COURSE PLAN(C)

FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES

From : Jun 2017 September 2017

Course Title : COUNSELLING PRACTICUM

Course Code : ESSB 4806
Credits : 6 credits
Contact Hours Per semester : 560 hours
Delivery Methods : Full placement at school setting and / or at Industry
Pre-requisite : Complete all courses in the programme

Course Leader : Sabariah Siron

Faculty/ School : Faculty of Education and Humanities
Course Location : UNITAR International University, Kelana Jaya.
Venue : Continuous placement at work place
Day : Working days
Time : 7.30 am 4.30pm
Telephone : 03-7627 7365
E-mail : sabariah_siron@unitar.my

This document comprises the following:

Introduction of the modules
Learning objective & learning outcome
Course requirement and policies
Module Rules & Regulations
Course Assessment
Calendar Schedule

Other documents as follows will be issued to you on an ongoing basis throughout the semester
via UNIEC:
Syllabus + Lecture Outline
Guidebook for Internship.
Submission Requirements + Guidelines

INTRODUCTION:
The counseling practicum will provide trainees with work-related experience. Trainees will be
posted in a counseling work-related setting for 14 weeks (10 weeks at school setting and 4 weeks
at industru)to fulfill 560 hours accredited for counseling practicum programme. Learners will be
supervised and guided by field supervisors and academic supervisors approved by the faculty.
Trainees have to meet requirements: 150 sessions of individual counseling, 42 sessions of group
counseling, guidance activities, implement programmes, administration works and case
study.Supervision will also be conducted by the faculty academician to guide, monitor and
assess the trainees progress during the internship period.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
Upon the completion of the course, trainees will be able to:
1. apply theories into practice as a counselor practitioner at work settings.
2. master attending skills.
3. manage guidance and counseling unit.
4. demonstrate good communication skills.
5. develop positive counsellors attitude and personality.

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LEARNING OUTCOMES:
At the end of the course, students are able to:
LO1 : demonstrate the mastery of basic attending skills;
LO2 : manage and administer the guidance and counseling unit;
LO3 : plan and implement guidance and counseling programmes;
LO4 : demonstrate and develop personality, attitudes and roles of a counselor in a real work
setting;
LO5 : practice interpersonal and communication skills used daily in work setting;
LO6 : demonstrate the sensitivity to the ethical application of counseling, both with respect to
working with clients and other responsibilities inherent within the internship period.

COURSE STRUCTURE:

Contact hours at internship placement : 560hours

No. of weeks : 14weeks
Lectures/Tutorials/Online Facilitation : Online Facilitations
No. final examination

COURSE POLICY/ATTENDANCE POLICY

Students are required to abide by the universitys Academic Regulation pertaining to all matters
during their course of study. Learners are advised to take note that class attendance is very
important. Learners who do not meet the attendance requirement will be barred from sitting for
the final examination.

COURSE ASSESMENT:
Assessment Methods and Types
Term end assessment:
BED (GnC) & BGnC
Academic Supervisor : 60%
Field Supervisor : 20%
Teaching & Industry work : 20%
100%
BED (Hons)
Academic Supervisor : 80%
Field Supervisor : 20%

TOTAL
100%

Assesment Description Issue Date Due Date %

INDIVIDUAL COUNSELLING (150 HRS) 20%
GROUP COUNSELLING (42 HRS) 20%
GUIDANCE (60 HRS) 10%
CASE STUDY (2 Cases) 10%
PROGRAMMES( 60 HRS) 10%

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PERSONALITY 10%
FINAL REPORT & 14TH WEEK
20%
RECORD BOOK (28 HRS)
TOTAL 100%

You are expected to fulfill the above requirements of the course to obtain a grade:
Trainees must produce the final report and other documents on the stipulated date
as requirements to be fulfilled for the final grade to be awarded by faculty.

GENERAL GRADING

RANGE MARK GRADE QUALITY POINT LEVEL OF

EQUIVALENT ACHIEVEMENT
90 100 A+ 4.00 Distinction
80 89 A 4.00 Distinction
75 79 A- 3.75 Distinction
70 74 B+ 3.50 Merit
65 69 B 3.00 Merit
60 64 B- 2.75 Merit
55 59 C+ 2.50 Satisfactory
50-54 C 2.25 Satisfactory
45-49 C- 2.00 Pass
40-44 D 1.50 Redeemable Pass
35 - 39 E 1.00 Fail
0 - 34 F 0.00 Fail

COURSE CONTENTS/ SLT (CONVENTIONAL)

Report writing
Management

Course Contents
Total SLT
Self study
Guidance
Clinical

(Hours)
others

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1. Practicum at school setting.

