University of Redlands
The pre-fieldwork requirements are designed to ensure you are best prepared to enter the field and begin your fieldwork experience. All the pre-fieldwork requirements, including coursework and practica, must be completed prior to advancing to fieldwork and enrolling in the EDUC 677A fieldwork course.
Practica is a component of your clinical experience that is intended to further prepare you to enter the field. You must accumulate a minimum of one hundred (100) clock hours of practica (pre-fieldwork) experiences prior to advancing to fieldwork.
Eighty (80) hours of the one hundred (100) clock hours will be completed in the classroom as part of your required coursework for the program. For the remaining twenty (20) hours, you will complete qualified practica experiences that will further foster your skill development and knowledge of the field. Please see the chart below for guidance on the practica experiences you will complete independently.
Please track your practica experiences using the Practica Hours Log document, which can be downloaded from the Fieldwork Documents & Forms accordion. Practica must be completed in order to be eligible to advance to fieldwork and prior to enrolling in EDUC 677A.
Once you have completed the one hundred (100) clock hours of practica, you will need to submit via e-mail the completed Practica Hours Log sheet to School Counseling Program Coordinator, Dr. Yang Ai, for approval. All experiences documented on the hour log will be formally reviewed to ensure they are qualified practica experiences.
A portion of the required one hundred (100) practica hours will be completed through your coursework. These activities are intended to enhance your academic knowledge and clinical skills.
| Course | Activity | Hours |
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EDUC 601: The Counseling Process |
Peer-to-Peer Counseling (in-class role-play) Video 1, 2, 3 and Reflections |
20 |
| EDUC 685: Foundations of School Counseling |
School Counselor Informational Interview Core Curriculum Presentation (classroom lesson teaching) Conference Proposal and Presentation |
20 |
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CMHC 615: Group Psychotherapy and Counseling |
Group Counseling Facilitation and Experience | 10 |
| CMHC 610: Sociocultural Counseling and Interventions | Community Engagement Project | 15 |
| CMHC 692: Crisis Intervention Counseling |
Counseling Skills Role-Plays Personal Self-Care Plan Presentation |
15 |
| Total | 80 | |
When determing how to earn the remaining 20 hours, you are expected to choose activities that foster your academic, career, and social emotional development.
Some examples of qualified practica experiences include but are not limited to: personal and career assessments; personal counseling experience in either an individual or group context; school-based programs serving parents and family members; community service programs serving children and families; and school related experiences such as “shadowing” a school counselor, observing classroom instruction, attending district and school based meetings, and mapping school-based community resources.
If you have questions regarding whether a specific activity would be considered a qualified practica experience, please contact the School Counseling Program Coordinator.
| Organization Name | Possible Practica Activities |
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University of Redlands Office of Career and Professional Development (OCPD)
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University of Redlands Counseling Center |
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Various Organizations
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Various Schools
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Various Schools
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Successful completion of the following courses (or approved equivalency):
You are required to join a professional counseling organization in the first term of their program and provide proof of professional liability insurance.
Professional liability insurance is a common benefit provided to professional association members at little to no additional cost. Both the American School Counselor Association and American Counseling Association offer professional liability coverage at little to no additional cost to their student members. Please visit the specific association for additional membership and application information.
You are required to have a valid Certificate of Clearance for the entirety of fieldwork. Please visit www.ctc.ca.gov to obtain your Certificate of Clearance.
You are required to have a valid negative TB test for the entirety of fieldwork. Skin TB tests are valid for 2 years and chest x-ray exams are valid for 5 years.
