Program Announcements
ONLINE HMSV PROGRAM
The online HMSV program launched Spring 2012. This allows students to take courses asynchronously, or at a time that is convenient to students rather than set days/times. These web-based courses provide more flexible course scheduling to accommodate a student's work schedule. By Summer 2013, all courses will be offered via online format every semester (Fall, Spring and Summer). For questions about the online program and courses, please contact the Coordinator, Dr. Mark Rehfuss at mrehfuss@odu.edu.
CURRICULUM CHANGE
Beginning Fall 2012, HMSV 440W and 441 are no longer offered as hybrid. This change has been made based on feedback from students indicating that the amount of work required to successfully complete the classes is too much in hybrid format. Therefore, HMSV 368 will remain a co or prerequisite to 440W, but HMSV 368 as well as 440W will now solely be PRErequisites to HMSV 441. Students will now need to complete HMSV 368 and 440W in a minimum of one semester PRIOR to the semester in which they complete HMSV 441.
In addition, HMSV 339, 341, AND 343W are now PRErequisites to HMSV 447, 448, and 449.
STUDY ABROAD
The Department of Counseling and Human Services offers two study abroad opportunities each summer.
A Counselor's View of Italy
This two-week study institute is set in a picturesque 14th century villa on a mountainside in Tuscany. Learn about the counseling profession in Italy from Italian mental health professionals PLUS study with nationally known counseling professors. Visit ancient Italian cities on day trips including Florence, Pisa, Assisi, Siena, Greve, Lucca, and San Gimignano. Meet other graduate students and counselors from throughout the United States and Italy. The institute awards 3 undergraduate credits in human services, 3 graduate credits in counseling, or 45 continuing education hours for professional. This institute fulfills the HMSV 346: Diversity Issues in HMSV program requirement or can be used as an elective. The program fee is $2,745 plus the cost of roundtrip airfare from hour home to Rome, Italy. The program fee covers lodging, tuition for 3 credit hours of coursework or 45 hours of continuing education hours, transportation while in Italy, insurance, and most meals.
For Additional Information and for Contact Information, Visit the "Counselor's View of Italy" Website at: http://education.odu.edu/pcl/counselor/italy_conf
Diversity and Summer Institute in Ireland
A 10-day institute set in the beautiful city of Dublin at the mouth of the River Liffey, with access to the surrounding area and a trip to Northern Ireland. Dublin is one of the fastest growing capital cities in Europe and provides a plethora of historical and cultural sites and experiences. The Institute will be located at the historic Trinity College campus in Dublin, with on-site housing. Those in attendance will learn about diversity and the counseling profession in Ireland from local mental health professionals and faculty while also studying with nationally known U.S. counseling faculty about counseling and diversity issues. Participants will visit the historical sites of the surrounding area through guided excursions. Places of interest include such sites as the Books of Kells, Dublin Castle, Hill of Tara, Mountjoy Prison, the Valley of Glendalough and St. Kevin's Monastery, the ancient Newgrange site, and Belfast. Take this chance to experience the culture of Ireland and meet other graduate students and counselors from throughout the United States. The institute awards 3 undergraduate credits in human services, 3 graduate credits in counseling, or 45 continuing education hours for professional. This institute fulfills the HMSV 346: Diversity Issues in HMSV program requirement or can be used as an elective. The program fee is $3,145 plus the cost of roundtrip airfare from your home to Dublin, Ireland. The program fee covers lodging, tuition for 3 credit hours of coursework or 45 hours of continuing education hours, transportation while in Ireland, planned cultural events, insurance, and some meals.
For Additional Information and for Contact Information, Visit the Diversity and Summer Institute in Ireland Website at: http://education.odu.edu/pcl/counselor/Ireland/index.shtml
INTERNSHIP
Application Deadlines:
January 15 for a fall internship in the same year;
May 15 for a spring internship during the following year; and
September 15 for a summer internship during the following year
No late applications are accepted.
General Orientations:
Mandatory internship orientations are always held the third Wednesday of the prior semester to the internship semester. Orientations for fall and spring semesters are 11:30am -12:30 pm. Summer orientations are 12:15-1:15 pm. All orientations are broadcast to all TNN sites and are also available to local students in GORNTO 201.
For video stream students, please make arrangements with distance education to get access to these internship orientations.
For students who have five or more years of direct work experience in the field of human services (office manager, clerical positions, etc., are not considered direct work experience), you may contact the Office of Experiential Learning to find out about submitting a portfolio in lieu of doing an internship.
ADVISING
ALL HMSV students may receive advising from the Career and Academic Resource Center (CARC). Main campus students are expected to obtain advising in person while distance education students may receive advising via telephone or email. Both group and individual sessions are available.
Group sessions: During the group session, you will be given general information about program requirements, prerequisites, and deadlines. You will be given the opportunity to provide your name and UIN so that the faculty can remove your advising hold. By providing your name and UIN, you will be agreeing to waive your right to an individual advising session for that registration period and accepting responsibility for the choices you make with regard to your course selections. At least four sessions will be offered each semester prior to pre-registration for the next semester. Dates and times for group advising sessions will be posted on the HMSV website at least six weeks prior to pre-registration each semester. Please visit the Academic Advising website for group session dates.
Individual sessions: On-campus and local Hampton Roads Higher Education Center students wanting an individual advising session should go to the Career and Academic Resource Center (CARC) located in the Education building, room 126. Walk-ins are welcomed! Otherwise, appointments may be scheduled by contacting CARC at carc@odu.edu or (757) 683-6987. Students must use their ODU e-mail account when requesting an appointment. E-mails sent through non-ODU e-mail accounts will not be responded to. In the e-mail, please indicate your name, UIN, state the purpose of the advising session, and provide three days and three times you are available to meet with an advisor. Please note that students should schedule their appointments at least one month prior to pre-registration each semester to ensure they are seen in time to register for courses. For additional information, please visit the Academic Advising website.
For TELETECHNET Students: Teletechnet students are provided an advisor at each of the TTN locations. In addition, TTN students may utilize CARC advisors via telephone (757-683-6987). As with main campus students, TTN students are strongly encouraged to meet with an advisor every semester to minimize any delays in completing your degree.
RESOURCES FOR HMSV STUDENTS
WRITING CENTER: TUTORIAL SERVICES
Writing tutorial services are available to all ODU students. These services are designed to provide one-hour tutorial sessions in a wide range of areas such as punctuation and grammar, writing styles, what plagiarism is, and the writing process in general. For distance education students, there are cyber-coaches who can provide assistance as well as emailing writing assignments for feedback on writing areas that need to be addressed.