2. Practicum at school setting. 15 1 2 1 19

3. Practicum at school setting 15 1 2 1 19
4. Practicum at school setting. 15 1 2 1 19
5. Practicum at School setting. 15 1 2 18
6. Practicum at school setting 15 1 2 18

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7. Practicum at school setting 15 1 2 18

8. Practicum at School Setting 15 1 2 18
9. Practicum at school setting 15 2 17
10. Practicum at school setting 15 2 1 1 19
11. Practicum at school setting 15 1 2 1 1 1 21
12. Practicum at school setting 15 1 1 1 1 19
13. Observation at industry setting/NGO 15 1 1 1 18
14. Practicum at school setting 15 1 1 17
TOTAL HOURS 195 10 20 5 5 5 240

MAIN REFERENCE

Baird, B. N. (2010 ). The Internship, Practicum and Field Placement Handbook. A Guide For the
Helping Professions ( Fourth Ed.) Upper Saddle River: Pearson Prentice Hall.

ADDITIONAL REFERENCES/COMPULSORY READING

Gladding, S.T.(2010). Counseling A Comprehensive Profession (5th.Ed). USA: Pearson Education.
Nugent, F. (2010). Introduction to the Profession of Counseling,: Prentice Hall.
Okun,B.F. (2002). Effective Helping: Interviewing & Counseling Techniques. Pacific Grove, CA:
Brooks & Cole.
Robert L. Gibson and Marianne H. Mitchell. (1999). Introduction to Counseling and Guidance,
USA: Prentice Hall

COURSE CONTENTS (CONVENTIONAL)

TOPICS WEEK FACE ONLINE HANDOUT/ DEADLINES/

TO FACILITITATION ASSESSMENTS/
FACE INDUSTRY TALK/ REMARKS
Internship/Practicum Briefing 12 February Briefing & Guidebook and other
Uploading all
2016 discussion documents
materials in
UNIEC
Practicum at school setting. Week 1 Students
Counselling & Teaching update their
progress
Practicum at school setting. Week 2 Supervision Face to face Live
Counselling & Teaching Individual & assessment of Individual
Group and Group
Counselling
Counselling.Counselling.
By academic
supervisor Students Discussion on other tasks
update their that the trainee has to
progress undertake.
Discussion with Mentor on
the performance of the
trainee.

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Practicum at school setting. Week 3 Students

Counselling & Teaching update their
progress

Practicum at school setting. Week 4 Supervision

Students
Counselling & Teaching teaching
update their
By academic
progress
supervisor
Practicum at school setting. Week 5 Students
Counselling & Teaching update their
progress
Practicum at school setting. Face to face Live
Counselling & Teaching Week 6 Supervision assessment of Individual
Individual & and Group
Group
Counselling.Counselling.
Counselling by
field supervisor Students Discussion on other tasks
update their that the trainee has to
progress undertake.
Discussion with Mentor on
the performance of the
trainee.

Practicum at school setting. Week 7 Supervision Students

Counselling & Teaching Individual & update their
Group progress on
Counselling placement at
By academic industry
supervisor
Practicum at school setting. Week 8 Supervision Students
Counselling & Teaching On teaching update their
By academic progress
supervisor
Practicum at school setting. Week 9 Supervision
Counselling & Teaching Individual & Students
Group update their
Counselling by progress
field supervisor

Practicum at school setting. Week 10 Supervision Students

Counselling & Teaching On teaching update their
Industry work (GGnC) Traching mentor progress

Practicum at school setting. Week 11 Students Discussion with Mentor on

Counselling & Teaching update their the performance of the
Industry work (GGnC) progress trainee.

Practicum at school setting. Week 12 Supervision Students

Counselling & Teaching on teaching update their
Industry work (GGnC) Traching mentor progress

Practicum at school setting. Week 13 Supervision Students Final Report writing

Counselling & Teaching at industry update their
Industry work (GGnC) by mentor progress

Practicum at school setting. Week 14 Special

Counselling & Teaching evaluation for
Industry work (GGnC) excellent or
failure case.

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Week 15 Submission of Final Report and Record book

ADDITIONAL REQUIREMENTS

Students are to complete the practicum hours requirements for the final grade to be awarded
by faculty. The hours requirements are as the followings:

VIDEO SCREENINGS
Video screenings are based on individual & group counseling sessions recorded by students
themselves.

Prepared by : Sabariah Siron Verified by (Deputy Dean) :

Signature : Date: Signature : Date:

Review by (HOD): Approved by (Dean):

Signature : Date: Signature : Date:

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