The students are more motivated and the teachers have more reinforcers to use than counselors. Self-help psychology is the only class that I've ever taught in which students encourage others to do their homework, so that they can make a better contribution to class. It helps correct the common notions that only a psychiatrist or a psychoanalyst can deal with tough human problems. The knowledgeable self-helper is in the best position to help. Credit courses provide credit to the learning institution, the faculty members, and the students.
Psychology is clearly relevant to everyone's life every day.
Courses are an excellent training opportunity for paraprofessionals and graduate students. There have been 8-12 graduate students, interns, counselors, other faculty, undergraduate paraprofessionals, etc. It will take our society years to develop, research, and evaluate an integrated sequence of age-related courses. Intentional coping is not well researched. Furthermore, new kinds of psychology teachers are needed, and delivery systems must be changed or developed.