Ph.D. Portfolio

Project is due at the time of Oral Comprehensive Exam.

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Curriculum Vita

The usual formatting for one's CV.

Counseling Competency

  1. A description of your personal counseling theory and approach (2-4 single-spaced pages).
  2. Copies of licensure and certification documents.
  3. Feedback from site supervisors during clinical practicum and internships.
  4. Feedback from any clinical employment.
  5. Evidence of achievement of student learning outcomes and program/CACREP standards from classes taken (i.e. CNED 6013 Advanced Counseling Theory and Methods, CNED 6033 Advanced Group Theory and Methods, CNED 6711 Advanced Practicum, and all CNED 674V Clinical Internships.)
  6. Submit any other materials supporting counseling competencies. 

Supervision Competency

  1. A description of your supervisory approach (2-4 single-spaced pages). Include a statement overviewing your theory of supervision, key supervision principles learned during your doctoral training, integration of feedback from supervisees and supervisors, areas of strength, and areas of growth related to supervision.
  2. Include all feedback from supervisors obtained in the class CNED 6043 Supervision of Counselors and supervision internship experiences.
  3. Evidence of achievement of student learning outcomes and program/CACREP standards from classes taken (i.e. CNED 6043 Supervision of Counselors).
  4. Submit any other materials supporting supervision competencies.

Teaching Competency

  1. A description of teaching philosophy (2-4 single-spaced pages). Include such topics as your theory of learning and teaching, how you conceptualize the learning process, and approaches to student evaluation in counselor education.
  2. Include all evidence of competency from instructorships and co-teaching experiences.
  3. Include all evidence of competency from experiences as sole instructor in undergraduate and/or graduate classes.
  4. Include evidence of achievement of student learning outcomes and program/CACREP standards from classes taken that focus on teaching competencies.
  5. Submit any other materials supporting teaching competencies.

Research and Scholarship Competency

  1. A description of your research agenda (2-4 single-spaced pages).
  2. Include examples of key lessons learned about research during the doctoral program, and provide examples of feedback you have received from peer reviewers, editors, peers, and faculty members related to writing and research. Also discuss how you have incorporated this feedback into your writing and research plans. Include a discussion of how  quantitative, qualitative, and mixed method approaches will inform your research agenda.
  3. Provide a discussion of any research project activity or research internship experiences.
  4. Include at least one first-author manuscript reviewed by a peer-reviewed counseling journal. The manuscript does not need to be accepted for publication, but must have received written feedback from reviewers and the editor or editorial board. Include the original submission, all feedback, and the revised manuscript.
  5. Include all additional publications and scholarly work.
  6. Include a dissertation pre-proposal presentation handouts.
  7. Include evidence of achievement of student learning outcomes and program/CACREP standards from classes taken that focus on research and scholarship competencies (i. e. CNED 6073 Research in Counseling).
  8. Submit any other materials supporting research competencies (e.g., conference program proposals, conference presentations, class research papers, etc.).

Leadership and Advocacy

  1. Evidence of service and engagement in professional organizations.
  2. Evidence supporting efforts of leadership and advocacy.
  3. Evidence supporting mentoring activities.
  4. Evidence supporting efforts of counseling outreach and service.
  5. Evidence of achievement of student learning outcomes and program/CACREP standards from classes taken that focus on research and scholarship competencies (i. e. CNED 6223 Foundations of Counselor Education and Supervision).

Portfolios are to be developed with the guidance and approval of your doctoral advisory committee. All of the above elements must be addressed; consistent with CACREP (2016) doctoral standards.

All elements must be completed by the time oral comprehensive exam is scheduled. Portfolios must be professionally prepared with acceptable artifacts in VIA by the time oral exams are scheduled.