Counselor Education (COU)

I. Prerequisites: COU 840. Includes programs of mental health counseling and consultation, the development and management of mental health services programs, needs assessments, intervention and evaluation.

I, II. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, and 846. An examination of the application of counseling methods and concepts to non-majority groups. The lifestyle, values, customs and attitudes of non-majority population will be explored.

A. Prerequisite: advisor/departmental chair approval. Workshops, special topics, or seminars. May be retaken under different subtitles.

I, II. Prerequisite: admission to the program. An introduction and orientation to the counseling profession. This course will explore the professional roles, organization, training, and credentialing standards of the profession. It will also survey the ethical, legal and professional issues facing counselors.

I. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, and 846. Consideration of theory, organization, consultation and personnel practices involved in organizing and administering guidance and counseling programs in the schools.

I, II. Formerly EPY 816. Study of concepts, principles, and methods involved in the use of current tests and inventories. Emphasis on measurement theory underlying construction, use, and interpretation of data from standardized tests. Credit for COU 816 will not be awarded to students that have credit for EPY 816.

I, II. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, 846. Theory and experiences to develop skill in and understanding of group dynamics and effective group behavior.

I, II. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, 846. Occupational information in educational and vocational planning; theories of vocational choice; sociology of occupations, and interpretation and utilization of current data pertaining to career fields.

A, II. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, 846. Student will learn how to design and implement a systematic K-12 developmental guidance program based on collaboration, consultation, and prevention as well as develop creative and play therapy approaches to working with children and adolescents.

I. Prerequisites: EPY 816, 839, COU 855, and Departmental approval. Consideration of the major theories of assessment. Training in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of selected tests of intelligence and other counseling assessment tools.

I. Prerequisite: COU 826. Supervised practice in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of the Wechsler Intelligence Scale for Children, Wechsler Adult Intelligence Scale, and the Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence.

A. Formerly EPY 839. A theoretical examination of human development across the lifespan. Emphasis is placed on developmental norms, diagnosis and interventions over the lifespan found in the population.

I, II. Prerequisite/Corequisite: COU 813. Major theories of counseling. Attention is given to personality structure and individual behavior from which these are derived.

I, II. Prerequisites/Corequisites: COU 813, 840. Includes a consideration of different schools of thought in current counseling practice; how the counselor works; and effective procedures for counseling.

A. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, 846. This is an advanced counseling techniques class focusing on specific skills and processes for children and adolescents.

I. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, and 846. Addictive disorders and behaviors ranging from chemical dependency, compulsive gambling, sex addiction to workaholism with a focus on biopsychosocial model, 12-Step and peer therapy, assessments, and interventions for adolescent and adult populations.

A. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, 846. The history, terms, ethics, principles, and major models of family counseling concepts, techniques and procedures will also be examined, with primary focus on the systems approach.

A. This is an advanced skills course that will teach theoretical and skill-based clinical sexuality intervention and treatment models to work with clients. Students will explore professional issues in the field, including diversity issues related to clinical sexuality.

A. Formerly EPY 854. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, and 846. This course includes readings and experiential activities focused on self-care for mental health professionals. Topics include occupational hazards of burnout, compassion fatigue, secondary traumatic stress, and vicarious traumatization and how a sustainable self-care plan that focuses on the relationship between the body, mind, and spirit can mitigate these risks. Open to students from diverse graduate programs.

A. Prerequisites: COU 813, 840, 846. This course addresses diagnoses and treatment planning in counseling as well as prevention of mental and emotional disorders and dysfunctional behavior. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for PSY 841.

A, II. Prerequisites: COU 826, 827. Advanced laboratory practice in giving tests and interpreting results. Attention given to intelligence tests, measurements of special aptitudes, inventories for self-appraisal, and measure of personality.

A. Prerequisite: COU 813, 840, 846. An advanced counseling techniques class focusing on the process and skills need in crisis and grief counseling.

A. Instruction in mindfulness-based practices in counseling for use with clients and for counselor self-care. Review of current theory and research as well as experiential components including movement, meditation, breathing exercises, and guided imagery.

