This take home assignment is due back at
the beginning of the second
class.
This assignment is to be
completed in addition to the
reading that is already assigned and described in the syllabus handed out. This assignment will require you to
gain access to a computer
that has Internet
capability. If you do not have
that available to you,
you may use
the computer lab on the
second floor of the Combs
building, the
In addition to the described
assignments listed below, your first assignment is to log into the Blackboard
Website for this course and to review the site in
general. Please
follow instructions given at
http://www.studentdocs.eku.edu/email/email.php to activate your EKU Webmail
account which is needed to be able to access blackboard.
In this first
assignment, you will need access
to the Counseling
and Educational Psychology area website.
This site includes many
resources you will need throughout your program including a virtual student handbook and many other resources describing many
of the topics
of interest to students within this program. You should use
this website as an advising tool
and should refer to it
whenever you have questions throughout your program. You get access to this web site by
going to
www.education.eku.edu/CEL/. This web address will
take you to
the home page
of the
CEL department.
On this page you should click your mouse on
the words Counseling and Educational Psychology. This will take you
to the described website homepage which will
allow you to
scroll through hot buttons for
different topics within the counseling
area. Your assignment is to read
and review all the information included in this
site with special emphasis on the Student Handbook. Additionally,
you are to complete the following
tasks:
A.. Find the degree or
non-degree program you are in and click on the hot button for it and make a
copy of the courses that are listed as required for your program. {If you are not a counseling major, copy either the courses
needed for the Mental Health Counseling Program or for the School Counseling
Masters.}
B. Go to the program and department orientation areas and find out where the department gets its guidelines for ethics and standards of practice and write this on the top of the copy page that you made in A.
C. Find the information on the web site about students being required to have personal liability insurance and be able to list when you will be required to have this insurance to continue on in the program and write it on the same sheet you wrote the answer to B above.
D. Find, copy and complete
the student agreement contract that
states that you have accessed this handbook and that you understand the
students and the counselor educators {the faculties} responsibilities. Make two copies of this agreement, one to
turn in and one to keep.
E. Review the Frequently Asked Questions
(FAQ) about the program section and be ready for a possible Verbal Quiz about the points covered.
F. Put the material above that was to be
copied or printed in the order it is listed, staple it together and put
your name on the top sheet. (Keep one of the signed copies of the student
agreement separate so it can be turned in separately.)
Task two:
In this task you will need to use the internet to gather information
about the Kentucky Counseling Association.
To find this site you will need to search the net using the key terms
that may be appropriate such as KCA or Kentucky
Counseling Association.
A.
When you find the site,
print off the Membership application and bring it to class with you.
B. On a sheet of paper, list the current president of KCA, the approximate number of current KCA members, and the name of the organizations primary publication (it just won an award). Attach this sheet to what you put together for task one.