COUN 703 - School Counseling Practicum & Action Research

Prerequisites
COUN 600 and COUN 601, previously.

This 3-unit course is designed to give PPS-SC students practical experience in problem-solving and action research in a school setting. Students will spend 50 hours in 1-2 school sites shadowing school counselors and identifying and exploring an actual, school-based problem or issue related to school counseling. Using the principles of collaborative action research, students will work in teams to design and implement an assessment tool that addresses the identified problem or issue. Students will spend class time processing their shadowing experiences, learning about collaborative action research, and working together to find ways to approach the identified problem or issue. Students will be mentored throughout the semester by 2nd- and 3rd-year students in the field experience class. Final team projects will be presented in the field experience class at the end of the semester and at the KSOE Action Research Conference.

Course credits: 3