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3.00 Credits
Explores the fundamentals of selecting, administering, interpreting, and presenting tests as a component of the diagnostic and counseling process. Includes discussions of the principles of measurement; an examination of intelligence, career, personality, and other test instruments; rationale for test selection; guidelines for test administration; and ethical use of appraisal in decision making and treatment planning. (Offered: Every fall and spring (may change in future years))
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3.00 Credits
Addresses issues of culture, ethnicity, gender, ability, sexual orientation, age, and social class in relation to current counseling theory and practice. Students examine their own cultural identities and values and how these may impact their work as counselors serving diverse populations. Issues include recognition/acceptance of diversity; knowledge of multicultural issues and concepts; knowledge of specific cultural and racial/ethnic groups; personal, institutional, sociopolitical responses to diversity; and communication and counseling skills for diverse populations. (Offered: Every spring and summer A)
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3.00 Credits
A continuation of Problem Identification and Intervention in Counseling I. Students are introduced to additional Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV-TR categories, including: dissociative disorders, dementia, schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders, eating disorders, factitious disorders, and sexual and gender identity disorders. A variety of interventions are considered and opportunities are provided to make diagnostic assessments and construct treatment plans through the use of confederate case clients. (Offered: Every spring)
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3.00 Credits
Introduces the field of addictions counseling and prevention. Surveys the current state of addictions in the United States; examines epidemiological perspectives and etiological theories; explores current forms of treatment, assessment, diagnosis, prevention, and clinical research; and discusses the legal, ethical, and professional issues related to the practice of addictions counseling. (Offered: Every spring)
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3.00 Credits
Assists teachers in meeting the needs of infants and very young children with disabilities. Critically examines the current service delivery system for early childhood education to young children with, or suspected of having, a disability. Building on an understanding of normal development in children from birth to three years old with a focus on understanding those disabilities affecting that development, this course examines developmentally appropriate practices for children with disabilities within the context of an inclusive child- and family-centered curriculum and provides strategies to promote the growth of social and emotional development in children within a continuum of educational settings. (Offered: Every odd summer B)
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3.00 Credits
Prepares early childhood and elementary teachers to create meaningful learning experiences for their students by integrating various subject matters. Examines existing integrated curricula for early childhood, in light of the cognitive, linguistic, and social development and instructional goals for preschoolers students in grades K-2. Students will also learn to create integrated learning experiences that support the development of the cognitive foundations essential to learning in elementary school, including language and literacy skills, attention regulation, problem solving, and a rich, coherent knowledge base. (Offered: Every odd summer A)
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on challenges affecting psychological wellness that are commonly encountered in aging populations. Students consider the responses of older adults to socioeconomic constraints, grief and loss, chronic illness, retirement and changing identity, increasing dependency, loneliness, death and dying, and structural ageism. Attention will be given to DSM-IV-TR diagnostic categories particularly germane to later life and to the unique manifestations of common mental disorders in aging adults. Students are introduced to assessments and intervention strategies specifically designed for use in later life. Other topics germane to late life are explored, including assisted living, long-term care, and elder abuse. (Offered: Every odd spring)
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2.00 Credits
Provides elementary teachers with opportunities to learn and practice the skills needed to teach the arts effectively, and to integrate them into other curricular areas, including English language arts, social studies, mathematics, science, and technology. (Offered: EDU 480 is a 2 credit-hour course offered every summer B; EDU 480A is a 1-credit-hour, field-based project to be completed over the following fall semester)
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3.00 Credits
Prepares secondary English teachers to effectively use technology to enhance English language arts instruction, while furthering their understanding of fundamental ideas and concepts in English language arts. Examines educational technology as a teaching and learning tool in English language arts and how technology may affect instructional goals and teaching practices in English education. Introduces and critically examines software, equipment, and other technological resources that can support the teaching of English language arts. (Offered: Every odd summer B)
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3.00 Credits
Prepares secondary mathematics teachers to effectively use technology to enhance mathematics instruction, while furthering their understanding of fundamental ideas and concepts in mathematics. Examines educational technology as a teaching and learning tool in mathematics instruction and how technology may affect instructional goals and teaching practices in mathematics education. Introduces and critically examines software, equipment, and other technological resources that can support the teaching of various mathematical topics. (Offered: Every odd summer B)
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