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  • 2.00 Credits

    2 credits This course focuses on organizational coaching from a systems perspective and explores coaching theories and models designed to assist client systems in establishing goals for improving individual, team and leader effectiveness, in support of achieving business results. Through practice sessions that build upon Carkhuff's helping skills, the client responsibility model is further explored and specific coaching skills are developed Prerequisite: BH5127
  • 2.00 Credits

    2 credits This course is an introduction to the theory and practice of what constitutes well-functioning organizations. Using the theories of Short, the class covers the elements of the learning organization, the roles of sponsor/agent/target/advocate and the four sectors or contexts in which companies and organizations are involved. A learning laboratory experience is used to integrate the key concepts. (LOD and SC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course continues through the two years of the counseling curriculum and is designed to provide a foundation in valuesbased thinking, along with an overview of ethics and the law for the counseling practitioner. Emphasis is placed on a personal integration and professional understanding of the legal, ethical, and values-based parameters of the counseling profession. Teaching methods include didactic and experiential formats and case application. (SC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits Credits vary by quarter for a total of three. This course examines the stages and cycles in child, adolescent and adult development across the life span, giving attention to how personality is shaped within multicultural contexts. The biopsychosocial model is emphasized as a means of understanding how the whole self develops within a systems perspective. Normal and abnormal manifestations of development across the life span are explored with a particular emphasis on the development of strength and resiliency. The development and functioning of human sexuality as well as spirituality within the life cycle are reviewed. (SC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits Credits vary by quarter for a total of three. This course examines problem human behavior along with the major philosophical, cultural and clinical assumptions behind the definition and interpretation of behavior. Interpreting the meaning and messages embedded within human behavior is accented as a means of understanding the person. Specific theories of understanding behavior are addressed, including psychodynamic, gestalt and cognitive-behavioral. The systemic view that the meaning of human behavior is best understood in the context of a larger system is underscored. Attention is given to understanding and developing skill in using the conventional categories of psychopathology as outlined in the DSM IV in professional communication. Sexual abuse, chemical abuse and dependency are addressed. (SC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits Credits vary by quarter for a total of three. Major theoretical approaches to a psychological understanding of individuals, couples and families from a systemic orientation are studied. Particular emphasis is placed on examining interactional and intergenerational contexts. Students are familiarized with methods of gathering personal and interpersonal information, including interviewing clients. The relationship system between the practitioner and the client is emphasized as the context for understanding assessment and diagnosis. (SC)
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 credit In this capstone course, students integrate prior academic knowledge and practical experience in developing their theory of practice as a leader and/or consultant. Students present their theories of organizational health and change in a seminar setting with their peers and faculty who critique and build upon the theories of the authors. (LOD)
  • 3.00 Credits

    3 credits This course presents major theories of group leadership. Students are placed in the leader role to develop skills in guiding groups through appropriate stages of development in an intensive small group learning laboratory based on Lewin's T-group model. Emphasis is given to the importance of gender in its relationship to leadership theory and skills. (LOD and SC)
  • 1.00 Credits

    1 credit In this course students examine seminal studies in marriage and family therapy literature. An overview of the critical factors in analyzing and evaluating data based research is given. Emphasis is placed on achieving a basic understanding of experimental design and the clinical implications that can be drawn from generated data. (SC)
  • 3.00 Credits

    2 credits Credits vary by quarter for a total of two. This course focuses on the development of a systemic professional perspective and identity. Ethical and legal issues encountered by the counselor are emphasized. A general orientation to the mental health field, the role of the systems counselor and consultant, counseling agencies, larger health care systems and private practice are explored. Students are oriented to current issues in the field and familiarized with professional socialization and the role of professional organizations, licensure/certification, legal responsibilities and liability, and inter-professional cooperation. (SC)
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