Community Engagement Impact

WSU Counselor Education Community Engagement Impact 2021-2022 Academic Year

Community Engagement Impact: total dollars saved to the community each year through Counselor Education Department Internship and Practicum assignments.

Economic Impact: total dollars saved to the community each year through mental health and school counseling internships and practicums.

  • Summer Semester, 2021: Total = $43,848
    4 half-time Clinical Mental Health Counselors Interns x $5,481 = $21,924
  • Fall Semester, 2021: Total = $105,116
    14 Clinical Mental Health Counseling Practicum Students x $4,384 = $61,376. 9 School Counseling Practicum Students x $4,860 = $43,740
  • Spring Semester, 2022: Total = $202,545
    7 Full-time clinical Mental Health Counselors x $10,962 = $76,734, 9 Full-time School Counselor Interns x $12,152 = $109,368, 3 Half-Time Clinical Metal Health Counselors x $5,481 = $16,443

2021-2022 Annual Total Projected Impact: $351,509


Status
Economic Impact Per Intern
 Projected Impact 2018-19
600-hour School Counselor Intern Student
 $16,170
$210,210
150-hour School Counselor Practicum Student
 $3,458
 $44,954
Status
Economic Impact Per Student
Projected Impact 2018-19
600-hour Mental Health Counselor Intern Student
 $9,730
$97,300
150-hour Mental Health Counselor Practicum Student
 $2,422
 $60,550
440-hour Addiction Counseling Practicum Student
$7,135
 $142,700
  Annual Total Projected Impact: $560,664

Fall 2021 Advocacy Efforts through CE 601 - Foundations of Counseling

Students spent volunteer service hours in the following agencies:

  • Freeborn County Hospice Programs
  • Feed My People Food Bank, Eau Clair, WI
  • Alternative Learning Center - Rochester
  • REACH Resource Center of Mankato
  • Womens Shelter and Support Center of Rochester
  • Advocacy Center of Winona
  • WSU Counseling Center
  • New Horizons, La Crosse, WI + Willow Boutique, La Crosse
  • Big Brothers Big Sister - Seven Rivers Region 
  • Bluff County Co-op
  • Crestwood Jr. High, Creso, Howard County, Iowa 

WSU CED Rho Sigma Upsilon supports a student in Guatemala through Common Hope since 2014.