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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
This course is the student?s entry level fifteen week supervised field experience. This field experience requires a minimum of 100 hours on site with 40% of these hours being in face to face contact with clients. This field experience provides students the opportunity to integrate professional knowledge and apply their counseling skills in real life situations. Professional issues, legal issues and ethical behavior related to the counseling profession will be addressed. Emphasis is placed on applying counseling skills on the individual and group levels. Ninety minutes per week of synchronous group supervision is required in this course. For a full description of expectations please see the Practicum Handbook. Prerequisite: 20 hours of documented pre-practicum experiences. These experiences will be completed in CNS 505 and CNS 527. Only open to degree students or with permission of the Program Director
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3.00 Credits
This course will assist students in enhancing their implementation of the Comprehensive School Counseling Program through the use of technology. Course focus will be on a variety of hand on technology based projects that focuses on information management and processing, program management, communication, website development, presentation skills and data collection, management and analysis skills. Prerequisite: General familiarity with and understanding of the operation of the computer, including Microsoft Windows or Apple Mac, Microsoft Word, and the use of the Internet for basic communications and research.
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3.00 Credits
The problem of violence in K-12 schools will be explored from a variety of perspectives (i.e. public health, criminology, ecology, developmental psychology, etc.). Research based explanations of youth violence including the role of families, peer groups, schools, and neighborhoods, as well as school counselor strategies for the prevention and remediation of violence in the school will be discussed.
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3.00 Credits
Students will gain an advanced knowledge and practice with Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (CBT) theory and practice. This course focused on the use of CBT theory to understand clients and practice of appropriate CBT theory based interventions with clients. Students will design a treatment plan, employ various CBT techniques based on that treatment plan and evaluate their effectiveness. Mock counseling practice and video demonstration is a key component of this course. Prerequisites: CNS 520 and CNS 501.
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3.00 Credits
An introduction to psychopharmacology for counseling professionals. Understanding drug mechanisms and actions, their efficacy, their risks and the roles of counselors in working with clients taking medication will be discussed. Awareness of the current positions in the use of psychopharmacology in the treatment of mental disorders is also addressed.
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3.00 Credits
This course exposes the student to the college planning, application and admission process including admission criteria for various levels of college, counseling and admission activities for normal and special student populations, the financial aid process/application and an understanding of the current issues confronting school counselors in the college selection, application and admission process. Students will be exposed to resources available in the college admissions process; electronic and print material, software, web-sites, and organizations.
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3.00 Credits
This course, through real life experiences and online academic activities, allows students to gain a solid understand and application of appropriate interventions for four main areas of student affairs; residence life, student life programming, higher education assessment and disability policies and services. Prerequisite: This course must be taken concurrently with CNS 513 Practicum or CNS 604 Internship I or CNS 605 Internship II.
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3.00 Credits
This course is designed to survey major theoretical orientations to counseling and the philosophical assumptions underlying these theories. Students will utilize various theories to understand and predict their client?s behavior, perceptions and feelings. Special focus is given to theory and practical application of the various approaches.
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3.00 Credits
This course provides students with an understanding of assessment, evaluation and measurement in counseling practice on both the cognitive and social-emotional levels. Emphasis will be placed on the concepts underlying psychological testing and interpretation. Students will develop skills in the selection, administration, and interpretation of assessment tools used to evaluate client issues and functioning. The overall goal is the development of critical thinking in the informed use of assessment methods.
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3.00 Credits
This course exposes students to the coordination, collaboration, knowledge and skills required in school based interventions used by school counselors. Students will learn evidence-based prevention and intervention techniques in the school setting aimed at providing comprehensive programming to all students, including those with disabilities, those who are English Language Learners (ELL), and those who are gifted. Topics include Student Assistance Program (SAP), Response to Intervention (RtI), Positive Behavioral Interventions and Supports (PBIS), crisis planning/response, substance abuse prevention and intervention, and peer intervention programming.
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