do you think there is an ethical problem with….?(revised)?

Do you think there is an ethical problem with…..?(revised question)?
allowing students at the undergraduate level to participate in practicum for counseling? Even with supervision? if you feel there is, than what about when the military trains people to become counselors, and they counsel even thought they do not have a degree? And i know this because my father was in the military and that was his job and he never finished getting his BA. Here is the class description of undergrad practicum:
PSYC 4191-4991 Practicum: Psychology
experiential learning course in which psychological theories and basic counseling skills are applied in working with individuals, families and groups; students are assigned to agencies under professional supervision and complete a final paper integrating counseling theory and technique with applied experience. Psychology majors or consent of instructor. May be repeated, may not earn more than nine hours total.
Prerequisites: ENGL 1313 & 1314, PSYC 1305, PSYC 3334 or PSYC 3335, PSYC 3336

I would expect that in such a course, the actual counselling done by the student would be very closely supervised and very specific. As long as the client or patient is aware that they are being seen by a student and are in agreement, I would not see it as unethical.

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