Welcome! Thank you for your interest in supervising an IUP Department of Counseling student.

This site provides information to professionals who are currently serving as or are interested in being a practicum/field experience site supervisor for Department of Counseling students. The information on this site is specific to supervising students in the Counselor Education and Supervision PhD degree program. This site provides information for the practicum and field experiences.

The Department of Counseling is accredited by the Council for Accreditation of Counseling and Related Educational Programs (CACREP). In Section III of the CACREP (2016) standards, practicum and field experience site supervisors must have “knowledge of the program's expectations, requirements, and evaluation procedures for students” and “relevant training in counseling supervision.”

In order to meet CACREP standards, we are offering this online training to you. Successful completion of this supervision module includes reading a brief PowerPoint on supervision; reviewing the Practicum and Field Experience manuals that outline the requirements for these training experiences; reviewing the applicable ethics code; and completing an assessment.

To successfully meet this requirement, you must do the following:

After completion of the assessment, you will be eligible to supervise our students for these important training experiences. The contributions that you make in supervising our students on their journey to becoming counseling professionals are highly valued by the IUP Department of Counseling.

CACREP Section III Q calls for counseling program faculty to provide site supervisors “orientation, consultation, and professional development opportunities.” Each semester you supervise an IUP student, orientation to the particular course is provided to site supervisors by the assigned faculty for that particular course, ensuring that the supervisor receives the most up-to-date information beyond this initial supervision training and review of requirements.

In addition, the Department of Counseling addresses the mandate to provide professional development opportunities to site supervisors via the Center for Creativity and Change. Current site supervisors are eligible to attend professional development opportunities free of charge. Please use the link to the center to view upcoming opportunities.

Finally, if you need assistance or consultation beyond the instructor for a particular course, you may contact the Department of Counseling Doctoral Practicum and Field Experience coordinator, Michelle Bruno, at mbruno@iup.edu.