Graduates of the Counseling MA program are effective counselors.
Objective
Competency In Core Content Areas And Skills In Counseling.
Graduates in the Counseling MA program will be knowledgeable in the core content areas for community counselors.
Indicator
Evaluations
1. To continue in the program, faculty must score counseling students on a scale of 0-7, with 5 and above being acceptable and program faculty preferring a score of 6 or 7 on the Counselor Potential Scale.
2. Ninety percent of the MA graduates will make a passing score on the National Board of Counselor Certification (NBCC) National Counselor Examination for Licensure.
Criterion
Passing Scores
1. To continue in the program, faculty must score counseling students on a scale of 0-7, with 5 and above being acceptable and program faculty preferring a score of 6 or 7 on the Counselor Potential Scale. 2. Ninety percent of the MA graduates will make a passing score on the National Board of Counselor Certification (NBCC) National Counselor Examination for Licensure.
Finding
Passing Scores
1. All students in the MA program received scores of 5 or better on all items of the counselor potential scale. 2. All 13 students taking the NBCC examination of licensure on October 16, 2010 passed. When comparing mean scores of SHSU students with national mean scores, SHSU students scored higher on all of the CACREP areas (Human Growth & Development, Social & Cultural Foundations, Helping Relationships, Group Work, Career & Lifestyle Development, Appraisal, Research & Program Evaluation, and Professional Orientation & Ethics). Areas with lowest mean scores are, Social & Cultural Foundations and Appraisal. (Page down on the NBCC attachment to see MA results)
Action
Strengthening Curriculum
Counseling program faculty will review CACREP performance and content standards for COUN 6363 (Appraisal) and COUN 5392 (Social & Cultural Foundations) to determine if courses include student outcome objectives providing learning experiences that include all of the core content areas and skills for community counselors according to CACREP standards.
Goal
Professional Practice And Training
Candidates will engaged in an internship providiing supervised professional practice and training experiences.
Objective
Graduate Students Complete An Appropriate Professional Practice And Training Experience.
Students will successfully complete an appropriate professional practice and training experience by demonstrating a thorough understanding of the process of counseling.
Indicator
Site Supervisors Evaluation Form.
Site supervisors will complete and submit the Site Supervisor Evaluation Form to faculty teaching COUN 6386, Field Practicum (Internship for Counseling students) when student completes the field experience.
Criterion
At Least Meets Expectations.
All students enrolled in COUN 6386, Field Practicum will be evaluated by their site supervisor. Items are scored on a scale of 1-6, with 3 and above being acceptable. Program faculty prefer scores of 4-6. The site supervisor will review the completed evaluation form with the student. Both site supervisor and student will sign and submit the evaluation to the faculty member teaching the course. Students will receive a rating of meets or exceeds expectations on all items of the Site Supervisor Evaluation Form.
Finding
Results Of Site Supervisor Evaluation
All of the MA students enrolled in COUN 6386 who completed the 120 direct hours and 160 indirect hours requirement received a completed Site Supervision Evaluation and were rated as the 4 or better level by site supervisors. One student did not complete the internship hours at the original site and did not receive a completed evaluation. The site supervisor contacted the faculty teaching COUN 6386 and reported that this particular student did not satisfactorily demonstrate the skills and competencies required to continue the internship at this field placement site.
Action
Remediation Of Student
The student enrolled in COUN 6386 (CNE 686) who did not complete the internship at the field site and, therefore, did not receive a Site Supervisor Evaluation Form met with course faculty and counseling program coordinator to determine a remediation plan. The student worked in the Jack Staggs Clinic for the three week transition time between semesters to practice counseling skills under the supervision and direction of counseling faculty. The student demonstrated improvement in counseling skills during the transition period and was assigned to a new field site placement in the following semester (Spring 2011).
Goal
Knowledge Of Current Counseling Literature
Knowledge through literature reviews.
Objective
Graduate Students Will Demonstrate Knowledge Of Counseling Literature
Graduate students in the counseling program will demonstrate knowledge of current literature in counseling by preparing literature reviews of selected topics.
Indicator
Literature Review Rubric
Literature Review Rubric
Criterion
Scoring
75 points out of 100 points on the rubric.
Finding
Results
All MA students enrolled in COUN 5379 (CNE 579) scored at 75 points or higher on the Research Project Grading Rubric. Results on the literature review rubric show weakness, once again, in APA 6th edition format.
Action
Remedial Activity
All MA students entering the counseling program are required to purchase APA 6th edition Publication Manual when enrolled in COUN 5111 (CNE 511) during the first semester in the program. A lesson on APA publication format and requires for written papers according to the 6th edition will be included in the course objectives for COUN 5111.
Goal
Research Competence
Candidates are competent in research.
Objective
Graduate Students Will Demonstrate Competency In Research.
Counseling MA students will demonstrate competency in research; including design, methods, procedures, and evaluation of research in course CNE 579, Research Methods.
Indicator
Research Project Grading Rubric
Students enrolled in CNE 579, Research Methods will present a scholarly prepared and conducted research project demonstrating graduate level research skills.
Criterion
At Least 75 Points
Students must score 75 out of 100 points on the Research Project Grading Rubric
Finding
Scoring Results
All MA students enrolled in COUN 5379 (CNE 579) scored at 75 points or higher on the Research Project Grading Rubric. The major weaknesses of the research projects completed by students enrolled in COUN 5379 (CNE 579) are analysis of results and discussion of results with current literature reviewed.
Action
Research Weakness
Students will be required to read and critique more research articles with a quantitative research design prior to beginning their research project.