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3.00 Credits
Students will learn to evaluate the reliability, validity, standardization methods and test construction of instruments used in the treatment of mental health and addictive disorders. In addition, students will learn to discern the appropriateness of objective and projective tests and measurements of test to meet specific client needs. Students will practice administration; scoring and interpretation of test appropriate for use by Master level clinicians.
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3.00 Credits
This course will examine special theories and practices in the complex area of assessing, diagnosing and treating individuals and families where mental health and addiction problems exist and influence one another. This course will survey mental disorders as classified by the latest version of the American Psychiatric Association's Diagnostics and Statistics Manual. Students will develop a professional operational knowledge of all forms of mental disorders and be able to distinguish Mood and Affective Disorders, differentiate Organic Disorders from Personality Disorders, Phase of Life Disorders and normal developmental issues, and identify psychopathology and addictive patterns.
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3.00 Credits
This course will survey the theories (including but not limited to Hoppock, Hoyt, Herr and Kramer among others) and research on vocational development as well as methods to assess vocational choice. In addition, students will explore the psychosocial, mental health life-style implications of vocational choice and look at the various personality, skills and interests, and attitudinal variables that go into healthy career decision making. Students will survey the various vocational development career assessment instruments (aptitude, skills and interest inventories and vocational personality instruments), research databases and technology for vocational decision-making.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides an understanding of the various types of management and supervisory styles used in community counseling settings. Specific emphasis is placed on the development of skills that serve as a catalyst to employee professional growth and assist the counselor to define and maintain counselor/client boundaries. The course examines program/agency administration to include strategic planning, financing and marketing, and program policies and procedures.
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3.00 Credits
Students will practice professional counseling in a venue where professional community counseling takes place under the supervision of a faculty member and licensed professional counselor. Students will be required to have a minimum of 300 hours direct client contact, with weekly supervision of 1 hour in an individual, dyadic or triadic format by an on-site licensed supervisor, with an average 1.5 hours per week group supervision performed by a licensed faculty member. The internship experience must provide students with the opportunity to : assess and treat clients,follow client progress, keep records, have access to appropriate supervision, attend staff meetings, participate in service training and other professional activities. Students must present their work using audio or videotape work for formal professional critique by supervisors and other interns. A formal evaluation for fitness to practice will be made upon completion of the internship experience.
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3.00 Credits
Students continue to practice professional counseling in a venue where professional community counseling takes place under the supervision of a faculty member and licensed professional counselor. Students are required to have a minimum of 300 hours direct client contact, with weekly supervision of 1 hour in an individual, dyadic or triadic format by an on-site licensed supervisor, with an average 1.5 hours per week group supervision performed by a licensed faculty member. The internship experience provides students with the opportunity to: assess and treat clients, follow client progress, keep records, have supervision, attend staff meetings, participate in service training and other professional activities. Students present their work using audio or videotape work for formal professional critique by supervisors and other interns. A formal evaluation for fitness to practice is made upon completion of the internship experience.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to offer students advanced diagnostic and therapeutic skills in effective treatment interventions with the supervision of a licensed practitioner. Students understand and critically analyze both the theoretical constructs and practical skills that are effective when therapeutically engaged with individuals, families or groups. Students are required to have a minimum of 400 hours of direct client contact, with weekly supervision of 1 hour in an individual, dyadic or triadic format. Students present their work using audio or videotape work for formal professional critique by supervisors and other interns. Students are expected to demonstrate the ability to function independently as a licensed practitioner. (Required for specialization in Mental Health).
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3.00 Credits
Curriculum innovations that have emerged during school reform efforts of recent decades are examined. Topics include: cooperative learning, constructivism, multi-cultural education, character education, special education and the use of technology. These innovations are examined to evaluate their potential for improving the achievement of students from diverse cultural backgrounds and of various ability levels.
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3.00 Credits
In MED 501, students will learn to plan effective instructional strategies and create valid assessments to evaluate student achievement. Daily and unit planning will be covered as well as the techniques for preparing teacher-made tests and interpreting standardized tests. Course content will acquaint the studnt with the relationship between lesson planning and assessment and its relation to the teaching process.
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3.00 Credits
This course, designed for prospective special education classroom teachers, reviews all areas of student exceptionalities and how special education services are acquired, developed and provided. Students will learn how the latest research findings and educational practices can assist individuals with exceptionalities be successful in home, school, and community settings.
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