A. Prerequisites: COU 813, COU 840, and COU 846. This course will provide awareness to mental health professionals regarding common religious and spiritual concerns clients may express. This course will assist mental health professionals to more skillfully and competently treat those concerns of a religious or spiritual nature. Students will examine professional issues in the field, including diversity issues related to religion and spirituality.

A. Formerly EPY 869. This course is designed to provide an understanding of research methods, statistical analysis, needs assessment, and program evaluation principles, models, and applications.

A. Prerequisites: EPY 839, COU 813, COU 840, COU 846. This course discusses understanding the person of the therapist, playroom and materials, theories, history, process, techniques, relationship building, themes, parent involvement, ethics and experiential practice of play therapy with children and adults.

A. Prerequisite: COU 870. Includes research, advanced theory, play therapy practice and skill development with various populations across the life span.

A. Prerequisite: COU 871. Includes personal and professional development of the Play Therapist through practical application of Play Therapy theories, techniques and skills.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the Doctoral program. Recommended prerequisite: completion of COU 820 – Group Counseling. Course includes study, experience, and practice of adventure-based counseling to prepare participants to facilitate adventure-based activities.

A. Prerequisite: Clinical coordinator approval. This course provides students the opportunity to practice skills developed in their program. Students will be supervised by an experienced counselor in a setting appropriate for their program. May be taken under different setting titles up to 12 hours.

A. Prerequisite COU 880. Practice in a counseling setting which allows for the transition from student to professional. May be taken for up to 15 credit hours in order to generate the required clock hours.

A. Prerequisite: COU 880. Provides counseling students with knowledge of fundamental issues in clinical supervision including the role and function of supervision; models and theories; diversity issues; legal and ethical considerations.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the CEP doctoral program. Advanced, integrative study of thories, models, and current issues in clinical supervision.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program. Supervised practice of supervision of master's level practicum students.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ed.D doctoral program, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or MAEd in School Counseling. An examination of the theoretical foundations of counseling theory construction. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for COU 901.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ed.D Doctoral program, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or MAEd in School Counseling. Orientation to leadership styles and issues relevant to counselor education and advanced application of social justice advocacy in counselor education. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for COU 909.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ed.D Doctoral program, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or MAEd in School Counseling. The planning and execution of scholarly writing and professional conference presentations in counselor education. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for COU 910.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ed.D Doctoral program, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or MAEd in School Counseling. Pedagogical foundations of course development and classroom instruction in counselor education. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for COU 910.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the Ed.D Doctoral program, MA in Clinical Mental Health Counseling or MAEd in School Counseling. Advanced, integrative study of theories, models, and current issued in clinical supervision. Credit will not be awarded to students who have credit for COU 986.

A. This course provides advanced instruction in the major and/or contemporary counseling theories. Students will apply the original works of major theorists and will assess and construct a personal counseling orientation as backed by research.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the Doctoral program. Theoretical foundations of advanced group counseling (includes supervised experiential component via facilitation of master's level groups for in COU 820 course).

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program. Current topical issues, related to advanced couseling practice and counselor education.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program. Current topical issues related to advanced school counseling, school leadership, and couselor education.

A. This course is an advanced application course of the field of marriage and family counseling/therapy. Students will apply family counseling techniques to case studies and real families.

A. Students will have the opportunity to refine their skills and enhance their understanding of clinical and administrative supervision in terms of various theeoretical orientations and approaches to the art of supervision in counseling.

This course ovservation and counseling supervision in school, higher education, community, and controlled laboratory settings. One hundred hours of supervised fieldwork is required. Lectures, seminars, and research projects may also be included.

A. Doctoral students are required to complete doctoral- level counseling internships that total a minimum of 600 clock hours. The 600 hours include supervised experiences in counselor education and supervision (e.g., clinical practice, research, and teaching).

A. This course deals with advanced quantitative and qualitative research methodology in the social sciences, specifically methodology to be used in advanced research in counselor education.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program. A supervised doctoral-level practicum experience in individual, group, and/or career counseling.

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program. A 600 hour internship to include professional work specified be CACREP standards such as Counseling; Teaching: Supervision, Research and Scholarship; and Leadership and Advocacy. (May be taken for variable credit from 1-6 hours.)

A. Prerequisite: Admission to the doctoral program. Supervised practice of supervision of doctoral level practicum students.