DAAC-1264-50 - Practicum-Substance Abuse Coun
Lamar State College - Port Arthur
House Bill 2504
Summer I 2017 Course Syllabus
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Semester | Summer I 2017 | ||||||||||||
Instructor | Arrington, Kimberly Dawn | ||||||||||||
Phone | (409) 984-6382 | ||||||||||||
arringtonkd@lamarpa.edu | |||||||||||||
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MyLamarPA | Be sure to check your campus E-mail and Course Homepage using MyLamarPA campus web portal (My.LamarPA.edu). When you’ve logged in, click the email icon in the upper right-hand corner to check email, or click on the “My Courses” tab to get to your Course Homepage. Click the link to your course and review the information presented. It is important that you check your email and Course Homepage regularly. You can also access your grades, transcripts, and determine who your academic advisor is by using MyLamarPA. | ||||||||||||
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Course Number | 60681 | ||||||||||||
Course Description | Learning Environment Coursework primarily takes place in the field on site. Communications with other practicum students and instructor will be face to face and through assignments, announcements posted in Blackboard. DAAC 1164 and DAAC 1165 are 160 hours each while DAAC 1264 is a total of 320 hours. Each course covers a full semester. Syllabus, Calendar, Practicum forms and other necessary materials for reference will be online in Blackboard. Course Description: Supervised practicum of 320 hours in Chemical Dependency Counselor Training (Practicum) required by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Your instructor must approve all practicum sites. The practicum includes observing treatment delivery and providing services under direct supervision of a Licensed Chemical Dependency Counselor of at least 20 hours of experience in each of the KSA domains. The KSA domains are Clinical Evaluation consisting of Screening and Assessment; Treatment Planning; Referral; Service Coordination consisting of Implementing a Treatment Plan, Consulting, Continuing Assessment and Treatment Planning; Counseling- Individual, Group, Families, Couples and Significant Others; Client, Family and Community Education; Documentation; Professional and Ethical Responsibilities. |
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Course Prerequisites | 12 hours DAAC course work and Permission of Advisor | ||||||||||||
Required Textbooks | None. All materials will be provided | ||||||||||||
Attendance Policy | All students must attend to their practicum site assignments and course work as agreed at the start of the semester. Students are accountable to their site supervisor for their attendance and supervisor will report to instructor regarding attendance. | ||||||||||||
Course Grading Scale | 90 - 100 = A 80 - 89 = B 70 - 79 = C 60 - 69 = D Below 59 = F | ||||||||||||
Determination of Final Grade |
Students are expected to keep a time log of their practicum activities in which weekly KSA domains and times are noted (see form provided). The site supervisor must sign completed entries every week. These practicum logs will become part of the student's experience record to document completion of practicum requirements for state counselor intern status. Students are required to keep these logs up to date and may be asked by the instructor to produce these logs at any time during the semester. Completion of the required hours for each of the KSA domains will be one of the major components of your grade. Lamar State College clearly recognizes that the practicum site is in charge of client care, and all services provided. At the request of the practicum site, the college will immediately withdraw any student whose conduct or work may have a detrimental effect on the facility. If a student is withdrawn from an practicum site, a grade of W (withdrawal) will be placed on the student’s transcript. A student’s removal from a practicum site may disqualify the student from enrolling in other practicum courses. Your final grade is based on the following: 1. Instructor Appraisal 2. Site Supervisor Evaluation Weekly Attendance Practicum Logs 3. Class Participation Class Leadership 4. Extra Curricular Related Learning Experiences |
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Final Exam Date | August 5, 2017 - 5:00 PM Through August 5, 2017 - 7:00 PM | ||||||||||||
Major Assignments | As assigned on site | ||||||||||||
Calendar of Lecture Topics and Major Assignment Due Dates | Clinical work schedule to be determined by site supervisor. | ||||||||||||
General Education/Core Curriculum Student Learning Outcomes |
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Program Student Learning Outcomes |
See syllabus |
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Course 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 |
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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 |
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Additional Information | Due to the nature of the work with chemically dependent clients and the environment of treatment, All students are subject same guidelines that employees of a facility would adhere to regarding random drug testing, ethical behavior and highest standards of practice for the profession. As a student of the DAAC program, you are agreeing to policy of random drug testing by LSCPA or the practicum site. Results will be made available to site supervisor and instructor. Instructor reserves the right to discuss results with Department Chair | ||||||||||||
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 Special Populations Coordinator, Room 231, in the Madison Monroe Building. The phone number is (409) 984-6241. | ||||||||||||
Copyright Violations |
Some material in this course may be copyrighted. They may be used only for instructional purposes this semester,
by students enrolled in this course. These materials are being used fairly and legally.
