Welcome to our class PSY 508! This semester you are finally getting closer to becoming a qualified counselor. This course is deliberately designed to conform to the Problem Based Learning (PBL) mode of delivery. PBL, a learning and teaching approach which Daystar University has recently adopted, provides learners with opportunities to identify solutions to ill-structured, real-world problems. We shall all be learning to learn.  During the course of this class, you will be interacting directly with real-world clients with real world counseling settings.

The practicum is a three-month supervised counseling/clinical experience. The emphasis is on direct counseling contact with individuals, families, and/or groups.  This training component is essential for counselor preparation.  It provides the student the opportunity to integrate classroom learning, personal skills, and prior experience in a new therapeutic setting with on-site supervision. Prior to Practicum, students must have successfully completed all 100, 200, 300, and 400 level courses in psychology and counseling in order to register for the practicum.