Counseling Practicum

2. Objectives of Counseling Practicum
1.To provide student counselors the opportunity to integrate the separate academic
courses which they have been exposed to in the counselor education program
2.To provide counseling opportunities where the student counselors can be
challenged to select, administer, analyze, and interpret relevant psychological test
results to acquire such abilities
3.To develop the student counselors’ initiative and resourcefulness to face novel and
challenging counseling situations
4.To develop and acquire skills in forming and handling group counseling and other
group activities
5.To make student counselors acquire administrative skills in the organization and
administration of guidance services

3. 6.To help students counselors acquire and apply counseling skills in real-life
situations
7.To provide the opportunity for student counselors to initiate, maintain,
and terminate counseling relationships in real-life situations
8.To develop in student counselors the ability to identify client’s real
problems, rearrange the problems in order of priority, as well as to set
both short- and long-term goals
9.To equip student counselors with the ability to evaluate counseling
outcomes without bias
10.To expose student counselors to the world of work

4. Preparation for Counseling Practicum by Student Counselors
Student counselors should:
1. attend all briefings on the practicum by the school or host institution
2. pay a visit to the practicum site before the actual date of commencement to
meet the host supervisor or head of the place and know the offices assigned to
them.
3. cultivate and demonstrate certain intangible characteristics such as creativity,
cooperative attitude, enthusiasm, flexibility, and responsiveness as they go on in
the practicum.

5. Qualities of A Good Practicum Site
1.There should be enough clients with counseling needs for student
counselors for the duration of the practicum exercise.
2.The practicum site should be easily accessible to student counselors and
trainers.
3.The practicum site should have adequate facilities for the practice of
counseling.
4.There should be at least one onsite supervisor.
5.The site should have at least one practising counselor.