Includes legal and ethical issues involved in definition, identification and treatment, and current theories of causation and treatment. Explores ways in which the professional helps the patient and family deal with a terminal illness. Specific attention to transactional analysis, the redecision model.
Students analyze their role in their own family system.
Students will examine the roles and responsibilities of counselors, professional organizations, and associations. Historical and social contexts along with emerging professional issues and directions are included. This course is designed to introduce students to topical social issues related to counseling. It is meant to expose students to critical issues, their possible solutions and the most current thinking and research. The counseling process, interventions, and strategies will be addressed in relation to the topical issues presented in the class.