Specific techniques such as the use of silence, self-disclosure, confrontation, fantasy, metaphor, and dreams will also be explored. Lectures and the critical examination of actual clinical vignettes will provide a basis for open-minded inquiry and dialogue. The theory and practice of Kelly, Beck, Meichenbaum, and Ellis receive systematic treatment. This course considers overt, covert, and vicarious approaches to changing behavior. Initial emphasis in the course is upon techniques involved in treatment with the latter part of the course being devoted to using the techniques to understand the theories.
Special attention is paid to ethical considerations.
Students will receive instruction in choosing an appropriate instrument, designing a multimethod assessment battery, interpreting test results, and writing reports. The important link between assessment and treatment planning and evaluating treatment outcome will be stressed as well. Counseling Practicum provides an opportunity to perform, on a limited basis and under supervision, some of the activities that a mental health counselor would perform. In addition to the supervised practicum, this course involves a weekly seminar. Prior permission of the Fieldwork Coordinator is required in order to arrange for a practicum setting appropriate to the student's academic and career goals.