Qualitative Methods in Social Science Research

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to develop, conduct and analyze qualitative research. Specifically, this course develops students skills in analyzing verbal and written qualitative data. Topics include using phenomenological approaches, grounded theory, content analysis, ethnographic and consensual qualitative analysis.

Counselor Education: Trends in Research

This course focuses on research ethics and recent trends in research in the field of counseling. Emphasis is placed on the practice of reading and critiquing research in the field, understanding strategies for publishing in counseling journals, conducting ethical research, and completing a dissertation proposal. Prerequisite: 710, 712.

Supervision Foundations

Provides an overview of the theories of supervision, as well as examines supervisory roles, professional development benchmarks, evaluation methods, approaches to consultation, and legal and ethical issues. Emphasis is directed toward knowledge, attitude and skill development.

Instructional Design and Adult Learning

Provides overview of the adult learning theory as it relates to effective teaching and counselor supervision. Application of current graduate training pedagogy to instructional and curricular design, as well as psychological issues and cross-cultural issues in teaching and learning will be discussed.

Diversity and Social Justice

Addresses pedagogy relevant to advocacy, diversity, and social justice issues of race, ethnic, cultural heritage, nationality, socioeconomic status, family structure, age, gender, sexual orientation, religious and spiritual beliefs, occupation, physical status, and mental health. Issues of equity such as oppression, power and privilege, in counselor education will be addressed.

Professional Leadership and Advocacy

This course explores leadership theories and organizational management strategies within counselor education, with a focus on culturally sustaining leadership practices. Students will engage in discussions on crisis response, ethical leadership, accreditation processes, and advocacy, preparing them to assume leadership roles in educational settings and the counseling profession. Through practical applications, students will develop the skills necessary to navigate complex leadership challenges in diverse and evolving environments.

Advanced Counseling Practice

Studies major theories and cultural discourses utilized by supervisors, counselors, and clients, with an emphasis on understandings of problem formation and change. Assumptions about normal behavior and pathology will be examined, and theories will be compared for their applicability to a variety of client groups, community needs, presenting problems, and practice settings. Provides an overview of the theories and research pertaining to group leadership, composition, selection, intervention, termination, evaluation, and follow-up. Students develop a written description of their group counseling approach and have concurrent supervised group counseling experiences.

Introduction to Professional Writing & Scholarship

This asynchronous course module provides an overview of graduate-level academic writing expectations and guidelines. The module focuses largely on the most recent version of the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (APA), with the purpose of equipping students to research, present, and write their own scholarship, in addition to evaluating and providing others feedback. Graded CR/NC.

Group Counseling

This course explores the theory, practice and ethics of group counseling while providing students supervision in the development and application of group counseling skills. Students will acquire knowledge through practical and theoretical activities to gain the ability to articulate theory and group process. Prerequisite: 675.

Counseling Practicum

The purpose of the course is to enhance the counseling skills and conceptualization processes acquired through direct counseling experience, supervision, and classroom interaction. The application of counseling theory and techniques will occur with clients in a campus or community setting in preparing supervisees for internship and their development as independent professional counselors. Restricted to students admitted to practicum sequence. Prerequisites: 675, 640 or concurrent enrollment with practicum/internship coordinator permission.

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