Designed to provide the student with knowledge, skills, attitudes, and values related to a variety of life styles and the process of career decision-making. Personality theory and abnormal psychology are discussed with emphasis on dynamics of personal behavior. Designed to provide an overview of the range of handicapping conditions for which educational program standard have been developed.
Emphasis is given to the cognitive and affective impact upon the individual and family.
Lectures and demonstrations in the principles and application of psychological measurement, with emphasis on standardized group tests of intelligence and scholastic achievement, interest tests, personality tests, etc. Development of skills in counseling through an analysis of various approaches to the behavior change process. An integrated approach for modifying the behavior of children and adults. Study of the philosophical assumptions of the various theories of counseling and psychotherapy. Supervised experience in counseling.