Students will be expected to draw relationships among the concepts and principles of individual, family, and group counseling and apply that knowledge to a school setting. This course prepares pre-service counselors to facilitate the public schools role in career development, planning, and decision making within the educational context. COUN 6263 Teaming, Collaboration, and Advocacy. This course emphasizes the values, knowledge, and skills required for effective advocacy and brokering of services through consultation and collaboration. Use of data to identify needs, remove barriers and mobilize resources from the school and the community in order to increase options for students are primary themes through the course.
Special attention is placed on equal access of all students to rigorous educational experiences.
Students will examine intermediate skills and characteristics involved in becoming effective school counselors. COUN 6304 School Counseling Internship. The internship includes scheduled on campus group supervision designed to provide guidance, analysis, and evaluation of this capstone field experience.