. The
purpose of this assignment is to help you polish your counseling skills.
2a. Your written case file should include the following:
Signed consent form
Case Conceptualization: a 3-4 page double-spaced summary of the client and their issues
using appropriate headings. Include relevant background information, diagnostic
impressions on all five DSM axes, and treatment recommendations. I strongly suggest
you use the Clinician’s Thesaurus as a tool to complete this portion of the assignment.
Transcription of a portion of the counseling session that you plan to show in class. This is
to be transcription of the 10 minute segment you plan to show during class and should
include a notation of your micro skills used next to each of your responses (this can be
handwritten in the margin. For example: open-ended question, reflection, summary,
etc.).
Progress Note of this session in SOAP or DAP format (1-2 pages double spaced)
Self-evaluation: a two-page double-spaced reflection on what you attempted to do in this
session, what you did well and what you could have done better
2b. Presentation of case file
Your entire presentation, sharing of a 10 minute video clip, and the discussion that follows
should take about 30 minutes to complete.
3. Turning in required forms according to the schedule: Proof of insurance, Site
agreement form, Experience logs, accrual of minimum required internship hours
During each class that we meet, your professor will ask each student to turn in their log to sign
off on their hours accrued. The site supervisor should sign off on the student’s hours on a
weekly basis. A portion of your grade in this class is determined by your ability to turn in the
evaluation forms and log books as scheduled as well as complete the required hours of
supervised internship hours (including the minimum number of both direct and indirect client
contact hours) as well as your ability to turn in your log book for review at each class meeting
time. Your site supervisor’s comments will also be considered as well. You cannot take an
“incomplete” for this course because this will prevent you from being able to sign up for the
advanced internship course. Therefore, in some unforeseen instance that you will not be able to
accrue the required minimum hours, please consult with your professor and/or division chair on
how best to address your situation.
Tentative Schedule:
Week
#
1
Date/Saturdays Meetings
Class Content/Assignments Due
8/29/15
Signed site agreements, proof of insurance
documents and Week #1 log due
Class Meets 9am3pm
Review of comps and licensure requirements
Check in on site experience and development
of learning objectives for the semester
Review of ethical principals & ethical
dilemmas
2
9/5/15
Class Meets 9am3pm
Week #2 logs due
Love's Executioner Discussion questions for
Chapters 1 & 2 due
Selected topics in counseling
3
9/12/15
Week #3 & 4 logs due
4
9/19/15
Class Meets 9am3pm
Love's Executioner Discussion questions for
Chapters 3 & 4 due
Selected topics in counseling
5
9/26/15
Class Meets 9am3pm
Week #5 logs due
Love's Executioner Discussion questions for
Chapters 5 & 6 due
Selected topics in counseling
Week #6 logs due
6
10/3/15
Class Meets 9am3pm
Love's Executioner Discussion questions for
Chapters 7 & 8 due
Selected topics in counseling
7
10/10/5
8
10/17/15
Class Meets 9am3pm
Week #7 & 8 logs due
Case Files Due.
Case File Presentations
Love's Executioner Discussion questions for
Chapters 9 & 10 due
9
10/24/15
10
10/31/15
Class Meets 9am3pm
Week #9 & 10 logs due
Case File Presentations (con't)
Logs & Site Evaluation Due
**SAVE A COPY OF ALL SYLLABI FOR YOUR RECORDS AND FOR POSSIBLE
FUTURE SUBMISSION TO LICENSURE BOARDS.