Multicultural Reflective Journals–COUC850

Students reflect on assigned individual readings from the text. Students will: (a) read the chapter; (b) write a short concise summary; (c) reflections, challenges, and areas for growth; and (d) implications for teaching master’s students. COUC850

Meets criteria h. j. k. l.

Career Development Applied Theory Paper Assignment

Through creation of an 8-12 pages conceptual paper, the student will combine theory and practice in a meaningful way. Each student will select a career theory of their choice and provide a detailed description of the major tenets of the career theory. Then the student will discuss how the tenets of the theory can explain the career development concerns of a specific population of interest. COUC850

Meets criteria j. k.

Pre-intensive Reflective Paper

For this synthesizing paper, create a scholarly document that answers each of the questions listed on the Reflective Paper Template. Your paper must include citations from the conceptual and empirical literature to support your model and practices. COUC715

Meets criteria j.

Intensive Week Professionalism and Participation

Becoming a counselor educator is a process, therefore, it is important to establish a professional attitude and demeanor in a doctoral program. As doctoral students, you are responsible for active and respectful participation in course activities. To facilitate the process, the class participation and professionalism grade will be based on your (a) contribution to discussions, (b) contribution to the learning experience of your classmates; (c) attending class and being on time, (d) active participation in all in-class activities, (e) completion and submission of all assignments on time and in a scholarly, professional manner, and (f) professional communication throughout the course. COUC715

Meets criteria  j.

Reading from assigned texts, reflection, and synthesis paper

Read the assigned chapter in Dailey et al. text and the Gabbard text and then synthesize the information in a critical analysis and synthesis paper. COUC715

Meets criteria b. j.

Capstone Project Paper

This scholarly paper is designed to prepare you for the Applied Theory section of the Qualifying Examination when you will be asked to present your theoretical model of ethical and effective assessment, diagnosis, case conceptualization, treatment planning, treatment, treatment outcomes assessment and aftercare planning and apply it to a DSM-5 condition in the context of a case study. COUC715

Meets criteria b. j.

Benchmark Final Article Submission Assignment

Knowledge dissemination is one of the fundamental roles of a scholar. This assignment is intended to provide students with a demonstration of that process. For this assignment, you have to produce the perfect-submission ready documents, including all of the files required for submission (e.g., separate abstract and title page text, tables and figures, submission text and references, and cover letter). Different journals have different requirements for how these pieces should be formatted and submitted. COUC745

Meets criteria c.

Benchmark Textbook Critical Analysis and Synthesis Paper Assignment

The student will compile all the Textbook Chapter Analysis Assignment submissions into one

document. This text and assignment will give the student a solid overview of qualitative research in the field of counseling. The student must place a copy of the Grading Rubric for this assignment at the end of his/her paper and fill it out as a self-evaluation. COUC750

Meets criteria h. i.

Dialogue Paper Assignments (3)

The student will be provided three (3) articles/book chapters related to qualitative research and will write a dialogue paper on each assigned reading. Each dialogue paper should follow the instructions and guidelines provided with the assignment. In addition to the written dialogue papers, the student will be required to engage in class discussions in a way that demonstrates comprehension of the content, paradigms, methods, ethics, diversity and trustworthiness in qualitative research. COUC750

Meets criteria h. i.

Researcher Identity Memo Assignment

The student will write a researcher identity memo to help him/her examine his/her goals, experiences, assumptions, feelings, and values as they relate to the student’s research, and to discover what resources and potential concerns his/her identity and experience may create. The student must describe specifically those experiences, and the beliefs, goals, and expectations that emerged from them, that are most directly relevant to his/her planned research project, and to reflect how these have informed and influenced his/her research. COUC750 

Meets criteria  l.

Qualitative Research Proposal Paper Assignment

This proposal is for the student to explain and justify his/her proposed study to an audience of nonexperts on his/her topic. This assignment will allow the student to demonstrate his/her understanding of qualitative research in the field of counseling. The student must place a copy of the Grading Rubric for this assignment at the end of his/her paper and fill it out as a self-evaluation. COUC750

Meets criteria h.

Quiz: Pre-Intensive Reading

Students will read chapters 1 – 4, & 11 of the Jalongo and Saracho text (2016) and read the entire Rocco and Hatcher text. Complete the reading and open book short-essays test as soon as the semester begins. Students will cite all answers with page numbers. Instead of including direct quotes from the texts, critical analysis and synthesization of responses are required. COUC810

Meets criteria b. c.

