SOC-OFE Masters Students - Field Experience Manual:

Satisfactory Completion of Field Experiences

Field experience differs from the other courses you complete in your program in that there are requirements beyond satisfactory completion of coursework assignments. That is, successful completion of the field experience 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 a Practicum/Internship Extension (see Incomplete (I) Grades and Extensions).

To complete the practicum course satisfactorily, you must achieve ALL the following:

Coursework Requirements

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

Hourly Requirements

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

Administrative/Evaluation Requirements

6. Completion of Mid-Quarter Evaluation by the Walden-approved site supervisor prior to the site visit.
7. Site visit completed by the Walden-approved site supervisor and faculty supervisor in Week 4, 5, 6, or 7.
8. Satisfactory End-of-Quarter Evaluation of Student at a minimum of an intermediate level (rating of 2 or above) and endorsement for progression provided by the Walden-approved site supervisor.
9. Satisfactory End-of-Quarter Evaluation of Student at a minimum of an intermediate level (rating of 2 or above) and endorsement for progression provided by the faculty supervisor.
10. Full endorsement with no 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..
11. 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.

 

 

To complete each internship course satisfactorily, you must achieve ALL the following:

Coursework Requirements

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

Hourly Requirements

3. Completion of the hourly requirements for the field experience by the end of Internship II as shown on the time log approved by the site and faculty supervisors (the time log must be completed and approved each term; only hours approved by both the site and faculty supervisors will count toward field experience requirements).
4. Attendance and active participation in a minimum of one full continuous hour of individual or triadic site supervision with the Walden-approved site supervisor to occur during each week of the quarter (for a minimum of 10 hours total for each quarter of field experience).
5. Attendance and active participation in all faculty group supervision videoconferences (minimum of 15 hours for each quarter of field experience).

Administrative/Evaluation Requirements

6. Completion of Mid-Quarter Evaluation by the Walden-approved site supervisor prior to the site visit.
7. Site visit completed by the Walden-approved site supervisor and faculty supervisor in Weeks 4, 5, 6, or 7.
8. Satisfactory End-of-Quarter Evaluation of Student at a minimum of an intermediate level (rating of 2 or above for Internship I and 3 or above for Internship II) and endorsement for progression provided by the Walden-approved site supervisor.
9. Satisfactory End-of-Quarter Evaluation of Student at a minimum of an intermediate level (rating of 2 or above for Internship I and 3 or above for Internship II) and endorsement for progression provided by the faculty supervisor.
10. Full endorsement with no 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.
11. 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.

The Meditrek® Grading Checklist tracks completion of all of the requirements of each field experience. ALL items listed in the checklist must be completed for a Satisfactory (S) grade in a field experience course. You are expected to monitor your Grading Checklist in Meditrek® throughout the duration of your enrollment in field experience, and to ensure that the Grading Checklist reflects the anticipated grade earned at the end of the field experience course. The SOC-OFE completes an audit of all Grading Checklists following the end of each term and submits grades by the end of Week 12. (Note: This is one week later than grades are submitted for content courses.) Detailed information and instructions for the Meditrek® Grading Checklist are available in the Meditrek® Student Guide.

 

Note: Only coursework scores are reflected in the field experience classroom. Field experience requires completion of all required elements; you should use the Grading Checklist and not solely the classroom gradebook to monitor your progress in the field experience courses.