600 Individual and Group Helping Skills (3)
Exploration of helping roles; individual interviewing skills, group process skills demonstration, role playing, and recordings; for noncounseling majors.
601 Professional Orientation (1)
Introduction to counseling profession: roles; history; professional issues; ethical and legal concerns.
602 Professional and Ethical Issues in Counseling (3)
Orientation to counseling profession, history, credentials, roles and current issues; ethical and legal issues, including client rights, professional relationships, and advocacy.
605 The Helping Relationship (3)
Analysis of the helping relationship; development of helping skills; demonstrations, role playing, and recordings; professional orientation; ethical issues; on-campus laboratory experience required. PREQ: Admission to graduate program in counseling.
610 Family Counseling (3)
Survey of basic family counseling theories: structural, strategic, systemic, experiential, and intergenerational. PREQ: 630, 631 or permission of instructor.
615 Multicultural Counseling (3)
Social and cultural considerations in counseling; study of ethnic groups, subcultures, changing roles of women, use of leisure time, differing life patterns and their implications for counseling. PREQ: Admission to graduate program in counseling or permission of instructor.
617 Substance Abuse Counseling (3)
A systems-based study of substance abuse and its effects upon the individual, family, and community; implications for counseling the substance abuser.
620 Counseling Children and Adolescents (3)
Individual and group counseling approaches for use with children and adolescents, focusing on both developmental and remedial methods. PREQ: Permission of instructor.
623 Introduction to Community Counseling (3)
Concepts and current practices in counseling in community-agency settings; consideration of a model community counseling program.
624 Community Counseling Grant Writing and Program Management (3)
Advanced course examining issues and trends in community counseling. Needs assessment, funding, managing, and supervising counseling practices in public and private settings.
625 Counseling: Developmental Perspectives (3)
Counseling issues related to social, cognitive, physical, and personality factors in human life span development. PREQ: Admission to graduate program in counseling or permission of instructor.
630 Theories of Counseling (2)
Selected theories of counseling; development of personal model of counseling. PREQ: 605. COREQ: 631.
631 Techniques of Individual Counseling (1)
Applications of counseling theories: demonstrations, supervised practice, role playing. PREQ: 605. COREQ: 630.
633 Crisis Intervention Counseling (3)
Theory and strategy in crisis intervention counseling, role playing, and modeling; participation and skill development stressed. PREQ: 605 or permission of instructor.
635 Group Methods in Counseling (3)
Theories, techniques, materials, and procedures used in group interaction; participation in group processes required. PREQ: 605. PREQ or COREQ: 630, 631.
640 Measurement and Appraisal in Counseling (3)
Statistical concepts in testing and measurement; selection, administration, and interpretation of tests and other appraisal methods. PREQ: Admission to graduate program in counseling or permission of instructor.
645 Consultation and Collaboration (3)
Role of the counselor as consultant and collaborator; models, roles, and skills; ethical and multicultural issues.
650 Career Development (3)
Philosophy, theory, and research in career development and vocational choice processes; career information resources; applicability to special groups. PREQ: Admission to graduate program in counseling or permission of instructor.
655 Career Counseling (3)
Approaches to career counseling; occupational analysis; synthesis of personal counseling, information, and assessment in career counseling. PREQ: 650. PREQ or COREQ: 630 and 640.
660 School Counseling Program Development (3)
Organization, maintenance, evaluation, and improvement of developmental K-12 school counseling programs; relationship to total school program.
665 Implementing School Counseling Program (3)
An advanced course in school counseling. Implementation of comprehensive K-12 developmental school counseling programs; models, strategies, and interventions to work effectively as school counselors at different school levels. PREQ or COREQ: 686.
667 The DSM and Effective Treatment Planning in Counseling (3)
The primary goal of this course is to provide students with the skills necessary to formulate effective treatment plans and use the DSM in a counseling setting. PREQ: 605 or permission of instructor.
670 Research in Counseling (3)
Applications of research and program evaluation methodologies in counseling.
680 Independent Study in Counseling (3)
PREQ: Advanced standing; permission of advisor.
686 Practicum in Counseling (3)
Application of skills in settings that approximate employment; audiotapes and tapescripts required; 150 contact hours required. S/U grading. PREQ: 605, 615, 630, 631 and approval by counseling faculty.
687 Internship in Counseling (3, R6)
Supervised, on-site experience in various counselor employment settings. Six hundred contact hours required. S/U grading. PREQ: 686 and approval by counseling faculty. (Only three hours may be applied toward degree). 3 Lab.
695 Seminar in Counseling (3)
PREQ: Advanced standing; permission of instructor.
779 Continuing Research - Non-Thesis Option (1, R10)
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the graduate catalog. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements. PREQ: Must NOT be enrolled in a thesis program. S/U grading.
784 Internship in Counseling (3)
Supervised, in-depth experience in counseling settings; recommendation of adviser. S/U grading.
799 Continuing Research - Thesis Option (2, R24)
See Policy on Completion of Thesis and Dissertation found in the Admissions and Degree Requirements Section of the Graduate Catalog. These hours will not count toward fulfilling degree requirements. PREQ: Student must be enrolled in a thesis program. S/U grading.
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