Counseling Psychology
Course Descriptions
PSYC 605 COUNSELING TECHNIQUES (3)
Training the student in practical counseling skills through
demonstration and role playing with feedback in behavioral performance.
PSYC 606 CAREER DEVELOPMENT (3)
Designed to familiarize students with aspects of career development, to
introduce them to a variety of relevant resources and media, and to
assist them in integrating this knowledge by planning a program of
career development for a specific group.
PSYC 607 APPLIED THEORIES OF COUNSELING (3)
Counseling theorists whose applied methodology has been successful in
the treatment of various client populations. Techniques and application
of methodologists in field settings.
PSYC 609 ADVANCED COUNSELING TECHNIQUES (3)
Advanced therapeutic interventions with various client populations.
Prerequisite: PSYC 605 and PSYC 607.
PSYC 611 DEVELOPMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)
Psychological structures and functions in human development across the
life span. Both theoretical and research approaches are presented.
PSYC 613 COMMUNITY MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING (3)
Types of community health services and the relationships between those
services; the responsibility of counseling in a mental health center;
and the area of mental health consultant. Emphasis will be given to the
application of counseling skills in a mental health setting.
PSYC 615 INTRODUCTION TO RESEARCH METHODS IN COUNSELING
(3)
Principal methods of behavioral research emphasizing concepts rather
than statistical procedures. Preparation of counselors to evaluate
methods, designs, and results, of counseling research.
PSYC 631 ADVANCED ABNORMAL PSYCHOLOGY (3)
Current and historical perspectives of psychopathology. Emphasis on
various diagnostic approaches. Prerequisite: PSYC 361.
PSYC 637 COUNSELING STRATEGIES FOR DRUG AND ALCOHOL ABUSE
(3)
Understanding the basic issues of substance abuse, referrals, clinical
assessments, and developing counseling strategies for successful
intervention.
PSYC 647 INDIVIDUAL APPRAISAL (3)
Practice in the use and analysis of techniques for understanding the
individual with emphasis upon standardized procedures.
PSYC 667 PSYCHOSOCIAL ASPECTS OF DISABILITY (3)
Psychosocial challenges facing the disabled person's self-concept.
Approaches to facilitating independence and self-actualization.
PSYC 679 SPECIAL TOPICS SEMINAR (1-3)
Topics vary, according to instructor.
PSYC 718 TECHNIQUES OF FAMILY COUNSELING (3)
Identification of problems that cause families to deteriorate, diagnosis
of those problems, and techniques that will help families work through
their difficulties. Emphasis on development of skills essential to
effective family counseling practice. Prerequisites: Must have passed
the departmental advancement to candidacy examination and have consent
of instructor.
PSYC 721 GROUP COUNSELING (3)
Theories, principles, and techniques of group counseling. Prerequisites:
Must have passed the departmental advancement to candidacy examination
and have consent of instructor.
PSYC 722 ADVANCED MULTICULTURAL COUNSELING (3)
Self-awareness, theoretical, assessment and treatment issues in the area
of multicultural counseling. Prerequisites: Advanced standing in
counseling or clinical psychology including successful completion of the
departmental advancement to candidacy examination. Consent of instructor
required.
PSYC 745 PRACTICUM IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY (1-3)
Supervised experience in educational, vocational, and personal
counseling. Must be taken in two separate semesters (3 credits per
semester).
Prerequisites: PSYC 609, PSYC 790, must have passed the departmental
advancement to candidacy examination, and have consent of instructor.
PSYC 790 ETHICAL, LEGAL, AND PROFESSIONAL ISSUES IN
PSYCHOLOGY (3)
Treatment of ethical, legal, and professional issues related to the
practice of school, clinical, and counseling psychology. Prerequisite:
Consent of instructor.
PSYC 793 INTERNSHIP IN COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY (3-9)
Intensive experience within a counseling facility involving exposure to
many facets of a mental health professional, including administrative
and record-keeping duties; individual and group counseling observations
and experiences; referral resources, etc. Prerequisites: PSYC 745 and
consent of instructor.
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