Students who are applying to the career center will need a cover letter and a resume at the time of application. Texas Southwest Texas State University is a large public university located in San Marcos, a town 35 miles south of Austin. Opportunities at this site include individual, group and career counseling. We have arrangements with Austin Independent School District, Pflugerville Independent School District, Lake Travis Independent School District and Round Rock Independent School District for school counseling practicum positions. The duties include development of student guidance activities, individual counseling, group counseling, working with special education program development, assessment, faculty consultation and much, much more.
Positions are available at the secondary, middle and elementary school levels.
In AISD, students have the potential to work in an alternative school setting. To apply to these settings, a student needs to indicate interest in level of setting and types of duties. The positions in AISD are assigned by Dr. Kathy Synatchk who is the Director of Counseling. Practicum duties include guidance activities, parent consultation, individual counseling and group counseling. This placement does not count for the academic requirement for the practicum placement, but can count as a second practicum.