The purpose of the course is to enhance the counseling skills and conceptualization processes acquired through direct counseling experience, supervision, and classroom interactions. This course involved the application of counseling theories, techniques and school counseling program implementation. Restricted to students admitted to the professional sequence. Prerequisites: 675.

The elementary school counseling internship is a field counseling experience supervised by a qualified elementary school counseling professional. Placement is at an elementary school site and provides opportunities for the student to perform, under supervision, in a variety of counseling activities that a professional school counselor is expected to perform. Group supervision is conducted throughout a students internship experience. Permission of instructor is required. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 691.

The secondary school counseling internship is a field counseling experience supervised by a qualified secondary school counseling professional. Placement is at an secondary school site and provides opportunities for the student to perform, under supervision, in a variety of counseling activities that a professional school counselor is expected to perform. Group supervision is conducted throughout a students internship experience. Permission of instructor is required. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 691.

The counseling internship is a field counseling experience supervised by a qualified counseling professional. Placement is at a site suitable to the counseling emphasis requirements and interests of the student and provides opportunities for the student to perform, under supervision, a variety of counseling activities that a professional counselor is expected to perform. University group supervision is conducted throughout a students internship experience. Prerequisite: 690. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor required.

This course is designed to help you learn how to conceptualize, develop, and implement a comprehensive school counseling program based on developmental theory and the ASCA national model. You will learn about the "nuts and bolts" of organizing a program, mindsets and curriculum for school counselors. Participation in this course provides opportunities to learn leadership and management skills necessary to develop and strengthen K-12 School counseling programs by utilizing school-community teams, school-based consultation and collaboration models.

This course is designed to acquaint counseling students with the fundamentals of psychoactive drugs and their use, effects, and potential for abuse. The neural mechanisms of drug action, along with the physical and behavioral consequences of use and abuse, are explored. Emphasized concepts include the physiological and psychological mechanisms of addiction, tolerance, and withdrawal. Basics of pharmacology, adverse effects, indications, and drug interactions will be examined. Boundaries of practice and practical issues of assessment and referral will be covered. Prerequisite: 590.

This course provides an overview of qualitative, quantitative, single-case designs, action research, outcome based research and basic statistical methods for conducting research. It is an experiential course with activities focused on the process, ethics and the necessary steps and critical thinking skills required to evaluate and conduct research. Moreover, it emphasizes the importance of research for advancing the counseling profession and to inform evidence-based practice. Prerequisites: 510 or 545, 595.

This course addresses the history and development of clinical mental health counseling, theories and models related to clinical mental health counseling, principles of clinical mental health counseling, including prevention, intervention, consultation, education, and advocacy, and networks that promote mental health and wellness. Prerequisite: 595.

This course consists of laboratory training in counseling skills and application of major theories of counseling and psychotherapy with a special focus on gender, culture, ethical dilemmas, counselor preparation, and common theoretically-based assessment and case formulation strategies. The course is designed to provide students with the skills necessary to begin a counseling practicum that include the following: counseling micro-skills, intervention strategies, treatment planning, goal setting, and counseling termination. Emphasis is on application of theoretical approaches to counseling strategies. Prerequisite: 540.

The course provides an overview to the basic principles of assessment in counseling, focusing on test and non-test appraisal instruments and development of diagnostic skills. The course includes selection, use, and interpretation of instruments appropriate for appraisal of individuals and families. Attention is given to development of clinical documentation skills with a variety of populations. Prerequisite: 510 or 545.