Guided independent research project. Literature review, submission of a proposal, execution of experiment, and written report are required. A study of the process, theories, and practical applications of psychological principles to counseling in a variety of professional settings. A practical course focusing on specific counseling skills such as active listening, discrimination of cognition and affect, therapeutic responding and interview management using role playing, audio and video taping and interpersonal feedback. Students will learn case conceptualization, treatment planning, goal setting, use of specific intervention strategies, and clinical writing.
Emphasis is placed on the relevance of sociology to the students' daily lives.
Topics covered include the nature of the family, marital adjustment, sexual behavior, parenthood, alternate forms of marriage, and the future of the family. A survey of the area of crime and delinquency as deviant behavior. The course focuses upon theories of criminology, the etiology of crime and delinquency, and the administration of criminal justice. An overview of modern anthropology in America, covering selected topics in the anthropological subdisciplines of sociocultural anthropology, archaeology, physical anthropology, and linguistic anthropology. An overview of the problems associated with alcohol and drug abuse, the characteristics of the addictive personality, and the treatment approaches for dealing with alcohol and drug clients.