A survey of individual and group counseling techniques and theories, including psychodynamic, humanistic, behavioral, and cognitive therapies. Activities include discussions, demonstrations of methods, and applications to different ages, the developmentally disabled, and cross-cultural counseling. Activities include discussion and demonstrations to understand techniques, treatment, and practitioner ethics. A survey of techniques of diagnosis, assessment, and counseling used with children and adolescents. Topics include historically important theories and ideas, the developmentally disabled, and cross-cultural counseling.
Students design and carry out their own research project for their portfolio.
Teaching minors are required to become familiar with secondary teaching materials available from the APA and APS and to develop this project either as a classroom, hands-on demonstration or as a means of inquiry into some aspect of teaching and learning theory or practice. Students may present their work as part of their design and teaching of a lower-division, introductory class or at a student conference. Capstone course for psychology students reinforcing professional skills necessary for employment or graduate school.