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SOC-OFE Doctoral Students - Field Experience Manual:
Satisfactory Completion of Internship

Satisfactory Completion of Internship

Field experience differs from other courses you complete in your program in that there are requirements beyond satisfactory completion of coursework assignments. That is, successful completion of the Internship course includes passing both coursework and fieldwork requirements, completion of which is tracked in the Meditrek® Grading Checklist. The final grades for the field experience courses are either Satisfactory (S) or Unsatisfactory (U). A deficiency in any item listed below will result in a U grade for the course. All requirements, including hourly requirements, evaluations, and time logs, must be completed by the end of Week 10; if hourly requirements are not met, then you will need to request an Incomplete (I) grade or an Extension (see Incomplete (I) Grades and Extensions).

To complete Internship satisfactorily, students must achieve ALL of the following requirements:

Coursework Requirements

  1. Successful completion of all coursework assignments with a cumulative score of 80% or above.
  2. All work sample assignments must be completed satisfactorily and by the due date.

Hourly Requirements

  1. Completion of all hourly requirements for the field experience as shown on the Time Log approved by site (Internship I)/triadic (Internship II and III) and faculty supervisors (only hours approved by both site/triadic and faculty supervisors will count toward field experience requirements).
  2. Attendance and active participation in one full continuous hour of individual or triadic supervision with the Walden-approved site supervisor (Internship I) or the triadic supervisor (Internship II and III) to occur during each week of the quarter (for a minimum of 10 hours total for each quarter of internship).
  3. Attendance and active participation in all faculty group supervision videoconferences (for a minimum of 15 hours for each quarter of internship).

Administrative/Evaluation Requirements

  1. Completion of Mid-Quarter Evaluation by Walden-approved site supervisor (Internship I)/triadic supervisor (Internship II and III) by the end of Week 5.
  2. Satisfactory End-of-Quarter Evaluation of Student as indicated by no ratings indicating one or more counseling skills deficiencies or one or more professional disposition deficiencies and endorsement for progression provided by the Walden-approved site supervisor (Internship I) or triadic supervisor (Internship II and III).
  3. Satisfactory End-of-Quarter Evaluation of Student as indicated by no ratings indicating one or more counseling skills deficiencies or one or more professional disposition deficiencies and endorsement for progression provided by the faculty supervisor.
  4. Full endorsement with no concerns or reservations regarding your ability to continue with professional practice curriculum provided by the faculty supervisor/course instructor, field experience coordinators, and field experience director, in keeping with Walden’s Student Professional Competence Policy as well as their ethical responsibility as counselor educators to gatekeep.
  5. Adherence to all SOC-OFE policies outlined in the Field Experience Manual, as well as site and university policies, the ACA Code of Ethics, the NBCC Code of Ethics, and all state regulations for counseling professionals.