The related activities of the school counselor are considered within the scope of pupil personnel services at both the elementary and secondary school levels. This includes examination of helping skills strategies, program administration, evaluation of counseling programs, educational philosophy, and school curriculum patterns. In this course, students must complete a minimum of 100 hours in a school guidance setting. During this practicum students gain practical understanding of the work of the guidance counselor. This course explores some of the current statistics about suicide among the young.
Students learn how to assess for suicide risk and how to properly intervene.
Students also explore their personal attitudes towards suicide and persons who are suicidal. This course deals with sexual development and the formation of sexual identity. Emphasis is on issues in sexuality among elementary and secondary school children. Students learn effective methods of preventive education and counseling strategies for dealing with school related problems in sexuality. This course familiarizes students with the clinical and practical implications of working with culturally different students and their families.