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Graduate Counselor Education

2019 Summer Term

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TRAVEL STUDY

COUNSED 691

Variable topics. Faculty-led courses abroad.

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PROFESSIONAL FOUNDATIONS OF COUNSELING

COUNSED 712

This foundational course provides a historical and philosophical overview of the field of counseling. History, current trends, professional issues, and numerous areas within the counseling field will be critically examined. Professional organizations, preparation standards, roles and credentials relevant to the practice of counseling in multiple settings will also be discussed.

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CRISIS INTERVENTION AND TRAUMA COUNSELING ACROSS SETTINGS

COUNSED 716

This course will present counseling approaches that effectively address crises across counseling settings. Students will reflect on how people deal with crises, learn prevention measures, and develop skills in psychological first aid with specific intervention techniques. Examples of situations to be explored include suicide, homicide, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, natural disasters and terrorism, school safety, and personal loss.

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PRINCIPLES OF COUNSELING

COUNSED 718

Principles of the roles and functions of professional counselors are discussed and practiced in a laboratory setting, including relationship building, conducting interviews and the counseling process. Professional issues as they relate to ethics, legal considerations, scope of practice, mental health service delivery, multicultural concerns, and the value of professional organizations are explored. This course is designed to provide the student with opportunities to define and explore the various roles/tasks of professional counselors, including case conceptualization, prevention, intervention, referral, and termination. By the end of the course, the student should develop a working knowledge of counseling skills, processes, and procedures to facilitate further study in subsequent practicum and internship classes.

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CAREER DEVELOPMENT AND INFORMATION SERVICES

COUNSED 720

The course focuses on major theories of career development and decision making models. It addresses sources of career, educational, leisure, occupational and labor market information, career information systems, assessments, techniques pertinent for career planning, placement, and follow-up. Interrelationships between work, family and other life roles as well as multicultural issues in career development are examined. Students will have the opportunity to be involved with career development program planning, implementation, evaluation and theory application.

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GROUPS: THEORY AND PRACTICE

COUNSED 721

This course provides theoretical and experiential understandings of group work, including principles of group dynamics, theories of group counseling and group leadership and facilitation styles. Group counseling methods are experienced directly in the learning process. Multiple group approaches, necessary to work effectively in a multicultural society, are explored.

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SOCIAL AND CULTURAL FOUNDATIONS IN COUNSELING

COUNSED 741

This course is designed to provide students with foundational knowledge and competency base for effective counseling with diverse populations. It will examine multicultural and pluralistic trends, including characteristics and concerns among diverse groups nationally and internationally. Theories of multicultural counseling, identity development, worldviews, acculturation issues, conflict resolution, social justice, advocacy and multicultural competencies will be discussed. Individual, couple, family, group and community strategies for working with and advocating for diverse populations will be examined. Counselors¿ roles in eliminating biases, prejudices, oppression and discrimination will be highlighted. Students will be involved in experiential learning activities aimed at fostering an understanding of themselves and culturally diverse individuals.

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COUNSELING AND THE CHEMICAL DEPENDENCY PROCESS

COUNSED 746

This course is a study of alcohol and other drug abuse, the process of chemical dependency, its impact on the family and its importance in the area of counseling. This course will enable the counselor to identify and assess the substance abuser and examine the counselor¿s role in the prevention and intervention process. Students will develop knowledge of the behavioral, psychological, physical health, and social effects of psychoactive substances and addictive disorders on the user and significant others. It will examine the history, philosophy and trends in addiction counseling. The student will learn to identify the various symptoms of progressive stages of chemical dependency and counseling modalities for treatment.

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COUNSELING CHILDREN AND ADOLESCENTS

COUNSED 747

This course will provide an overview of developmentally appropriate approaches to counseling children and adolescents in school and mental health settings. Various theoretical approaches and interventions will be explored. Issues specific to children and adolescents, including legal and ethical issues, working within the family context, and multicultural and diversity aspects will be addressed.

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PROFESSIONAL PRACTICES: ETHICS AND CONSULTATION

COUNSED 751

This course is designed to review ethical principles across counseling disciplines and to apply these principles in the practice of counseling, collaboration and consultation. Ethical codes will be reviewed, theories and paradigms of ethical decision making models explored, and legal implications of ethical practice considered. Consultation theories, models, processes, and issues will be examined and applied. Consultation skill development will focus on benefiting both the client (consultee) and client system, in which the client, persons in the client¿s support system/context, various professionals within the educational or counseling setting, professionals in the mental health community, and other community members are empowered to facilitate change.

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INDIVIDUAL STUDIES

COUNSED 798

Study of a selected topic or topics under the direction of a faculty member.

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THESIS RESEARCH

COUNSED 799

Students must complete a Thesis Proposal Form in the Graduate Studies Office before registering for this course.