4. team-building and collaboration, and 5. Selected theories of counseling and human development and their application to research, theory, and practice in educational, rehabilitation, community, and employment settings. Development of helping skills through demonstration and role-playing situations. An exploration of the cognitive, affective, and behavioral considerations of counseling culturally diverse client groups. Course includes an introduction to counseling theories and programmatic approaches relevant to the mental health needs and concerns of these groups, including an examination of how cultural attributes, strategies, and coping skills can be effectively synthesized into the counseling process.
Content places a strong emphasis on cultural issues as they relate to schools.
Introduction to the principles of testing, types of scores, use of instruments and methods of assessing abilities, achievement levels, interests, attitudes, developmental variables, vocational skills and interests, and personality characteristics. Use of test and non-test data in counseling and human development services and introduction to ethical issues related to assessment. The profession of counseling and speciality practice as applied in schools. Considerations of the nature of schools and school counseling programs that are comprehensive, developmental, and collaborative in nature. An introduction to using expressive arts and play media in counseling with children and adolescents.