SITE SUPERVISOR RESPONSIBILITIES FOR PRACTICUM AND INTERNSHIP Following are the responsibilities of the site supervisor during a practicum or internship placement. • Negotiate with the student their internship schedule and responsibilities. The clock hours of direct service with clients (including leading groups) per week and in total are defined in the course syllabus. • Orient the student to the mission, goals, and objectives of the site, as well as to internal operation procedures. • Develop goals and objectives with the student for their experience early in the semester. • Ensure that the student has appropriate experiences during the placement based on student’s goals and objectives. This would include the opportunity to become familiar with a variety of professional activities and resources in addition to direct service (e.g.,
record keeping, assessment instruments, supervision, information and referral, in- service and staff meetings). This includes the required number of supervision hours, direct service hours, and hours at the agency in total. • Interaction with the student for individual or triadic (no more than 6 students) supervision should average one hour per week. • Make available the opportunity for the student to develop program-appropriate audio/video recording for use in supervision with Hodges University faculty supervisor/clinical coordinator or to receive live supervision of their interactions with clients. • Provide a written evaluation of the student’s performance at mid-semester and at the end of the placement. Evaluations are to be submitted to the student’s Hodges University faculty supervisor/clinical coordinator. • Maintain contact with Hodges University faculty supervisor/clinical coordinator for
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