Professional Counseling, Specialization: Community Counseling, M.Ed.

for Community Counseling Master's Graduates

Please complete the following questions and e-mail them back to Dr. Georgia Calhoun by hitting the submit button after completion. Thank you for your participation in this process.

Demographics:

Name:
Age:
Ethnicity/Cultural Background:
Gender M/F:

Questions:

1. List your two most recent positions held.

2. Which three UGA graduate courses most contributed to your professional development?
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3. Which three UGA graduate courses contributed the least to your professional development?
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4. List specific counseling/helping skills that have contributed the most to your ability to perform professional duties competently. (Maximum Characters 800)

5. What deficits do you note in your graduate study, and what basic remedies can you suggest? (Maximum characters 800)

6. Rate the extent to which faculty provided personal assistance and attention during your graduate study.
1 (none) 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10(ample)

7. Rate the opportunities you experienced to develop competencies in the following areas along a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the most opportunity.

a. helping skills
b. ethical decision-making
c. understanding of counseling theory
d. organization and administration of counseling services
e. individual assessment and instruments
f. human development g. research methodology
h. statistical analysis i. program evaluation
j. implementation of follow through based on research and program evaluation
k. placement and referral of clients

8. Rate the degree to which the program prepared you to be what you consider the ideal professional counselor on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the closest to your ideal.

9. All things being equal, where to you feel that you are in your own professional development, when compared to graduates from other counseling programs.

a. further in your professional development
b. as far as others
c. less than others
d. no opinion

11. Rate the quality of the supervised practica and internship you received during you graduate training on a scale of 1-10, with 10 being the best.

12. Considering the expectations and demands of your present employment, which of the following would be the most valuable learning areas for you?

Counseling Theory and Techniques

Assertiveness Training
Behavioral Self-Control
Listening
Special Populations
Confrontation and Limit Setting
Building appropriate boundaries
Treatment Planning and goal setting
Treatment Selection
Marriage and Family Counseling
Multicultural Counseling and Issues
Vocational Assessment
Group Methods and Procedures
Assessment techniques
Record Keeping and Accountability
Crisis Counseling
Community Issues

List any others:

Counselor Education and Training

Group Leadership Training
Paraprofessionals

Supervision

Professional staff accountability
Internships
Practicum
Paraprofessionals

Research

Outcome Research
Process Research
New Techniques in Data Analysis
Program Evaluation
Action Research

Consultation

Case conferences
Environment impact
Community programs
Consultation
Crisis Intervention