PSCO Psychology Counseling

A service course designed to permit the offer ing of topics of current interest.

A course designed to permit the offering of t opics of current interest.

A service course designed to permit the offer ing of topics of current interest.

A service course designed to permit the offer ing of topics of current interest.

This exam provides an opportunity for students to demonstrate their ability to integrate and apply the theory and skills acquired in their course work. It is given during the student's last semester of enrollment prior to graduation. The exam is both written and oral. Questions on the written portion are both objective and essy. They cover the area of specialization as indicated on the student's degree plan and in this catalog. Five hours are allowed for the completion ofthe written portion of the exam. The departmental graduate faculty committee administers the oral portion of the exam. Each student is allowed 45 minutes to complete the oral portion. An overall score of 70 is considered passing.

A service course designed to permit the offering of topics of current interest.

This course is designed to provide atudents with a foundation in Community Couseling theory and practice. This course will cover such areas as history, philosophy, and trends in ethical and professional standards in the community setting, and the implication of socio-cultural issues, demographic and lifestyle diversity relevant to community couseling.

A service course designed to permit the offer ing of topics of current interest.

Study is made of the psychology of career choice and its effects upon human development as well as the psychological, sociological, and phenomenological factors affecting career/life plans. Systematic study of career inquiry, job analysis, manpower trends, forecasting, and futuristic jobs are covered. Students will have the "hands-on-experience" of using career information and career counseling strategies through working in the University Career Center. Lab fee.

Students are introduced to the theories and etiology of addictions and addictive behaviors, including strategies for prevention, intervention, and treatment. This course also introduces the student to psychopharmacological interventions as they relate to clinical mental health counseling to include medication classification, indications, contraindications, and side-effects. Techniques used in psychoeducation with clients and other health care members are also discussed.

Students will learn to incorporate play therapy interventions to effectively work with children and families. This course provides the philosophical foundations for play therapy, including a review of play therapy's history, various theoretical perspectives, therapeutic stages, ethical issues, and the application of play therapy techniques to a variety of populations and diagnostic categories. Lab fee

This course, offered in a lecture and seminar format, provides students with the opportunity to study ethical standards as they apply to counselors and mental health providers. The course examines various codes of ethics, professional organizations, licensure and other credentialing processes, advocacy and public policy, professional identity, and current issues within the counseling profession. This couse must be taken the first or second semester of the student's graduate course of study and prior to enrolling in clinical instruction courses. Students must pass this course with a grade of "B" or higher before they can be admitted to candidacy. This course may be taken only once.

This course offers an in-depth study of the lifespan of humans from conception to death with emphasis on theoretical approaches to the study of cognitive, perceptual, personality, physical, and social development.

This core course includes the study of group development and group counseling theories. Further considerations include group leadership styles, methods and skills, and ethical considerations in group work. Group dynamics will be studied through participation in an experiential growth group.

This course emphasizes the importance of developmental norms in determining what constitutes abnormal behavior. Using normal development and age-graded averages, points at which behaviors become abnormal are studied. The course emphasizes the developmental patterns of abnormal behaviors in childhood and adolescence.

This course is designed to develop knowledge needed by those in psychologically based positions in human service professions where information about the biological basis of behavior is necessary for competent work performance. The course includes the study of nervous system and brain functioning on behavior as well as the roles of the endocrine system and genetics. Neuro-psychological testing procedures are reviewed as they correlate with DSM diagnoses.

This course provides an in-depth study of the symptomatology and etiology of behavioral, emotional, and mental disorders, including the models used in the study and treatment of psychopathology. This course also introduces the student to assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning using the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders-IV-TR classification system. This course, along with PSCO 6308, Problems and Issues in Counseling and Psychology and PSCO 6320, Theories of Counseling, serves as one of the foundation courses in the Clinical Mental Health Counseling Program and as a prerequisite for PSCO 6324, Wechsler Intelligence Testing, and PSCO 6326, Psychological Assessment. Students must pass this course with a grade of "B" or higher before they can be admitted to candidacy. This course may be retaken only once.

This course covers basic attending and relationship building skills needed to develop a therapeutic relationship, establish counseling goals, design intervention strategies, evaluate client outcome, and terminate the counseling relationship, as well as a model for direct intervention. Students will present video tapes of counseling and consulting sessions. Prerequisite: PSCO 6320. Lab fee.

Basic concepts and theories in marriage and family therapy are discussed. The focus of the course is on theories of change and foundations of family systems work, including assessment, case conceptualization, diagnosis and treatment planning. Prerequisite: PSCO/MFCC 6320. Lab fee.

This course introduces students to the counseling profession and to the historical, current, and future trends in the practice of clinical mental health counseling. The counselor as a person and professional is explored, as well as ethical and professional issues in counseling. Students will engage in an in-depth study of the major concepts and practices of the contemporary therapeutic systems. Students must pass this course with a grade of "B" or higher before they can be admitted to candidacy. This course may be retaken only once. Lab fee.

This course provides an in-depth study of the administration and interpretation of the Wechsler Scales, with emphasis on the WISC-III. Students administer individual intelligence tests and write up the results. Undergraduate or graduate level test and measurements course is helpful. Prerequisites: PSCO 6308, PSCO 6315, and PSCO 6320. Lab fee.

