Prepares students for the Human Services Profession through the study and practice of professional standards and select helping skills central to effective helping relationships. Prerequisites: HDF 1050 or HDF 1600; Minimum Sophomore standing or Instructor Permission. Cross-listed with: HDF 2010.
Current information, skills, and strategies for counseling interventions specific to suicide prevention, crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events. Topics include triage, assessment and diagnosis, individual and community resiliency, emergency preparedness, multicultural considerations, interagency cooperation, and psychological first aid. Prerequisites: Graduate student, student in The Trauma Lens Certificate Program, or Instructor permission. Pre/Co-requisites: Graduate student, student in The Trauma Lens Certificate Program, or Instructor permission.
This course reviews the presentation and etiology of child and adolescent and mental health disorders as included in the DSM-5. A comparison of the DSM to other categorization processes used within school environments is delineated. The emphasis will be on strength-based assessment that is culturally appropriate. Prerequisite: Counseling Graduate student or permission.
This course provides a study of counseling practices for working with children and adolescents. Learning will be facilitated through assigned readings, lectures, discussions, demonstrations, and student practice of skill. This course is required for Clinical Mental Health Counseling and School Counseling students. Prerequisites: Counseling Graduate student and concurrent with internship or permission.
Etiology and diagnosis of mental disorders in children, adolescents, and adults according to DMS. Includes intake, evaluation, treatment planning, and clinical documentation skills. Prerequisite: Counseling Graduate student or Instructor permission.
Introductory supervised experience in counseling in a field setting. Includes 100 hours working as a counselor with a minimum of 40 direct service hours. Prerequisites: CNSL 6740, CNSL 6750.
Development and culturally responsive treatment of addictions, e.g., Motivational Interviewing, family systems, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) techniques, recovery maintenance, and an integrative approach to treatment. Prerequisite: Counseling Graduate student or Instructor permission.
Designed to assist students in recognizing and acknowledging diversity in society, and developing the knowledge and skills to recognize, interrupt and redress inequity within their spheres of influence. Prerequisite: Counseling Graduate student or Instructor permission.
An exploration of the theories, assessment instruments, counseling techniques, and issues most relevant in counseling for career and lifestyle development. Prerequisites: CNSL 6750 or CNSL 6630.
A supervised experience in counseling in a field (school or mental health) setting. Prerequisites: CNSL 6630, CNSL 6750.
Provides an overview of different types of professional writing, including peer and non-peer reviewed publications, grant submissions (internal university and external grants), and conference proposals. Designed to de-mystify these processes and provide opportunities for students to practice these skills and further their professional repertoire.
Examines modalities, theories, and approaches to group work, including understanding contemporary literature and research supporting evidence-based clinical practices and clinical supervision of group work. Also examines the impact of socio-cultural factors within the various group domains, between members and the leader, and among group members; and the supervisory dynamics of group work practice.
Doctoral internship in 3 of 5 core areas of specialization to include: counseling, teaching, supervision, research and scholarship, and leadership and advocacy. Doctoral students must enroll in 2 separate internship courses, each consisting of 300 hours of applied work.