This course provides the rationale of basic ethical, legal, and practical professional standards governing practice in Counseling, Counseling Psychology, and School Psychology, especially as defined by the American Counseling Association, American Psychological Association, and the National Association of School Psychologists.
Emphasis is placed on practice within agency or organizational settings.
The course provides the opportunity to learn and apply various systems for group counseling, skills related to group leadership, member participation, goals of selected group systems, multicultural diversity issues affecting group systems, research relevant to group leadership and group systems, and ethical and legal issues related to group counseling. This course addresses current theories and emerging positions in counseling and psychotherapy with special emphasis on psychological change strategies and the techniques commonly used in implementing those strategies. This course is a survey of career development theories and counseling with an emphasis on multicultural diversity issues affecting career counseling, research relevant to career counseling and ethical and legal issues. This course will enhance and advance the knowledge, skill, and sensitivity of diverse populations in the counseling process. The student will learn the effects of culture, ethnicity, race, and gender on the development and functioning of the client as well as the attitude of the therapist.