RES696 Individual Counseling and Life Coach Practicum Syllabus
LOGOS equivalent course numbers:
Undergraduate: RES496 Practicum
Graduate: RES696 Masters Practicum
Course Description: This course provides actual counseling/coaching supervision and practice. It can be completed via E-mail as you begin counseling/coaching in your church or with friends.
1. For counseling practicum you must complete at least 30 face to face contact hours counseling at least 3 clients and 10 one-half hour telephonic supervision sessions from an experienced counselor. For life coaching certification you must complete at least 15 hours coaching with 2 clients and 5 one-half hour telephonic supervision sessions. This supervision will be provided directly by telephone, SKYPE or E-mail with a supervisor at Word of Life Institute as an individual or a group.
2. Write a 3 page paper discussing what you have learned through your counseling/coaching experience.
3. For counseling write a 5 page paper outlining what you did to implement the 10 step counseling process from Transformation! in the life of one of your clients. For life coaching write a 5 page paper outlining what you did to implement the 12 step coaching method taught in the Mentoring and Life Coaching class. Make sure to explain your rationale and methods.
4. Provide one audio tape of one of your counseling/coaching sessions. Counselors must also provide one VHS videotape or DVD of another of your counseling sessions to your supervisor for review. Make sure that you request in writing the client's permission to record the session and include that permission form with your tape. These tapes take the place of the final examination for this course.
5. E-mail or set up appointments and call or contact your assigned supervisor at the agreed upon time. If the call is long distance, you are responsible for any long distance charges.
6. Submit your papers, video, and audio tape to Word of Life Institute for grading via E-mail at tdreiner@wolm.org.
Note: Only purchase practcum supervision below if you are pursuing a certification one course at a time and need to begin your practicum.
Ten one-half hour counseling supervision sessions by telephone, SKYPE, or E-mail $200.00
Beloved, if God so loved us, we ought also to love one another. 1 John 4:11