Special Topics (arr.)

Staff

Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit.

Research and Independent Study (1 to 3)

Staff

Individual research under guidance of a staff member. Program and conferences arranged with an instructor.

Thesis Research (3-3)

Staff

Vocational Assessment of Individuals with Disabilities (3)

Leconte

Same as SpEd 6230.

Professional and Ethical Orientation to Counseling (3)

Garcia, Dedmond

The roles and functions of a professional counselor and the ethical standards that govern the profession.

Counseling Interview Skills (3)

Cho Kim, Hergenrather, Heddesheimer

Acquisition of counseling skills common to all theories through lectures, demonstrations by faculty, role playing, and videotaping. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Cnsl 6151 (for counseling majors); permission of instructor is required for others. Material fee.

Theories and Techniques of Counseling (3)

Schwallie-Giddis, Beveridge, Marotta

An introduction to basic counseling and psychotherapeutic theories and associated techniques. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Cnsl 6151 (for counseling majors); permission of instructor is required for others.

Career Counseling (3)

Schwallie-Giddis, Dedmond, Beveridge

A consideration of theory, practice, and the body of information related to career counseling, choice, and development over the life span. Prerequisite: permission of instructor is required for non-counseling majors. Material fee.

Individual Assessment in Counseling (3)

Hergenrather

Detailed study of individual analysis and appraisal techniques. Development of systematic case study. Prerequisite: permission of instructor is required for non-counseling majors to register. Material fee.

Psychosocial Adaptation (3)

Hoare

Mental health problems; emphasis on needs of counselors, teachers, and others working with children, adolescents, and adults.

Group Counseling (3)

Steen

Principles of group dynamics as related to interaction within groups. Techniques and practice in group counseling. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Cnsl 6151 (for counseling majors); permission of instructor is required for others.

Social and Cultural Dimensions of Counseling (3)

Garcia

Basic sociocultural concepts in counseling theory and how they apply to the practice of the counseling profession. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Cnsl 6153 (for counseling majors); permission of instructor is required for others.

Values, Spiritual, and Religious Issues in Counseling (3)

Staff

The theoretical and practical intersection of counseling, psychotherapy, and mental health considerations with religion and spirituality. The clinically effective and ethically responsible integration of religion and spirituality into counseling. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Cnsl 6151 (for counseling majors); permission of instructor is required for others.

Substance Abuse Counseling (3)

Hergenrather and Staff

Individual, group, family, and self-help counseling applied to substance abusers. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Cnsl 6153 (for counseling majors); permission of instructor is required for others.

Grief and Loss (3)

Tschudi

Exploration and discussion of grief and loss from theoretical, practical, cross-cultural, and personal perspectives; implications for counselors within a multidisciplinary environment.

Family Counseling (3)

Marotta

The family as a system: how it affects the client and how the client affects it. Didactic presentations, role playing, and work with simulated families. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Cnsl 6153 (for counseling majors); permission of instructor is required for others.

Human Sexuality for Counselors (3)

Hoare, Marotta

Issues of sexuality as related to counseling in contemporary society. Prerequisite or concurrent registration: Cnsl 6153 (for counseling majors); permission of instructor is required for others.

Diagnosis and Treatment Planning (3)

Staff

For counselors and mental health practitioners. Symptoms and treatment of various mental disorders. The process of making psychiatric diagnoses. A variety of treatment strategies are covered, along with their application to various disorders. Prerequisite: Cnsl 6153.

Living and Dying: A Counseling Perspective (3)

Tschudi

Survey of fundamental psychosocial issues surrounding grief, loss, and life-threatening illness. Topics include AIDS, suicide, multiple loss, caregiver's grief, spirituality, and cross-cultural issues.

Spirituality and Loss (3)

Staff

Simulated practicum to develop skills in working with clients who have a life-threatening illness or who are actively dying.

Children and Loss (3)

Staff

The process of grief, loss, and death as experienced by children and adolescents from theoretical, moral, spiritual, and developmental perspectives. Development of effective and sensitive skills and competencies to meet the needs of children and their families as they face life-challenging transitions.

Internship in Counseling (3)

Cho Kim, Hergenrather, Megivern, Marotta, Steen

Part of a two-semester clinical experience for degree and certificate candidates in counseling. Includes 100 hours of supervised practicum in a counseling setting. Material fee.

