PTC 691 Course at a Glance

Culminating Seminar

Lecturing Faculty: Alasdair Groves

Effective for the 2024-2025 Academic Year

Course Description

Culminating Seminar draws together all the strands of teaching from the MAC program to help each student personally maximize his or her ability to put what they have learned into practice after graduation. In highly interactive, seminar-sized groups, students will work closely with one another and their faculty cohort leader through role plays and student counseling video review to identify strengths and weaknesses of their own counseling practice and to grow the skill of providing feedback on the counseling of others.

Books to Purchase

The books listed below are required readings which students should acquire by the start of the term. Additional required readings will be listed in the course syllabus and available electronically in Canvas.

Rent or Buy the movie: Lars and the Real Girl

Estimated Workload

Lectures Readings Assignments
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Hours Per Week Pages Per Week Hours Per Week

Course Assignments

The assignments listed below are provided for general guidance for students to reference as they plan and register. Please reach out to support@wts.edu if you have any questions.

  • Student Counseling Review [4 - 90min Live Class Meetings]
  • Lars and the Real Girl Assignment (2-3min response video and 2 page write up)
  • Self-Assessment (Survey and 1-hr mtg with faculty)
  • Counseling Triads & Write Ups [6 - 90min mtgs with 2 pg reflection]
  • Mutual Assessment (4-8 pgs total)
  • Final Reflection Paper (5-10 pgs)

Synchronous Meeting Times

Please note the synchronous sessions listed below. These sessions are live class meetings where you will meet with your instructor and fellow classmates.

Missing more than two live meetings will result in failing the course.

Sync Session Details for the Student Counseling Reviews

  • Student Counseling Review 1 (90min live meeting - week 3)
  • Student Counseling Review 2 (90min live meeting - week 4)
  • Student Counseling Review 3 (90min live meeting - week 7)
  • Student Counseling Review 4 (90min live meeting - week 8)

Students will schedule the Counseling Traids like Small Groups. Required in:

  • Counseling Triads & Write Ups 1 (90min mtg - week 2)
  • Counseling Triads & Write Ups 2 (90min mtg - week 3)
  • Counseling Triads & Write Ups 3 (90min mtg - week 4)
  • Counseling Triads & Write Ups 4 (90min mtg - week 7)
  • Counseling Triads & Write Ups 5 (90min mtg - week 8)
  • Counseling Triads & Write Ups 6 (90min mtg - week 9)

Students will schedule One Live Meeting with a Faculty Member:

  • Self Assessment (60min live mtg with faculty - either week 5 or 6)