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This study aims to determine the ability of the guidance and counseling departments graduates in Ahmad Dahlan University in providing group counseling services to students at school. This research is a descriptive study as part of a preliminary study in developing a model of lecture practicum group counseling base on early clinical exposure to improve the competency of prospective counselor in providing group counseling services. The sample in this study were 40 beginner school counselors who graduated from the guidance and counseling departement at Ahmad Dahlan University. Samples in this study were taken by pursposive sampling, beginner counselors who work in less than two years. Data collection was carried out by using a self report questionnaire in providing group counseling services in schools, analyzed using descriptive statistics with categorization and percentage. The results of the study showed that the ability of beginner school counselor in providing the highest group counseling services in the aspect of being able to assess the success of group counseling services by 77.50% with an average trend of items of 3.1. While the lowest aspect is the ability to terminating the stage in the group counseling service at 68.75% with an average trend of items of 2.75. The results of this study can be used as a basis and feedback for researchers and department in developing the effective model of lecture group counseling practicums to improve the skills of prospective counselors in providing group counseling services.