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Course Criteria
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3.00 Credits
Provides an overview of career development theories and decision-making models. Identification and utilization of appropriate career assessments and counseling strategies for mental health counselors will be covered. Career and educational planning across the lifespan will be emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
Explores theories, etiology, assessment, diagnosis, prevention and intervention of addictions and addictive behaviors. Discussion of co-occurring disorders as well as neurological, behavioral, psychological, physical, and social effects on the user and significant others will be discussed. Students will learn various assessments and empirically supported therapeutic treatment strategies for working with addictions.
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3.00 Credits
Focuses on diagnostic classification using the DSM-5 TR and ICD-11 in order to understand the etiology, symptoms, and clinical presentation of various mental disorders to facilitate differential diagnosis and treatment. Basic classes and uses of commonly prescribed psychopharmacological medications will be discussed. Emphasis will be placed on the importance of differential diagnosis in developing a treatment plan and selecting appropriate interventions
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3.00 Credits
Designed to practice advanced mental health counseling interventions and directly apply those skills while maintaining a technology-assisted relationship. Experience includes completing an intake, applying diverse therapeutic interventions, writing case notes and a treatment plan, and termination/referral. Direct supervision and feedback will enhance the students' abilities to become effective mental health counselors.
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3.00 Credits
Explores technology-assisted mental health services. Students will examine the ethical and legal implications of telemental health, crisis and risk management strategies, and best practices to ethically and legally engage in telemental health and stay current on this rapidly emerging modality.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces family and couples therapy from a systemic perspective. Evidence-based models commonly used in counseling families and couples will be emphasized. Approaches to assessment and treatment planning as well as ethical and legal issues will be covered.
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3.00 Credits
Introduces students to children and adolescent counseling. Common disorders and issues for this population will be analyzed along with an overview of evidence-based interventions, strategies, and approaches to working with children, adolescents and their parents/guardians. Focus will be on integration of parents/guardians and other interagency personnel who are directly involved with children and adolescents. Ethical and legal considerations for counselors will be emphasized.
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3.00 Credits
Provides students an overview of creative therapeutic techniques such as play therapy, art therapy, drama therapy, dance/movement therapy, music therapy, cognitive behavioral therapy, and other types of interventions designed to engage children and adolescents in the therapeutic process. Ethical, legal, and multicultural considerations will be explored.
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3.00 Credits
Designed to practice advanced mental health counseling interventions and directly apply those skills to lead/co-lead counseling groups. Critical aspects of group processes and dynamics, including group formation, group stages, cohesion, norms, decision-making, and leading/co-leading will be emphasized. Students will also participate in a processing group for a minimum of ten hours.
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3.00 Credits
Addresses trauma-causing events, disasters, and crises on diverse populations across the lifespan. Identification, conceptualization, and assessment techniques for individuals impacted by crises, disasters, and other trauma-causing events will be emphasized. In addition, students will explore the principles of crisis intervention, diagnosis, theories and models of intervention to enhance individual, family, group, and community resilience. They will also emphasize the need for clinical mental health agencies, emergency management systems, and other crisis interventions teams to address self-care.
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