Quizzes: Intensive Week Journal (5)

The student will engage in reflective journal writing to facilitate reflection and processing his/her learning and the events of each day of the intensive. COUC810

Meets criteria b. c.

Counseling Conference Proposal Assignment

Complete a counseling conference proposal. This proposal will be completed according to the conference proposal guidelines identified during the intensive week utilizing an original topic. Students will submit the completed application. Then, after receiving a grade for the assignment, the proposal will be submitted to the conference. COUC810

Meets criteria b. c.

Counseling Conference PowerPoint and Handout Assignment

Students will complete a PowerPoint and Handout on the Conference Proposal designated topic. It is thematic and orient the audience on the selected topic. This will present the information from the Conference proposal in a teaching format. COUC810

Meets criteria b. c.

Quiz: Center for Research and Scholarship (CRS) Grant

Application Assignment Proof that Student completeed the application form. Take a screenshot of the completed application and provide proof of completion by uploading a copy of the screenshot. COUC810

Meets criteria h.

Benchmark Manuscript Submission II Assignment

The student will revise their submission of the Assignment: Manuscript Submission I based on the instructors’ feedback. The final version of the manuscript will be submitted for this assignment.  COUC810

Meets criteria b. c.

Professionalism and Participation Assignment– Leadership and Advocacy Reflection Paper

The standards of preparation and contribution to the overall discussion are significantly high for the doctoral student and his/her full engagement in the co-creation of this experience is expected. This course is structured so the student will learn not only from the textbook/readings, but also from his/her peers. Becoming a counselor educator is a process, so it is important to establish a professional attitude and demeanor in a doctoral program. In-Class Activities: The student will participate in a variety of exercises designed to help him/her learn the principles of leadership and advocacy. He/she will also be involved in other self-awareness and self-learning activities throughout the course. COUC860

Meets criteria a. d. g. h. j. l.

Group Discussions (5)

The purpose of this assignment is to give the student an opportunity to interact with fellow doctoral students in a collaborative manner. The student must read the assigned textbook readings (16 total) and respond in-depth to selected prompts in a group discussion board. The student is expected to demonstrate the ability to integrate the information from the chapters; (b) interact with at least two group members posts; and (c) demonstrate an assimilation of the new information. COUC860

Meets criteria a. b. d. e. f. g. h. j. k.

Benchmark Personal Philosophy of Leadership and Advocacy Assignment

As a future counselor educator, the student will be a leader in the profession as well as an advocate for groups and individual clients. As such, it is essential that the student can develop a personal philosophy of advocacy and leadership. After examining the various theoretical approaches and models of leadership and advocacy, the student will write a (3-6 page) reflection paper describing his/her personal philosophy of leadership and advocacy. The student will also develop a personal action plan for leadership based on his/her philosophy of leadership. COUC860

Meets criteria a. b. j. l.

Benchmark Leadership Interview Assignment

The student will interview someone (face-to-face or virtual platform) whom he/she considers to be a leader in the counseling profession. The student will then write a (3-5 page) summary of the interview, including his/her personal reaction to the interview. COUC860

Meets criteria b. c. f. g. h. j. l.

Benchmark Social Justice Action Plan Assignment

The student will develop a personal social justice plan based on Lee’s (2007) five personal action steps (3–5 pages).  COUC860

Meets criteria b. i. j. l.

Discussion: Introduction and General Topic

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. Therefore, the student will share information about the general topic direction in which he or she plans to conduct research. Each thread must be at least 200 words and include 3 scholarly references. COUC870

Meets criteria c.

Notes Assignment

The student will make notes on 75 scholarly, peer-reviewed articles. COUC870

Meets criteria c.

Class Participation Assignment

In a doctoral level course, in-class class participation is essential to the student’s development as a scholar. The student will participate in all in-class activities and submissions. COUC870

Meets criteria c.

Quiz: Final Dissertation Submission

The student will complete a quiz that requires the student to submit either Chapter 2 of the manuscript, or Chapters 1–3 of the manuscript. This manuscript upload will provide evidence of progress within the course, and track progress within the program.  COUC870

Meets criteria c.