Spring 2022 Course Syllabus Course: DAAC-1165- Section: 11 Practicum (Field Experience)

Instructor Information
Instructor	Linda White
E-mail	whitel@lamarpa.edu
Phone	(409) 984-6356
Office	Location: Allied Health - Room: Office Lobby Hours: Please send email to schedule appointment
COVID 19 Information	The Lamar State College Port Arthur (LSCPA) Student Code of Conduct COVID 19 Policy requires students who have been exposed to COVID 19 or diagnosed with COVID 19 to report their condition on the COVID 19 Notification Form (available via a link on the Student Code of Conduct COVID19 webpage). This information will be provided to the Dean of Student Services. In addition, this policy requires all students to wear face coverings in compliance with the criteria included in the policy. For more information please refer to the COVID 19 link on the LSCPA website.
Course Information
Description	Practical, general workplace training supported by an individualized learning plan developed by the employer, college, and student.
Prerequisites	Technical Certificate: A minimum of 9 hours DAAC courses need to be completed prior to starting Practicum work. Exceptions are permitted to students already holding a counseling license or otherwise acceptable degree related experience. Associate Degree: A minimum of 21 credit hours is preferred. Exceptions are based on a student’s previous degree, experience, or if a student current holds a counseling license.
Learning Outcomes	1.    Assist delivering supervised mental health/addiction care to patients/clients on site. 2.    For each of the eight (8) KSA practice dimensions I will observe treatment delivery and treatment services. 3.    I will attend required on campus practicum and practicum meetings and present training experiences from my clinical site experiences as requested by my instructor. 4.    I will become more knowledgeable about mental health/addiction through my involvement of treatment resources, clinical observations and supervision by my site supervisor. 5.    I will register with the Texas Department of State Health Services as a Counselor Intern.
Core Objectives	Communication skills: Students will demonstrate effective written, oral and visual communication. * Critical Thinking Skills: Students will engage in creative and/or innovative thinking, and/or inquiry, analysis, evaluation, synthesis of information, organizing concepts and constructing solutions. * Empirical and Quantitative Skills: Students will demonstrate applications of scientific and mathematical concepts. * Teamwork: Students will demonstrate the ability to work effectively with others to support a shared purpose or goal and consider different points of view. * Social Responsibility: Students will demonstrate intercultural competency and civic knowledge by engaging effectively in local, regional, national and/or global communities. * Personal Responsibility: Students will demonstrate the ability to connect choices, actions and consequences to ethical decision-making.
Program Student Learning Outcomes	The student will complete a minimum of 20 hours in each of the following KSA Dimensions •    Clinical Evaluation •    Screening •    Assessment •    Treatment Planning •    Referral •    Service Coordination •    Implementing Treatment Plan •    Consulting •    Continuing Assessment and Treatment Planning •    Counseling •    Individual Counseling •    Group Counseling •    Families, Couples and Significant Others •    Client, Family and Community Education •    Documentation •    Professional and Ethical Responsibilities
Textbooks	Textbook Purchasing Statement: A student attending Lamar State College Port Arthur is not under any obligation to purchase a textbook from the college-affiliated bookstore. The same textbook may also be available from an independent retailer, including an online retailer. None
Lecture Topics Outline	Students are expected to intern for a total of 320 hours at the selected practicum site for the duration of the semester. Practicum schedules are to be arranged with your site supervisor. All students must attend the scheduled on-campus meetings with the course instructor. Your practicum attendance is to be treated as a job. If you are not able to keep your schedule, you Must contact the site supervisor in a timely manner, and email your instructor to inform that you will be on site during your scheduled time. The student is ultimately responsible for his/her own learning and professional growth, what you put into it is what you will get out of it! It is your responsibility to conduct a realistic self-appraisal of what you personally need to master and how you can best attain it. Challenge yourself to grow as an individual and a professional. Discussion Board The main discussion board page appears weekly with the discussion forum. Forums are made up of individual discussion threads that can be organized around a subject. A thread is a conversation within a forum that includes the initial post and all replies to it. When you access the forum, the thread appears. Each student must post an original thread and respond to at least two other students by the due date. A requirement of the original post must be at least 3 complete sentences. The post and responses are to be submitted by due date. The thread will open weekly on Mondays at 8:00 am and will close on Sundays at 11:59 pm. A five-point deduction will be taken from each response post not submitted.
Major Assignments Schedule	1.    Satisfactory Completion of 160 Hours with minimum of 10 hours in each KSA Practice Dimensions. 2.    Satisfaction of Discussion using the first (4) Domains 3.    Satisfaction of Discussion using the second (4) Domains 4.    Assignments /Attendance- Participation – 10 hours 5.    Discussion Board Posting 6.    Case Study
Final Exam Date	May 8, 2021 - 1:0 PM   Through  May 8, 2021 - 1:0 PM
Grading Scale	90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F
Determination of Final Grade	1 Satisfactory Completion of 160 Hours with minimum of 10 hours in each KSA Practice Dimensions -50% 2.    Assignments /Attendance- Participation – 10 hours - 10% 5.    Discussion Board -10% 6.    Case Study-30%
Course Policies
Instructor Policies	Please schedule appointment to discuss grades
Attendance Policy	Research has shown a cause-and-effect relationship between attendance and college success. Students with more than three absences from the course will receive an academic penalty (which is spelled out by the instructor).
Academic Honesty	Academic honesty is expected from all students, and dishonesty in any form will not be tolerated. Please consult the LSC-PA policies (Section IX, subsection A, in the Faculty Handbook) for consequences of academic dishonesty.
Facility Policies	No food or tobacco products are allowed in the classroom. Only students enrolled in the course are allowed in the classroom, except by special instructor permission. Use of electronic devices is prohibited.
Important Information
ADA Considerations	The Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) is a federal anti-discrimination statute that provides comprehensive civil rights for persons with disabilities. Among other things, this legislation requires that all students with disabilities be guaranteed a learning environment that provides for reasonable accommodation of their disabilities. If you believe you have a disability requiring an accommodation, please contact the the Office for Disability Services Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241.
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Other	None
HB 2504	This syllabus is part of LSC-PA's efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504.
Department	Allied Health Chair: Shirley MacNeill E-mail: macneisb@lamarpa.edu Phone: (409) 984-6365 If you have a grievance, complaint, or concern about this course that has not been resolved through discussion with the Instructor, please consult the Department Chair.