The aim of Counselling Practicum is to provide practice-based instruction of knowledge, attitudes, and skills required for effective participation in the counselling profession. It is the culminating activity in the training of professional counsellors with the opportunity to integrate and to apply counselling theories, skills, and practices in real settings under the group and individual supervision provided by the Department. It aims to build up students' confidence in one's ability and competence to function as a professional counsellor.

AT1: Reflection Journals, Logs, Conference/ Meeting Notes, and Audio/ Video Recording Records

Demonstrate personal and professional qualities including being friendly, approachable, understanding, willing to take risks, and open-mindedness. Respect for client, providing information regarding counselling expectations and process, and maintaining confidentiality and privacy.

AT2: Case Intake, Case Reports and Summaries, Group Proposal, Session Plans, Recordings, Evaluation Report

Draw on counselling knowledge and theories to develop own professional counselling philosophy. Conceptualize and communicate clearly in writing which reflects the progressive ability to integrate theory into practice. Develop new insights and perspectives in thinking and be able to offer possible alternative or multiple meanings to experience.

AT3: Case Presentation

Demonstrate the way of counselling clients individually or in groups on educational, vocational, social, emotional, psychological or personal problems. Use the identified concepts and theories to describe and explain human behaviour and phenomena observed in practice. Examine an individual or family case with precise case analyses supported by evidence-based literatures and relevant counselling theories and models, and show the counselling process through video or audio record.

AT4: Experiential Learning and Class Interaction

Students are expected to involve in experiential role-play, practical exercises and group discussions. Observe and provide constructive feedbacks and comments to other's practice and demonstration.

A full and detailed description of all the Assessment Tasks/ Activities can be found in the Practicum Counselling Handbook.