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S P R I N G 2 0 22 – I S S U E 9 21 7. If video recording is not an option at the site, the student should talk with their Site Representative and/or Local Clinical Supervisor about audio recording. 8. If no recording is allowed at all, the student will need to confirm that the Local Clinical Supervisor will provide direct observation of some of their clinical work either through co-therapy or observation of sessions as they occur. Students will need 50 hours of supervision that includes some form of direct observation (or review of their observable data) to complete the program requirements. Also, students would need a secondary placement where they can see a small number of clients and record some sessions for use in group supervision with their NCU Faculty. Summary of technology needs when recording client sessions: • Cameras • Camera set to record SD video (NOT HD – HD video, though far better resolution, requires too much bandwidth) • Camera set to export video file in *.mov, or *.mp4 format • External omni-directional microphone connected to the video camera • Tripod or other device to hold the camera during the session • Tablets and audio recorders are additional tools acceptable for recording sessions in lieu or in addition to a camera • Simple video editing software so clips can be cut to use locally and in online supervision. Typically clips will total NO MORE than 10 minutes per supervisory session. E-Professionalism When students attend NCU group training, they are meeting in their program faculty member's office. The same professional expectations relate to NCU group training that apply to local supervision. When meeting virtually, it can be easy to forget that students are participating in a professional meeting with people who can see and hear everything they say and do, just as if they were in the same physical space. Because our culture is still creating the rules for proper social discourse in a digital environment, these guidelines are offered to assist students in conducting themselves in a properly professional manner during digital meetings, including the practicum and internship courses at NCU. The following specific expectations relate to the student online supervision experience: • Behave professionally on camera. • Except for those times when the instructor requests that students turn off their cameras, students should plan on keeping their camera turned on during the entire class. Clinical classes are intended to be face-to-face. They are simply taking place in a digital space rather than a physical space. • Dress professionally on camera. Shirts are required. Casual shirts are acceptable if there is nothing obscene on the shirt. Pajamas are not appropriate. • Sit in a chair. • Drinking nonalcoholic beverages is usually allowed in most professional meetings. If that does not become disruptive, it is acceptable in the NCU course room. Note that without prior explicit permission of the course instructor, students should not be eating during class. • Position the camera appropriately • Students should show their full face and not the side of their face or top of their head only. • Students must consider the information they are broadcasting to their Program Faculty and cohort in the background of their camera image.