M.Div. Counselling MajorInternship

Fall 2013 Student Orientation

Kern Stanberry, M.Div. RMFTCoordinator of Counselling Major Internship Program

November 13, 2013

Agenda• Introduction

• Internship Prerequisite & Co-Requisite

• International Students Work Permit Process

• Internship Hours

• Internship Procedures

• Summary of Documents for Internship Completion

• Q & A• Appendix A – International Students Work Permit

• Appendix B – CASC Internship Guideline

Introduction

Internships will not start until all of the prerequisite courses have been taken. The process of placing students in internship takes time. Therefore we begin the process now, knowing that placements will not begin until May at the earliest (some will not begin until September).

Prerequisites(all tracks)

• Spiritual Formation (SPIR 0700)

• Leadership Formation (LEAD 0510)

• Skills Lab 1 & 2

Pre- or Co-requisites(Clinical Track)

• Theories & Methods of Family Therapy 1 & 2 (COUN 0772)

• Professional Ethics (COUN 0775)

Pre- or Co-requisites(Pastoral Track)

• Professional Ethics

Or

• Christian Ethics

International students

• All International students are required to obtain a work permit in order to complete their internship placement for their program. This is in compliance with the conditions outlined by Citizenship and Immigration Canada (CIC).

Please see Appendix A for details of the process …

Total Placement Hours = 450

Face-to-face counselling Group Psychotherapy Supervision Notes and record keeping Preparation Administration

Includes:

Clinical Hours - All Tracks(Included in total placement time)

• Tyndale: 150 minimum

• AAMFT: 300 minimum

Hours NOT included

• Travel – unless on placement business (i.e. court appearance, home visits etc.)

• Psychoeducational groups (ie presentations) (will be included in placement time, but not clinical time)

Planning the Length of Your Internship

• 2 terms – 26 weeks – 18 hours per week (total time) = (468 hrs.)– 6 hours per week face-to-face = (156 hrs.)

• 3 terms – 39 weeks – 12 hours per week (total time) = (468 hrs.)– 4 hours per week face-to-face = (156 hrs.)

Note: To extend an internship beyond one year will need approval from your faculty advisor

Procedure1. Download appropriate files

– Internship Handbook– Internship Flowchart– Placement Sites– Student Profile template– Record of clinical time log

What You Need to Do…

Website: http://tyndale.ca/seminary/counselling/downloads/internships

Procedure

2. Prepare your resume

3. Fill in the Student Profile

Files must be submitted in the following format:

•Surname, first name - student profile

•Surname, first name - resume

4. Email student profile and resume to Kern Stanberry (kstanberry@tyndale.ca) by the end of first week of classes in January

5. Register in Fall for COUN 0701

Procedure Once resumes are received

• Resumes and profiles are reviewed

• Resumes are sent to sites by mid-February

• Sites will contact students and arrange for an interview according to their schedules

Next Steps…

• Confirm Site Agreement form is signed by supervisor

• Prepare Learning Contract (in consultation with Supervisor)

• Ensure both Site Agreement and Learning Contract are forwarded to Kern Stanberry within one month of starting internship

Once you have started your placement…

Summary of Required Documents for Internship Completion

• Site agreement (due at least 1 month of start of internship)

• Learning contract (due at least 1 month of start of internship)

• Supervisor evaluation (Due at end of each semester)

• Internship Record of Clinical Time (Must have minimum 150 face-to-face hours and 300 for admin plus

supervision hours). Please use spread sheet that does calculations)

[due at end of each semester and at completion of internship]

• Direct Client Contact Record (Due end of internship)

• Site and supervisor evaluation Form (Due end of Internship)

Questions

Thank You

Appendix A

Work permits for international students can be tricky.  The following offers clarification of the steps and attempts to simplify what can sometimes be a long and complicated process.

 

All international students are required to obtain a work permit.  International students at Tyndale are not permitted to work in Canada, with the exception of on-campus work.  The Canadian Government does allow work permits for internship placements because internships are connected to a student’s program of study.  They do not apply for a general work permit, but rather a co-op/internship permit (http://www.cic.gc.ca/english/study/work-coop.asp).  The processing time for this permit can vary. Typically, students should expect the permit to arrive 6-8 weeks from date of submission.

International Student Internship – Work Permit Process

The internship registration process for international students is as follows:

1.They apply for their internship via the normal process.

2.Once they have secured their internship (i.e. submit application, complete an interview and are accepted), they complete a non-classroom registration form and submit it to the Registrar’s Office. (the form is online at http://www.tyndale.ca/registrar/forms)

3.When they submit the form to the Registrar’s Office, they must complete a letter request form (also available at http://www.tyndale.ca/registrar/forms) and request a Work Permit Letter. The reason that the registrar’s office needs to see the signed non-classroom form is because they must verify that a student is completing the internship and its duration. Students are to submit both forms at the same time.

4.Registrar’s office completes the Work Permit Request letter and the students apply for the work permit (the non-classroom course form is on hold when this happens)

5.When the permit arrives, the students submit a copy of the permit to the registrar’s office, at which time, the non-classroom course form is processed.

6.Students are then able to begin their internship.

Note: The work permit does not cancel the study permit.  When students have a placement and are ready to submit the non-classroom course form, then the registrar’s office can proceed with the work permit application. 

Student should give at least two months for the permit to arrive.

 

Source: Registration Officer – Academic Support, Tyndale University College & Seminary.

You may contact Sharon Khan for additional information.

CASC Internship GuidelineTyndale recognizes the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC) Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) and Pastoral Counselling Education (PCE) course unit as equivalent to selected M.Div. Counselling courses. Upon prior consultation with the director of the program, a student may take a CASC (formally CAPPE) CPE or PCE unit as a substitute for selected Tyndale counselling courses: One CASC (CPE or PCE) unit may be substituted for counselling internship course (COUN 0701) One CASC (CPE or PCE) unit may be substituted for two Tyndale counselling elective courses

The CASC unit must be taken after the appropriate pre-requisites for the Internship course have been completed if the course is being used for Internship.

Appendix B

Process: The student contacts a CASC (CPE or PCE) supervisor and applies for the unit. If accepted, the student registers for the unit, and pays the required fees (see information below). The student pays Tyndale a posting fee (currently $100.00 ) to have the CASC unit posted as a substitute for COUN 0701 or the specified two elective courses.

Students taking the CASC unit for counselling internship are required to do the following:

A)Submit to Tyndale’s Internship Coordinator:1) Learning contract

2) Log of internship hours (total of 150 direct client contact and 300 additional)

3) Certificate of completion for the CASC Unit

B) Attend and participate in the regular scheduled internship reflection groups each semester (two groups per semester)

CASC/CPE Program Information:“CSGTA - CASC Supervisors of the Greater Toronto Area (formerly TIPE - the Toronto Institute for Pastoral Education) offers courses in Clinical Pastoral Education (CPE) in a variety of centres in hospitals in the Metro Toronto Area (Canada). These programs are offered in affiliation with the Toronto School of Theology (TST) and may be taken for credit in conjunction with TST degree programs.

All our programs are recognized by the the Canadian Association for Spiritual Care (CASC).” (http://www.cpe-toronto.ca/index.asp)

For program details and schedule, please visit

http://www.cpe-toronto.ca/index.asp

Students should look for a site that will take Basic Level students.