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Graduate Counselor Education

2021 Fall Term

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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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RESEARCH IN COUNSELOR EDUCATION

COUNSED 715

The purpose of this course is to provide a practical graduate-level overview of research design in counseling and personnel services and to develop skills for designing, critiquing and disseminating research.

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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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THEORIES OF COUNSELING

COUNSED 722

This course examines prominent counseling theories that provide models for conceptualizing client issues and identifying appropriate intervention strategies. System theories and major models of family and related interventions will be highlighted. Attention will be given to multicultural and ethical issues in counseling. Students will be exposed to current professional research and practices in the field to enable the initial development of their personal theories of counseling.

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MENTAL HEALTH DIAGNOSIS IN COUNSELING

COUNSED 728

Students will enhance their development of diagnostic skills by examining the diagnostic criteria of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual and its application in counseling. Students will examine the benefits and concerns of diagnosis, develop an understanding of the interplay between biology and environment in the development of psychopathology, and gain basic knowledge regarding treatment planning and treatment modalities.

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SCHOOL COUNSELING: CONSULTATION, COLLABORATION, AND INTERVENTION

COUNSED 743

The course focuses on the role of the culturally competent school counselor in creating collaborative consultation relationships with staff and families to impact student development. Students will develop data driven interventions across multi-tiered systems of support that impact student achievement and well-being.

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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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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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SUPERVISED PRACTICUM

COUNSED 793

Practicum students provide individual, couple, family and group counseling services to students and other community members in the counseling lab. Students must complete supervised practicum experiences that total a minimum of 100 clock hours, including 40 hours of direct counseling service. Practicum students receive individual and/or triadic supervision and group supervision each week. This is a time to develop and refine counseling skills while providing a service to the community.

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COUNSELING INTERNSHIP

COUNSED 795

The Counseling Internship is an opportunity for students to apply concepts and skills in field counseling settings. Students are placed in internship settings that are compatible with the individual student's experiences, competencies, and career goals. Students work with clients under the supervision of a qualified staff member in the setting and the university counselor education staff.

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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.