1. About how many interns/graduates of the Winona State University Counselor Education Department do you currently employ? (recent past employees may be included) _____________________ N = 21

Number of Graduates Employed	Number of Employers
0	1
1	9
2	1
3	3
4	1
5	1
6	1
7	1
8	1
25	1
30	1

2. How long have you been aware of the Winona State University Counselor Education Department? __________________ N = 21

Number of Years	Number of Employers
1	1
4	2
5	2
6	1
10	3
12	1
13	1
15	4
17	1
18	1
20	1
25	1
28	1
30	1

3. Please specify your current employment setting: ___________________ N = 21 (e.g. School, human services agency, hospital, residential facility, community counseling agency, university/college, rehabilitation center etc.)

Employment Setting	Number of Employers
School	2
Community Counseling agency	1
Superintendent	1
Elementary School	1
Public school	1
Private Outpatient Mental Clinic	1
Technical College	1
Hospital/Outpatient Mental Health Clinic	1
Non-Profit Human Services Agency	1
Hospital	1
Residential Treatment	1
University Counseling Center	1
High School	1
University/College	2
Human Services Agency	2
Assistant professor of Counseling & Psych.	1
Community Mental Health Center	2

4. How well-prepared are Winona State University Counselor Education Department interns/graduates for practice in professional counseling settings?

Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
N = 0 = 0%	N = 0 = 0%	N = 3 = 13%	N = 11 = 52%	N = 7 = 33%

5. How would you rate the academic rigor of the Winona State University Counselor Education Department?

Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
N = 0 = 0%	N = 1 = 5%	N = 3 = 14%	N = 9 = 43%	N = 7 = 33%

6. How would you rate the clinical training and practice components of Winona State Counselor Education students (i.e. practicum and/or internship) and graduates?

Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
N = 0 = 0%	N = 1 = 5%	N = 3 = 14%	N = 11 = 52%	N = 6 = 29%

7. How would you rate the overall performance of Winona State University Counselor Education Department interns/graduates?

Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
N = 0 = 0%	N = 0 = 0%	N = 2 = 9%	N = 10 = 47%	N = 9 = 43%

8. How well-prepared are Winona State University Counselor Education Department interns/graduates for leadership roles?

Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
N = 0 = 0%	N = 0 = 0%	N = 6 = 29%	N = 8 = 38%	N = 7 = 33%

9. Compared to employees with counseling degrees from other graduate training programs, how would you rate the overall knowledge, skills, and practice of graduates of the Winona State University Counselor Education Department?

Poor	Fair	Good	Very Good	Excellent
N = 0 = 0%	N = 1 = 5%	N = 7 = 33%	N = 9 = 43%	N = 4 = 19%

10. I recommend program growth and development in the following areas. Mark all that apply.

Responses

Chemical Dependency

Counseling with Children

Supervision

Crisis Intervention

Treatment Planning

Case Management

Professional Report Writing

Culturally Diverse Counseling

Other

Specify

Yes

N = 6 = 29%

N = 6=30%

N = 3 = 10%

N = 10=50%

N = 11=50%

N = 3=10%

N = 4=20%

N = 6 =30%

Confidence

Diagnosis

Research and evidence based treatments and specific disorders.

For School Counseling - Opportunity to work in school settings during all levels of the program, even before internship.

Disability training and awareness

Diagnostic Assessments

N = 15=71%

N = 15=70%

N = 8 = 90%

N = 11 = 50%

N = 18 = 90%

N = 17 = 80%

N = 15 = 70%

11. Please use the reverse side to provide any additional comments regarding your experience with and/or knowledge of the Winona State University Counselor Education Department and its graduates?

RESPONSES:

Having been a student and supervising a student, there is a wide degree of competency. I know there were some opportunities to practice skills built into most classes. However, I strongly believe students who had related jobs and life experience are/were overall better prepared. I have continued friendships with many of my peers (other students) and have made many more friends in the field. We really do feel those of us who could use the skills as we developed them held a great advantage over those who could not use skills until practicum. So the long and short of this: students need more opportunities on a regular basis to use skills. That could be through part-time jobs in settings such as day care, paraprofessional etc. versus someone working in a retail store. I would love to see this become part of the program requirements. My intern had very little real life experience and it really showed.

I was extremely pleased with both the academic and clinical aspects of WSU's CE program. I did find, however, that I was lacking in treatment planning and case management skills upon graduation. Though these areas were covered in Diagnosis and Treatment, I did not feel proficient or confident in my skills upon graduation. Adding another course specifically to community counseling is a suggestion I'd offer. Additional AODA offerings would also benefit students entering the workplace. Having an intern was a rewarding/growth experience for myself and hopefully for my intern as well. I felt very supported by the WSU Site Coordinator I worked with.

Very happy and impressed thus far.

FYI, UW-Stout graduates are extremely well prepared students.

More emphasis on psychopathology and differential diagnosis separated by adults versus children would make it excellent.

I have been very pleased with the students I have supervised. They have been very prepared and a positive addition. They have also been very helpful with data collection and accountable.