شبكة المعلومات العربية التربوية

The purpose of this study was to examine the effect of practicum on improving career counseling competencies and supervision satisfaction among mental health and counseling students at the University of Jordan. 72 students participated in this study (38 students) enrolled in a prepracticum and (34 students) in practicum courses in the first semester of 2017/2018. To achieve the objectives of the study, a Scale of Career Counseling Competencies (SCCC) and a Scale of Supervision Satisfaction (SSS) were administered to both groups in the pre- and post- tests. Results showed that students enrolled in the practicum course scored significantly higher on the (SCCC) and (SSS) than the students who enrolled in the pre-practicum course. (Published Abstract)