COUC 980 Supervision Internship

The doctoral internship experience is considered one of the capstone events in the the doctoral student’s program of study. In this course, the student gains supervised experience in the supervision activities of a regularly employed professional in the field of counselor education. Under the mentorship of faculty and supervisors, the student will continue to develop the personal qualities, characteristics, and behaviors of a supervisor as he or she transitions from “Doctoral Student” to “Counselor Educator.” As a future faculty and/or supervisor, the student will participate in the activities required of faculty providing supervision of entry-level counseling practicum students. To ensure that the internship provides the student with a well-rounded experience, the student will have supervision experiences in both individual and group supervision. Particular attention is given to the student’s professional growth and development during this supervised internship experiences.

Method of Instruction: This semester-long course is delivered using a digital synchronous format. The student attends 1.5 hours of weekly digital synchronous faculty group supervision over the duration of this course.

Course Requirements Checklist

After reading the Course Syllabus and Student Expectations, the candidate will complete the related checklist found in the Course Overview.

Hours

The student will complete 200 total hours in activities associated with providing supervision of master’s practicum students or post-graduate clinicians earning hours towards licensure. To conceptualize hours, it is equivalent to supervising practicum students in a 17 week practicum course. The requirements for completion of the supervision internship will be documented in the Supervision Internship Agreement Form.

During the Internship, the student will also meet every week for 1.5 hours for group supervision with his/her faculty supervisor. The student must also obtain one hour per week of individual and/or triadic supervision throughout the Internship with his/her approved classroom Site Supervisor. Supervision Internship Supervisors must hold a doctoral degree in Counselor Education or related profession with equivalent qualifications. Supervising teachers at a non-Liberty site must have a doctoral degree in Counselor Education.

Supervision Informed Consent (Professional Disclosure) Assignment

The student will submit his/her Supervision Informed Consent (Professional Disclosure) Form to the Faculty Supervisor for review. Once approved, the intern will provide each supervisee with a copy. Consent for individual supervision will be documented through Canvas. However, because the student is a co-instructor in the practicum course, he/she does not need an informed consent to conduct group supervision (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G, H).

Peer Supervision Self-Evaluation Assignment

This assignment develops doctoral-level supervisory competence through structured peer supervision practice, reflection, and evaluation. You are expected to demonstrate intentional use of supervision theory, ethical decision-making, multicultural responsiveness, and professional identity development consistent with CACREP 2024 Counselor Education and Supervision standards (Section 6.B). Peer supervision/consultation is the focus of analysis rather than counseling content. You will complete a structured self-evaluation of your recorded peer supervision session using a provided template. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G).

Benchmark Group Supervision Self-Evaluation Assignment

For each presentation, the student will complete a self-evaluation of their supervision interaction using the template provided. Responses should demonstrate critical reflection and supervisory conceptualization of the supervision process, including feedback delivery and supervisory interventions. The focus is on supervision process rather than counseling content. Responses should reflect supervisory decision-making, developmental responsiveness, multicultural and ethical awareness, and reflective use of self. The student will integrate at least five current peer-reviewed scholarly sources throughout the evaluation to support supervisory conceptualization, feedback approach, and decision-making. Responses must demonstrate doctoral-level intentionality and clearly articulate how the student’s supervision model informed their understanding of the supervision session and supervisory process. Spiritual integration consistent with a Christian worldview should be included where relevant and should be in current APA format, 4–6 pages (excluding title page and references) (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G). 

Peer Supervision Presentation Assignment

This assignment emphasizes clear, concise, and professional communication of peer supervision/consultation processes for peer and faculty consultation. The student will describe supervision context, identify observable supervisory behaviors, and develop structured consultation questions to support professional dialogue. This presentation is strictly descriptive and consultative in nature. It is limited to observable peer supervision/consultation content and behaviors. Analysis, interpretation, theoretical explanation, evaluative reasoning, and reflective commentary are not included and are reserved for the written Peer Supervision Self-Evaluation Assignment. The student will create and deliver a slide-based professional presentation (e.g., PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote, Canva, or equivalent) based on their recorded peer supervision/consultation session. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G).

Benchmark Group Supervision Presentation Assignment

This assignment emphasizes clear, concise, and professional communication of supervision processes for peer and faculty consultation. The student will describe supervision context, identify observable supervisory behaviors, and develop structured consultation questions to support professional dialogue. This presentation is descriptive and consultative only. It is limited to observable supervision content and behaviors. Analysis, interpretation, theoretical explanation, evaluative reasoning, and reflective commentary are not included and are reserved for the written Group Supervision Self-Evaluation Assignment. The student will create and deliver a slide-based professional presentation format (e.g., PowerPoint, Google Slides, Keynote, Canva, or equivalent) based on their recorded supervision session. (CLO: A, B, C, D, E, F, G).

Quiz: Liability Insurance Verification

The student must submit a copy of liability insurance in order to prove that he/she has maintained liability insurance throughout the Practicum and the three Internship courses. No student may begin or remain in practicum or an internship without appropriate liability insurance.

Quiz: Presentation Development Progress (9)

The purpose of these quizzes is to ensure the student reports acknowledgement of weekly progress on the Teaching Presentation Lesson Plan Assignment and Video Presentation Assignment through 1 true/false question on the quiz. There are 9 quizzes throughout the course.

Quiz: Intern Evaluation of Their Site and Supervisor

As stakeholders, students have an important role in evaluating the effectiveness of their internship experience. Specifically, the intern can provide valuable feedback on the quality and effectiveness of his/her supervision sites (i.e. course setting) and the faculty site supervisor. This allows the program to assess and improve these internship opportunities for the future. Therefore, the intern is asked to fill out an evaluation of the faculty supervisor and supervision site at the end of his/her Supervision Internship (CLO: B).

Quiz: Live Observation of Group Supervision

As part of the doctoral supervision experience, the student must obtain at least one live observation of a synchronous group supervision session conducted by the student’s site supervisor or designated qualified supervisor. Because recording of supervision sessions is not permitted, evaluation will occur through direct live observation using the provided Live Observation of Group Supervision Form and Supervisor Final Evaluation Forms. For this assignment, the student will be responsible for: 

1. Scheduling a live observation with the site supervisor where the student is leading group facilitation.
2. Providing the supervisor with the observation form and relevant course expectations before the session.
3. Facilitating the observed synchronous group supervision session.
4. Uploading the completed form to Canvas by the assigned deadline. (CLO: B).

Quiz: Intern Self-Evaluation of Supervision

The intern must complete a self-evaluation at the end of his/her Supervision Internship. There are two parts of this assignment. In the first part, the student will download the Quiz: Intern Self-Evaluation Supervision Template and rate him/herself across a range of activities completed for the doctoral supervision internship experience. Once the student have completed this portion of the evaluation, he/she will fill in the total score, average score, and the total number of each Likert score selected information. In addition, the student will respond to two essay questions in the quiz (CLO: B, C).

Quiz: Supervisor Final Evaluation

The purpose of of this assignment is to provide documentation that the student has completed  the 200 hours required to complete the teaching internship.  This assignment requires a weekly summary of hours. However, the student is not required to submit daily logs. 

Quiz: Dispositions Reflection

This quiz will allow students to reflect on the 9 dispositions required for the program.