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COUN 530 Advanced Psychopathology (2 SH)
Advanced psychopathology works to build skills in integrating theory with diagnosis an intervention planning by looking at treatment of key diagnostic categories through a number of theoretical lenses, emphasizing evidence-based practices but also providing support for alternative approaches.
COUN 536 Foundations in Counseling Research and Program Evaluation : Theory, Design, and Foundational Statistics (3 SH)
This course will offer an overview of the research methods used in counseling and program evaluation. Students will gain experience with literature databases, research ethics, research methodologies, basic statistics and statistical software such as SPSS, and communicating research findings, and proposing research to an Institutional Review Board.
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COUN 699 Topics Sec. A - Neurobiology of Trauma (1 SH)
This course will provide a foundational understanding of the neurobiology of the human stress response and will explore neuroscience as it applies to psychosocial stress, resilience, and the cultivation of well-being. Various heuristics of the brain and central nervous system will be presented. The course will present the frame of Interpersonal Neurobiology as an integrative method of applying neurobiological principles in the field.
COUN 699 Topics Sec. A - Innovations in Counseling (1 SH)
Innovations in Counseling offers students a brief introduction to cutting edge therapeutic modalities that may include but are not limited to such therapies as EMDR, Focusing, ACT, Hakomi, and EFT. Through a series of guest speakers, who are trained and practice these various modes of therapy, students will explore how they might integrate these ways of working with their clients into their clinical work after further training.