Site Supervisor Orientation and Resources – Counseling Internships

The NIU Department of Counseling and Higher Education has collected and compiled information specifically for site supervisors working with Counseling program internship students in four degree specializations:

• School Counseling – M.S.Ed.
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling – M.S.Ed.
• School Counseling – School Counselor Institute (SCI)
• Counselor Education and Supervision (CES) – Ph.D.

Processes and expectations for site-based practicum liaisons, and some non-counseling internship placements for Counselor Education & Supervision students, might differ.

Notice: our Trauma-Informed Counseling certificate of graduate study program students do not have internship requirements.

Internship Expectation and Minimum Requirements

• School Counseling Internship Expectations (DOCX) (revised March 2023)
• Clinical Mental Health Counseling Internship Expectations (DOCX) (revised March 2023)
• School Counselor Institute School Counseling - Internship Expectations (DOCX) (revised April 2023)
• Counseling Internship Expectations for post-masters CES placement (DOCX) (revised April 2024)

Site Supervisor Onboarding and Orientation Resources

• Site Supervisor Orientation Introduction (15 minutes)
• Site Supervision Perspectives - Culturally Conscious (11 minutes)
• Site Supervision Perspectives - Counseling and Administrative Supervision (11 minutes)
• Site Supervision Perspectives - Supervisory Models and Interventions (16 minutes)
• Site Supervision Perspectives - Preparing For Supervision Sessions (10 minutes)
• Site Supervisor Evaluation Tutorial (27 minutes)
• Tutorial video for Anthology Portfolio navigation (7 minutes)
  • Intern plan assessment approval after student submits plan form
  • Hours log journal approval sign-off
  • Observation report survey(s)
  • Midterm and end of term assessments
• Supervisor Guest Assessor guide sheet for Anthology Portfolio (DOCX) (formerly Chalk and Wire)

Please complete this Site Supervisor Orientation attestation quiz to fulfill your annual site supervisor orientation engagement in accordance with our CACREP accreditation.

Complete this orientation evaluation, if you would like to receive your 1.5 CE clock hour certificate for your first-time engagement with this site supervisor orientation.

Note: We will communicate when significant orientation updates have made for which you would be newly eligible for CE clock hours after your annual review of its contents.