期刊名称：International Journal of Development and Sustainability
印刷版ISSN：2186-8662
出版年度：2014
卷号：3
期号：7
页码：1526-1537
出版社：International Society for Development and Sustainability (ISDS)
摘要：Counseling practicum is an integral part of the counselor education curriculum and therefore requires careful planning, implementation, and evaluation. In this article, the researchers present the relevance of counseling practicum in counselor education programmes in Nigeria. The res earchers explore the variations in field placement approaches and practicum duration globally. The res earchers also further an understanding of the skills, knowledge and competencies expected from and for the trainee-counselors during the practicum exercise; discussing extensively how the practicum may assist trainees to develop professional skills and competencies. The researchers thenadvance key performance criteria that may be employed in gauging the success of every counseling practicum exercise. The researchers conclude by recommending, inter alia, that counseling practicum programme should be given the primacy it deserves in the counselor education programme and that such importance should reflect in the quality of supervision, stringency in entry requirement and performance evaluation.
关键词：CounselingPracticum;CounselorEducation;CounselingInternship;Guidance and Counseling;Counseling Profession
