Courses

“Course-based SPE” combines two types of education: formal or classroom-based instruction and experiential or practice-based instruction. Successful completion of MDC’s course-based SPE unit involves the successful completion of two approved counselling courses (one per semester) and both portions of practice-based education in the same academic year. The educational components of practice-based educational experience include clinical practice experience in a setting approved by MDC, participation in scheduled supervision sessions (individual/dyadic supervision & group supervision), ethical/spiritual reflection, theory building, and reflecting on the “safe and effective use of self” (i.e., interpersonal relations). The student’s clinical work will be supervised by means of audio/video tapes and/or verbatims which are shared within the supervision group. Students enrolled in a Basic unit of course-based SPE are expected to complete and document a minimum of 125 hours of direct client contact by the end of the second semester.