Advanced Internship in Counseling (3 to 6)

Cho Kim, Hergenrather, Megivern, Marotta, Steen

Part of a two-semester clinical experience for degree and certificate candidates in counseling. Material fee. Prerequisite: Cnsl 6185.

Systems in Career Counseling Development (3)

Schwallie-Giddis and Staff

The complex role of systems in career counseling and development. Class and work experience in the areas of career assessment, computerized career planning, and the design and evaluation of career counseling systems.

Career Development and the Contemporary Workforce (3)

Schwallie-Giddis and Staff

Through case studies, simulations, and group work, the demographics and challenges of the workforce in the United States are examined. The knowledge, skills, and competencies necessary to respond to current trends and projected changes in the global workforce.

Advanced Career Counseling (3)

Dedmond, Schwallie-Giddis, and Staff

Expansion of career development theory, concepts, and practice: the helping relationship, delivery systems, current market and economic information, and available resources. Prerequisite: Cnsl 6155 (for counseling majors); permission of instructor is required for others. Material fee.

Foundations/Practicum: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3)

Marotta, Cho Kim

Description of community counseling settings, problems clients present, and a consideration of appropriate intervention strategies.

Foundations/Practicum: Rehabilitation and Case Management (3)

Hergenrather, Beveridge

Survey of history, philosophy, basic principles, legislation, roles, and services.

Disability Management and Psychosocial Rehabilitation (3)

Hergenrather, Beveridge, and Staff

Disability management services; psychosocial aspects of disability; rehabilitation services for persons with psychiatric disabilities.

Job Placement and Supported Employment (3)

Beveridge and Staff

Job development and modification: placement of persons with disabilities.

Medical and Psychosocial Aspects of Disabilities (3)

Hergenrather, Beveridge

Chronic and traumatic disorders with rehabilitation and psychosocial implications.

Foundations of Forensic Rehabilitation Counseling I (3)

Beveridge

Overview of the roles and functions of professionals who provide forensic rehabilitation services in matters of litigation. Vocational assessments, labor market issues, transferable skills analysis, job analyses. Instruments utilized in forensic rehabilitation.

Foundations of Forensic Rehabilitation Counseling II (3)

Beveridge

Workers' compensation, personal injury, medical/professional malpractice, catastrophic injury, loss of earnings capacity, and life care planning. Ethical standards, practices, federal court rules, and common situations found in the litigation process.

Law and Rehabilitation Counseling (3)

Beveridge and Staff

Overview of law and court procedures for forensic rehabilitation professionals. Qualification of forensic experts, roles and functions of expert witnesses, discovery, work product, hearsay, direct and cross-examination, admissibility of evidence, and opinions in state and federal venues.

Psychopharmacology (3)

Beveridge

Overview of psychotropic medications that treat various psychological disorders; development of competencies related to psychopharmacology. Review of treatment methods, applicable diagnoses and disorders, common psychiatric methods, medication monitoring, and safety/ethical issues.

Schwallie-Giddis, Dedmond, Steen

Study of the environmental and specialty elements for school counseling, with special attention to the principles and practices of school counseling.

Special Topics (arr.)

Staff

Topics to be announced in the Schedule of Classes. May be repeated for credit.

Advanced Group Counseling (3)

Steen

A post-master's course on interpersonal process groups, with didactic, experiential, and supervisory components. Prerequisite: Cnsl 6161 or equivalent; permission of instructor is required.

Organization and Administration of Counseling Services (3)

Marotta, Schwallie-Giddis

Theory and practice of consultation and administration, with focus on school, community, and rehabilitation settings. Research issues. Admission by permission of instructor.

Work, Identity, and Adult Development (3)

Hoare

Same as HDev 8253/HOL 8742.

Doctoral Practicum in Counseling (3)

Marotta, Megivern

Experiential learning of advanced counseling and counseling-related competencies through direct, supervised participation in group work, research, teaching, and/or consultation. Admission by permission of instructor.

Advanced Theories of Counseling (3)

Garcia, Hergenrather

Current research on counseling and psychotherapy process and outcome; critical analysis of theory with applications for practice and research. For Ed.S. and Ph.D. degree candidates in the field of counseling. Admission by permission of instructor.

Doctoral Internship in Counseling and Counselor Supervision (3-3)

Marotta, Megivern, Heddesheimer

Seminar: Counseling (arr.)

Staff

Predissertation Seminar (3 to 6)

Staff

Dissertation Research (3 or 6)

Staff

Prerequisite: Cnsl/Educ 8998.