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Counseling
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Admin. of Clinical Mental Health Services & Counseling Skills |
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This course is intended to introduce Clinical Mental Health Counseling, provide an overview of the history of community based counseling services, examine the practices of clinical counseling and the roles and task of clinical mental health professional professionals, and the characteristics of clients are considered. The topics of policy and advocacy in counselors. Clinical mental health counseling and mental health settings, relationships with other community based agency counseling settings as well as the identity of clinical mental health counselors are covered. |
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Family and Couples Counseling |
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This course provides students with a presentation of family systems theory in education, consultation, and counseling with families in both school and agency settings. The course explores the theoretical and historical foundations of family systems theory and the family life cycle, and examines the predominant systems approaches for promoting change. Students will develop a personal family counseling style to facilitate systemic change through application of systems theories. |
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Clinical Appraisal & Diagnosis, Intervention & Treatment Planning |
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This course addresses clinical diagnosis, counseling interventions and treatment planning from a variety of perspectives. It will provide students with a broad theoretical base for understanding psychopathology, from both an individual, descriptive, symptoms perspective as presented in the DSM-5, and also from a contextual systemic perspective including developmental, familial patterns and sociocultural contributors. This course will introduce students to competencies in assessment/appraisal, in selecting effective treatment strategies, and in case presentation. This ability to conceptualize material will also provide students with a beginning ability to formulate treatment recommendations associated with the various diagnostic categories. |
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Childhood to Adulthood Psychopathology for Mental Health Professionals |
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This course assists students in understanding both adaptive and maladaptive behavior across the life span, with particular attention given to child, adolescent and adult behavior. It provides students with foundations to assess, differentiate and diagnose various mental disorders based on the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-5). It will also focus on etiology, symptomatology, treatment, and prognosis of various disorders, as well as the associated biological, personal, and social characteristics. It also examines aspects of resiliency, stress and mental illness, and functioning based on race, culture, family of origin and gender difference. |
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Clinical Supervision and Ethics |
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This course examines the theories, models, and processes that influence clinical mental health practice through the consultation and leadership roles of counseling personnel. The course fosters the development of specific skills and intervention strategies required to perform effective consultation and supervision in counseling. Examines legal, ethical, and professional standards of practice of mental health counseling & therapy, which includes goals and objectives of related professional codes of ethics and legal considerations. Examines the orientation and role identity of counselors and overviews the rights of consumers. |
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Trauma Informed & Crisis Management |
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This course is designed to increase understanding, awareness, and knowledge in trauma and how trauma impacts individuals and groups as well as to teach the theoretical and practical background skills in crisis intervention in various settings. Students will: Develop trauma informed understanding of fundamental concepts, theories, strategies, and counseling skills needed to conduct effective crisis intervention. Develop an understanding of the background, dynamics, and counseling intervention methodologies needed to effectively help individuals or groups in crisis. Develop an understanding of the process of prevention, intervention, and post evaluation in crisis counseling. Students will learn proactive, preventive and creative initiatives in crisis intervention. |
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Topics in Counseling |
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Topics in Counseling-may be repeated for credit when topic changes. |
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Practicum in School Counseling |
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Practicum is designed to meet the CACREP accreditation standards and requires 150 hours of documented demonstration of professional practice and documented hours of supervised field experience in a setting consistent with a student's area of specialization. Students are expected to demonstrate the application of theory, knowledge and counseling skills learned throughout the counselor education program. Individual and group supervisory meetings are required weekly. Enrollment requires faculty advisor or program coordinator approval. May be repeated. |
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Practicum in Clinical Mental Health Counseling |
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Practicum is designed to meet the CACREP accreditation standards and requires 150 hours of documented demonstration of professional practice and documented hours of supervised field experience in a setting consistent with a student's area of specialization. Students are expected to demonstrate the application of theory, knowledge and counseling skills learned throughout the counselor education program. Individual and group supervisory meetings are required weekly. Enrollment requires faculty advisor or program coordinator approval. May be repeated. |
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Practicum in Addiction Counseling |
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Practicum is designed to meet the CACREP accreditation standards and requires 150 hours of documented demonstration of professional practice and documented hours of supervised field experience in a setting consistent with a student's area of specialization. Students are expected to demonstrate the application of theory, knowledge and counseling skills learned throughout the counselor education program. Individual and group supervisory meetings are required weekly. Enrollment requires faculty advisor or program coordinator approval. |
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Project/Action Research (Plan B) |
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A non-thesis capstone research project. |
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Independent Study |
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Selected readings and/or research for individual students under faculty supervision. |
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Continuing Registration |
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Continuing enrollment in graduate studies. This option is to be used for registration after completion of all course requirements, including thesis or capstone project; required during the semester of the oral defense examination. May not be used to fulfill degree credit requirements or financial aid minimum requirements. |
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Thesis (Plan A) |
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Research and writing of the master's thesis under the supervision of the faculty chair and thesis committee. Maximum 4 credits allowed. |
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