No one may distribute or share these copyrighted materials in any medium or format with anyone outside this class,
including publishing essays with copyrighted material, uploading copyrighted material to Facebook or YouTube, or
painting or performing copyrighted material for public display.
Copyright violation is not the same thing as plagiarism. Plagiarism is intellectual dishonesty. Offenses of plagiarism result in lower grades or failing scores, and professors and the college strictly enforce plagiarism rules. There is never any acceptable use of plagiarism. Copyright violation is a legal offense, punishable by large fines and penalties. Copyrighted material can be used if permission from the material’s creator is obtained, or if its use meets the standards of fair use in an educational setting. For example, a student can quote a line from Shakespeare’s Hamlet in a report without violating copyright but still be guilty of plagiarism if the quotation is not properly documented. If you are in doubt about what material can be freely used, ask your professor or contact the Dean of Library Services, at (409) 984-6216. |
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Assessment Statement |
Assessment is a process by which LSCPA can help you learn better and gauge the level of progress you have made to
attain knowledge, skills, beliefs, and values. It also helps your professors understand how to improve teaching
and testing methods in your classes, and it helps each department understand and improve degree and certificate
programs.
Periodically LSC-PA will collect assessment data for research and reporting purposes, including statistical data and sometimes copies of your work. Be assured that all material the college uses for assessment purposes will be kept confidential. To ensure anonymity, your name will be removed from any material we use for assessment purposes, including video-recorded performances, speeches, and projects. If you object to allowing LSC-PA to use your material for assessment purposes, submit a letter stating so to your professor by the 12th class day. You will still be required to participate in whatever assessments are being done; we just won’t use your data. What’s the difference between assessment and grades? The grades you get on papers, projects, speeches, and assignments are specific types of focused assessment. LSC-PA’s assessment efforts include class grades, surveys, standardized tests, and other tools. |
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Privacy Notice |
Federal privacy laws apply to college students. This means that college employees, including instructors, cannot
divulge information to third parties, including parents and legal guardians of students. Even if the students are
minors, information about their college work cannot be shared with anyone except in very limited circumstances.
Anyone requesting information about a student should be referred to the Registrar. Instructors will be notified in writing by that Office about what information may be released and to whom. Please remember that releasing private information about a student, however innocuous it may seem, can be a violation of federal law, with very serious consequences. Circumstances under which information may be released:
An adult student may submit, to the Registrar, a handwritten, signed note granting permission for release of
information. The note must specify what information may be divulged, and it must specify the name of the person
to whom the information may be given.
The Registrar’s office is located in the Student Center room 303B, and can be reached at (409) 984-6165. |
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College-Level Perspectives |
This course helps add to the students’ overall collegiate experience in the following ways:
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Degree Plan Evaluation |
A Degree Plan Evaluation will help you determine which classes you need to complete your program.
All of the classes that you have taken that apply to your declared major will be listed on the right. If you have a class that still needs to be completed, a “NO” will be listed on the right next to the required class. |
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HB 2504 | This syllabus is part of LSC-PA’s efforts to comply with Texas House Bill 2504. | ||||||||||||
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