Participate in Class Discussions and Group Activities

This course is structured so the student will learn not only from the textbook and readings, but also from one another. Becoming a counselor educator is a process, so it is important to establish a professional attitude and demeanor in a doctoral program. As doctoral students, students are responsible for active and respectful participation in class activities. To facilitate the process, the class participation grade will be based on the student’s (a) contribution to discussions, (b) contribution to the learning experience of their classmates; (c) attending class and being on time, (d) active participation in all in-class activities. COUC850

Meets criteria a. c.

Multicultural Reflective Journals (8)

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 d. f.

Career Theory Group Final Presentation Assignment

Students will incorporate the feedback from the In-Class Group Presentation to develop an applied career theory presentation that is tailored to a conference proposal. Students will focus on the tenets of the theory, application of the theory to practice, and use of the theory with underserved populations. COUC850

Meets criteria a. b. c. d. e. f.

Career Self-Assessment Assignment

The purpose of this assignment is to help students develop a better understanding of the complexities of the career counseling and planning process and to complete his/her individual career counseling and planning cycle. As noted in VI.A, students complete a variety of career assessments, such as interest/personality assessments, values card sort, career story assessment, career genograms, career exploration, and career attainment skills; as well as other self-awareness and self-learning activities. This assignment demonstrates students’ ability to synthesize the multiple components of career development and career counseling into an integrated personal career assessment report. COUC850

Meets criteria  b. e. f.

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 a. b. c. d. e. f.

Benchmark NCDA Conference Proposal Assignment

Once students have completed the Career Development Theory Application paper, they will fill out the information required to prepare a conference proposal using the template used by the National Career Development Association’s Global Conference. The purpose of this assignment is to give students experience in the process of disseminating the results of their research to other professionals in the field. Particular attention will be on students’ ability to tailor the presentation to match the theme of the conference. COUC850

Meets criteria a. c.

Yalom Discussion Forums (7)

Discussions are collaborative learning experiences. The discussions will cover the Yalom text. These discussions serve two purposes. First, the student will gain experience as future counselor educators by designing and posting his/her own discussion question for his/her peers to answer. Second, the student will pick two questions posted by his/her peers and respond to create a collaborative learning experience that brings more content and learning. Replies should be between 250-300 words COUC710

Meets criteria b. d. f.

Webex Synchronous Class Discussions (5)

Class will meet one hour, synchronously, 5 times, via Webex, for discussions on topics related to group counseling. The student will be assigned articles/chapters and is expected to read and be prepared to discuss assigned reading. COUC710

Meets criteria b. d. f.

Group Co-Leadership Self-Evaluation Paper Assignment

The student will be assigned to a master’s level group class, or with permission from the instructor, a group from the student’s practice, and will be expected to co-lead at least one demonstration group session, or skill demonstration, with the instructor. The student will provide a completed instructor evaluation form and a self-evaluation paper. The paper should be 3 pages long and written in current APA format. COUC710

Meets criteria d. f.

Supervision Reflection Paper Assignment

The student will be assigned to a master’s level group class where he/she will be expected to provide co-supervision, with the group class instructor, for one group session. The student will provide a reflective self-evaluation paper, 3 pages in length and written in current APA format. COUC710

Meets criteria  b. d.

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 a. b. c. d. e. f.

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 (i.e., emails). COUC715

Meets criteria a. b. c. d. e. f.

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 and include a title page, abstract (with key words), and introduction, organize the paper with the assigned headings. COUC715

Meets criteria a. b. c. d. e. f.

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 a. b. c. d. e. f.

Analysis Portfolio Assignment

An analysis portfolio ensures that students develop a level of comfort with conducting and writing up quantitative results. This comfort is expected at the doctoral level. You will complete an analysis portfolio that includes analyses and write-ups for the following: Independent samples t-test, repeated measures t-test, A one-way between subjects ANOVA. Two-way between subjects ANOVA, ANCOVA. Evaluation of a correlation matrix between subgroups or theoretical framework (e.g., male and female or shame measures vs mental health measures). Put all the write-up and output in a single word document. COUC745

Meets criteria d.

Model Rationale Assignment

Reading research literature is essential for both doctoral and master’s level scholars. Your ability to effectively glean the key findings from a study is foundational to your development as a scholar. Taking those findings and developing a conceptual model is an essential skill for a scholar. Develop a conceptual model based on the literature related to the dataset provided for you by the instructor. Put this model in a Microsoft Word document that contains both a conceptual model diagram and a well-developed rationale. Your rationale must include scholarly sources, hypotheses, and or research questions. Include a reference page in the current APA style. COUC745

Meets criteria a.

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 must 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 e.

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 a. b. c. d. e. f.

Notes Assignment

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

Meets criteria a. b. c. d. e. f.

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 a. b. c. d. e. f.

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 a. b. c. d. e. f.