The theory, ethical considerations, and practice of general diagnostic procedures are discussed. Students will learn the concepts of quantified assessment including statistical methods used in test development. In addition to learning to use the clinical interview, mental status exam, and biopsychosocial history as means of client assessment, students will also learn to use assessment instruments for appraisal of intelligence, achievement, personality, and addictions. Special emphasis is given to the clinical administration and interpretation of the MMPI-2, SASSI, WRAT, and WAIS. Students will administer, score, and interpret a psychological battery of tests and complete a comprehensive assessment report. Prerequisites: PSCO 6308, PSCO 6315, PSCO 6320. Lab fee.

This course is designed to preprare students to respond effectively in critical situations and to help counsel clients who are experiencing crisis events in their lives. Students will learn that crisis interventions are founded on theory and will be able to apply theory to crisis intervention techniques. Special attention will be paid to counseling approaches for use with circumstantial and developmental life crisis in the community.

A course designed to provide an understanding of guidance principles and techniques. Special attention is given to defining the role of the teacher in the guidance program and on development of skills in observing and reporting child behavior; the use of anecdotal, test and cumulative records; sociometric techniques; making referrals; conducting interviews with parents and children; developing self-concept; implementing guidance curriculum; and related topics. Attention is given to the study of ethical standards as they apply to counselors.

The goal of this course is to introduce the student to the concepts and techniques of research used in counselor education. The course is designed to be theoretical and applied. Students will develop an understanding of basic qualitative and quantitative research design and analysis through use of scientific literature and SPSS.

This course emphasizes the major contributions of learning theorists to understanding behavior. Particular attention is paid to human learning and the applicability of learning theory to the educational process.

An in-depth study of the socialization patterns, cultural backgrounds, values, attitudes, behaviors, and learning problems of individuals whose cultural and ethnic backgrounds are different from those of children and youth from the dominant culture. Emphasis is on both theoretical constructs and practice in the development of leadership roles in the school, in clinical practice, and in the community.

This course covers the methods, models, and principles of clinical supervision and consultation. The roles filled by supervisors and consultants and the ethical and legal issues of supervision are explored. The supervisor's role in helping the counselor trainee understand client advocacy and networks that promote mental health in a multicultural society are discussed.

This course provides a synthesis of informatino to introduce students to issues related to sexual identity development, physiological and psychological effects on sexuality and sexual relationships, deviant behavior related to sexual dysfunction, treatment modalities designed to enhance a healthy sexuality, as well as working with dysfunction, and how family can influence or be influenced by each of these issues. Students will have an opportunity to examine their own developmental process and how it may interplay with client's issues.

This course will integrate the student's professional knowledge and skills basic to clinical mental health counseling and practice. The student will explore a wide variety of topics within the field to include: the role, functions, and settings of clinical mental health counselors; administration and management of mental health programs and services; strategies for supporting client education and advocacy; and knowledge of public mental health and government policies. Prerequisites: PSCO 6308, PSCO 6315, PSCO 6316, and PSCO 6320. Lab fee.

A service course designed to permit the offer ing of topics of current interest.

This course is designed to be an in-depth study of specific theoretical interventions, to introduce the student to appropriate professional behavior in the clinical setting and to provide practice experience in skills needed in the clinical counseling environment, such as assessment, diagnosis, treatment planning and record-keeping.

This course is the first of three clinical instruction courses offering supervised clinical practice in counseling skills, behaviors, professional orientation/disposition, and assessment. Primary emphasis is on performing counseling and related activities in a specified agency, school, church, or community clinical mental health setting. Practicum students are required to work as counseling interns at the UMHB Community Life Center, the counselor training facility for the Graduate Counseling and Psychology Programs. A total of 100 clock hours are required. Of these 100 hours, 40 must be direct counseling experience with the remaining 60 hours in testing, report writing, case consultation, peer-supervision, client staffing and educational enhancement activities such as video tape reviews and book reviews related to specific disorders, theories, and/or issues. NOTE: Students in the School Counseling Program will be required to complete a minimum of 100 hours of direct client service, 40 at the Community Life Center and 60 in the school, with an additional 50 hours of indirect service for a total of 150 hours. Prerequisites: PSCO 6308, PSCO 6312, PSCO 6315, PSCO 6320, PSCO 6326, PSCO 6351, PSCO 6370, and PSCO 6394. Lab fee and insurance are required.

This course is the second of three clinical instruction courses offering supervised clinical practice in counseling skills, behaviors, professional orientation/dispositions, and assessment. Internship provides the graduate student with practical experiences that are an integral part of the helping profession. Students will work as interns at the UMHB Community Life Center and at a faculty-approved off-campus site of their choice. Interns will complete 300 clock hours of supervised internship, 120 of which are direct service and 180 of which are indirect service. They will receive a minimum of one hour per week of individual or triadic supervision by the off-site supervisor, a minimum of one hour per week of individual or triadic supervision by the faculty supervisor, and will attend one and a half hours per week of group supervision provided by the faculty supervisor. Approval is needed the semester prior to registering for this course. Prerequisite: PSCO 6395. Lab fee and insurance are required.

This course is the third of three clinical instruction courses offering supervised clinical practice in counseling skills, behaviors, professional orientation/dispositions, and assessment. Internship provides the graduate student with experiences that are an integral part of the helping profession. Students will work as interns at the UMHB Community Life Center and at a faculty-approved off-campus site of their choice. Interns will complete 300 clock hours of supervised internship, 120 of which are direct service and 180 of which are indirect service. They will receive a minimum of one hour per week of individual or triadic supervision by the off-site supervisor, a minimum of one hour per week of individual or triadic supervision by the faculty supervisor, and will attend one and a half hours per week of group supervision provided by the faculty supervisor. Approval is needed the semester prior to registering for this course. Lab fee and insurance are required.

A service course designed to permit the offering of topics of current interest.