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3.00 Credits
This course will provide students with insight about the business opportunities in Australia and Islands of the South Pacific. The course will have a field trip component that will be an 18-day study tour to Australia and Fiji to give student a first0hand exposure to the cultural, social and business and economic enviroment in Australia and the Island of the South Pacific.
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3.00 Credits
Negotiation takes place all of the time, both formally and informally, at work and at home, and over monetary and non-monetary concerns. Globalization, organizational diversity, changes in the way work and workers are organized, and new forms of alliance make the ability to negotiate well a necessary business skill. Negotiating well is learned skill. While some people might "naturally" feel comfortable negotiating, the art of negotiation is something that most people have to study and practice. This requires a combination of knowledge and theory and the opportunity to implement that theory through practice. In this course it is important that you read and understand the new ideas you are learning, try to put these ideas into practice, and anlyze their impact and effectiveness. While practice might make perfert, practicing old behaviors without new insights and analysis will not improve your ability to negotiate!
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3.00 Credits
This course covers three content areas: an overview of the counseling profession, ethical and legal standards and multicultural counseling. The course offers an orientation to the counseling profession, and ethical, legal and professional identity issues. Students will study the history of the profession, ethical and legal standards, preparation standards, organizations, functions and related journals. Students will also be introduced to the tripartite training model for multicultural competency, which includes awareness of cultural assumptions, knowledge of cultural diversity and skills for cross-cultural counseling. This course is required of all students.
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3.00 Credits
Course focuses on the concept of developmentally oriented counseling. It is based upon lifespan theory which makes the assumption that there is developmental logic to behavior. Counselors learn to assess and understand the client's developmental processes and provide appropriate helping strategies for clients working through developmental blocks. Students study developmental theories, concepts and principles, including psychosocial, cognitive, moral, emotional, family, career, self and cultural development.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on various theories of counseling and their associated techniques. Students study a range of theories and their application in various professional settings and are required to synthesize their own approach. This course contributes to the theoretical foundations of the helping relationships component of the program and is required of all students.
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3.00 Credits
Principles of test construction, basic statistical concepts, study of commonly used standardized tests and other evaluative procedures. Interpretations of test data are an integral part of this course.
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3.00 Credits
A laboratory course providing competency-building experiences to prepare counselors for helping relationships. Supervised counseling of fellow students and outside clients is required. Both a knowledge base and a skill base are developed. In all aspects of this course, confidentiality and ethical-behavior are stressed. The course contributes to the helping relationships component of the program and is required of all students.
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3.00 Credits
Course focuses on groups and group leadership. Knowledge base includes theory, group processes, group dynamics, interventions, roles of members and leaders, facilitative and debilitative behaviors, characteristics of developmental stages, ethics and therapeutic ingredients of group work. Experiential group activities develop self-awareness, interpersonal skills and leadership ability. Confidentiality and ethical behavior are stressed. Course contributes to the helping relationships and group work components of the program and is required of all students.
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3.00 Credits
Presents a theoretical framework focusing on meeting the counseling needs of identified target populations in a programmatic fashion. Prevention, crisis intervention and community based interventions are presented. Specific skills in target population, identification, need assessment, goal formulation, intervention design and program evaluation are developed. Course contributes to both the appraisal and research components of the program and is required of all students.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to the nature of scientific research, with particular reference to the research methods and statistical treatments that are appropriate to the study of problems and issues related to professional counseling. Students demonstrate their critical understanding by designing a research proposal. Course contributes to the research and evaluation component of the program and is required of all students.
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