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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) A study intended to acquaint the future counselor with the symptomalogy for the most common psychopathologies and prepare the counselor to comply with institutional and health insurance requirements for classification of patients according to the DSM-IV-TR of the American Psychiatric Association. Special emphasis on differential diagnosis and acquaintance with associated disorders of the primary diagnoses in the multi-axial system via case studies. (Spring) PREREQUISITES: COU508, COU510, COU511, COU518, COU537
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) Examination of the field of abnormal behavior with emphasis on psychopathological conditions throughout the lifecycle. Personality theories and counseling approaches will be matched with appropriate psychopathologies. Students will be able to provide rationale and cite research, which supports their choice of a particular intervention for use with a given problem area, population, age group, or cultural group. (Fall) PREREQUISITES: COU508, COU510, COU511, COU518, COU537
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) Students will be guided in using assessment procedures to diagnose and plan treatment. Focus will be on the administration, scoring, interpretation, and write up of individual and group standardized tests of mental ability, personality, interest, achievement, and aptitude. Special emphasis will be given to use of psychoeducational tests for the purpose of evaluating mental and emotional disorders. (Spring) PREREQUISITES: COU508, COU510, COU511, COU518, COU532, COU537, COU609.
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) Development of knowledge and skills needed for effective counseling of martial and family problems, including assessment techniques, major intervention strategies and establishment and maintenance of rapport. Role of communication patterns, behavioral contingencies, cognitive and effective processes in the functioning of family and marital relationships. (Fall) PREREQUISITES: COU503, COU505, COU506, COU509
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) A consideration of the disease concept of chemical dependency, including the psychological dynamics and family patterns associated with chemical dependency, recognition of symptoms including current approaches to treatment and intervention. (Fall) PREREQUISITES: COU503, COU505, COU506, COU509.
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) Study of the effects of psychoactive chemicals on neurochemical, neurophysiological, behavioral, and mental processes. A consideration of the disease model of mental illness and the role of the counselor in treatment of medicated clients and consultation with physicians. (Spring) PREREQUISITES: COU503, COU505, COU506, COU509.
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1.00 - 3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) Seminar on the theory and application of clinical counseling procedures (e.g., crisis intervention, grief counseling, cognitive therapy) with special problems. Topics will change. Emphasis is on the behavioral/psychological methods of intervention to provide a working familiarity with contemporary psychotherapies and their application to specific clinical situations. Application of psychotherapeutic methods will be explored within the context of serving diverse populations including culturally different, children, substance abusers, elderly, sexual problems, physically and mental disabled, terminally ill, gay clients. Crisis situations, marriage and family problems, rehabilitation, and child abuse as they relate to intervention and prevention of emotional and mental disorders will be covered in the various seminars. (Spring and summer) PREREQUISITES: COU503, COU505, COU506, COU509.
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) Students receive guidance in learning to provide consultation services to mental health agencies, hospitals, institutions of higher education, and the community at large. Special attention will be given to legal and ethical practices as defined by both state law and the ACA ethical guidelines. (Spring) PREREQUISITES: COU508, COU510, COU511, COU518, COU537
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3.00 Credits
(3 sem. hrs.) Students will gain knowledge in providing clinical supervision counselors. This course may also include experience through review of video/audio client tapes, sitting in on simulated case conferences, providing feedback to counselor trainees, and by reviewing documents written by counselor trainees(intakes, treatment plans, progress notes, and termination summaries). The instructor will supervise any supervisory work done by the students. Special attention will be given to legal and ethical practices as defined by both state law and ACES ethical guidelines. (Fall and Spring) PREREQUISITES: COU581.
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1.00 - 5.00 Credits
(1-5 sem. hrs.) Post-internship experience focused on further development and application of clinical counseling principles in agency or human services setting under supervision plus related class experiences. Students will design a program of study specific to their area of interest which will further develop clinical skills through continued supervised practice of counseling and/or research and development of applied clinical programs appropriate to the mental health setting. This course may be used to continue counselor-in-training status provided it is taken prior to completion of the MAC degree. (Fall, spring, summer) PREREQUISITES: COU582 for community counseling. COU596 for school counseling. COU582 and COU596 for dual licensure.
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