This course emphasizes the social and emotional development of gifted and talented individuals. Subject areas will include current research, factors affecting the development of the gifted, and resources and strategies utilized in counseling these students and their parents. The special problems resulting from chemical dependence as it affects various populations, e.g., women, individuals with disabilities, and the elderly, will be analyzed and linked to appropriate counseling strategies. Spc Ed 313 or equivalent. A course emphasizing counseling skills for individuals who plan to work with the handicapped.
Emphasis is placed on using counseling strategies with schoolage handicapped children.
Skills in the identification, intervention, and referral of chemically dependent adolescents are emphasized, along with preventive measures and family and school issues . This course provides an indepth view of the professional counseling field. Attention is focused on the development of the helping relationship, including a review of research on factors which influence helping processes and rapport building, a development of skills used in the counseling process, and increased awareness of how students' values, beliefs, and behaviors are related to counselor effectiveness. Cns Ed 410. This course will explore the philosophical foundations of counseling theory.