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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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530 Advanced Psychopathology (2 SH)
A review of the research methods used in counseling. Included are experiences in searching research literature databases, understanding basic statistics and using statistical software, planning research, and communicating research findings. Includes a community action project, implementing and assessing a prevention project, an advocacy project, or a counseling outreach project. A written paper and presentation of the community action project is presented to faculty and peers in a spring semester conference. View SyllabusAdvanced 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 538 Skill Development (1 SH)
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This course is designed to give students an overview of theoretical and practical approaches to working with children and adolescents. Special populations and issues identified by course participants will be explored. In addition, students will be required to participate in off- campus collaboration with an agency devoted to meeting the mental health needs of children and adolescents.
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610 Advanced Multicultural Counseling (2 SH)
Multiculturalism is both an intellectual movement and an ethical imperative within the professional fields of counseling and psychology. This course provides advanced multicultural knowledge, skills and awareness that will support your work with clients. Through activities, discussion, reading and media, you will be exposed to the theoretical movements in multiculturalism and develop skills for working with clients who differ from you. You will also explore your own values, beliefs and cultural identity and make connections to how these aspects of your personhood influence your relationship and intervention with clients.
COUN 627 Marriage and Family Counseling (3 SH)
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