Listing of Relevant Courses
CE 500 Research and Evaluation
Provides an overview of various research approaches, methods, and techniques, with an emphasis on interpretation of published research data. Topics include methods of data analysis, research designs, data collection techniques, and writing research reports. (3)
CE 505 Advanced Study of
Individuals with Exceptionalities
Examines the relationship between normal psychosocial development and the development of various exceptionalities including sensory handicaps, mental deviations, communication disorders, behavior disorders, learning disabilities, health impairments, and the gifted/talented special education process in the school setting. Emphasis is placed on etiology, diagnosis, and intervention techniques, as well as the counselor's role in working with client exceptionalities. (3)
CE 510 Survey of Testing and Assessment
An overview of test design, construction, and interpretation. Emphasis is placed on intellectual, cognitive, and educational tests, while personality, vocational, and interest inventories also are introduced. Practical issues of testing, including ethical concerns, are examined. (3)
CE 523S Group Counseling Techniques (School Counseling section)
By combining discussions of various techniques of group counseling with in-class experiences in group dynamics, this section for School Counseling students addresses the skills necessary to carry out group counseling in the school setting. A minimum grade of B is required to advance in the program. Prerequisite: CE 522S. (3)
CE 534 Counseling Children and Adolescents
Provides an overview of the assessment, treatment, and ethical issues unique to counseling children and adolescents in mental health or educational settings. It provides students with relevant information about child and adolescent development and strategies for dealing with at-risk populations. Also explores the techniques used to understand and evaluate child and adolescent behavior. Offered summer semester only. Prerequisites: CE 522C or CE 522S, and CE 529. (3)
CE 561 Practices of School Counseling
This course provides an overview of counseling practices at the elementary, middle, and high school levels. Focus is on facilitating the continuing advancement of professional knowledge and skills through the presentation of techniques and strategies for working with elementary, middle, and high school students in all areas of the school setting. A minimum grade of B is required to advance in the program. Offered spring semester only. Prerequisites: CE 560 and CE 522S. Corequisite: CE 597S. (3)
CE 501 Bases of Psychopathology
Examines various contemporary views of abnormal behavior such as the medical, behavioristic, and humanistic models, and theories of personality. Disorders are examined in terms of individual, biological, and socially causative factors. A minimum grade of B is required to advance in the program. (3)
CE 508 Crisis Assessment
and Intervention
This class will familiarize students with the different aspects of crisis intervention, including an examination of various crisis situations; crisis assessment; intervention strategies, models, and techniques; and a critical analysis of developmental, situational, and existential crises. A minimum grade of B is required to advance in the program. (3)
CE 520 Theories of Counseling
Furnishes an overview of theories of counseling and psychotherapy and examines the philosophical systems underlying those models. The course also provides a background in professional ethics and standards and knowledge of issues related to the application of psychological services to diverse populations. Must be taken prior to or concurrent with any clinical and professional skills courses. A minimum grade of B is required to advance in the program. (3)
CE 524 Theories and Techniques of Family Counseling
Provides an eclectic view of family dynamics and counseling strategies while also providing the student with practical skills for working with families of diverse backgrounds. Prerequisite: CE 522C or CE 522S. (3)
CE 551 Multicultural Counseling
A survey of mental health literature concerning the role of cultural, ethnic, and racial influences on behavior, coping, symptoms, assessment, psychopathology, and treatment. Focus is on developing an understanding of the impact of ethnicity on the mental health status of minority individuals. (3)
CE 597S School Counseling Practicum
The practicum in school counseling facilitates the continuing advancement of professional knowledge and skills through an on-site field experience that enables students to observe and practice various techniques and strategies utilized by school counselor in the school setting. Students complete 100 hours of supervised field experience in an elementary, middle, or high school setting and attend a weekly group supervision seminar on campus. In addition, students will meet individually with a university supervisor each week. Offered spring semester only. A minimum grade of B is required to advance in the program. Prerequisites: CE 522S, CE 560, and permission of the graduate counseling faculty. Corequisite: CE 561. (3)
CE 503 Advanced Human Growth
and Development
A survey of research and findings in the field of development across the life span. Topics include philosophical models of development such as the organismic and contextual models; the nature-nurture and continuity-discontinuity controversies; and state theories of development such as those of Kohlberg, Piaget, Freud, and Erikson. (3)
CE 509 Substance Abuse Assessment and Intervention
The goal is to familiarize the student with the various aspects of substance abuse and its treatment. Topics include definitions and conceptualizations of substance abuse; medical, social, and behavioral models of addiction; psychopharmacology of drugs; and intervention strategies and techniques. (3)
CE 522S Counseling for Individuals (School Counseling section)
Addresses the skills necessary to carry out individual counseling and consultation in the school setting. A minimum grade of B is required to advance in the program. (3)
CE 530S Career Development Counseling (School Counseling section)
Provides an overview of career theories and addresses the skills necessary to carry out career counseling in the school setting. Offered summer semester only. (3)
CE 560 Foundations, Ethics, and Professional Issues in School Counseling
An introductory overview of school counseling programs at the elementary, middle, and secondary levels. Philosophy and basic principles in school counseling are addressed. This course requires a 20-hour field experience in a school setting. A minimum grade of B is required to advance in the program. Offered fall semester only. (3)
CE 599S Internship: School Counseling
Provides a transitional school counseling experience by engaging the student in a practical, day-to-day work schedule under close supervision. In order to be admitted to the internship, the student must have completed the internship application process that includes a review of the student's progress, submission of appropriate paperwork by January 15, documentation of student professional liability insurance, and permission of the faculty. Offered fall and spring semesters only: 600 hours. A minimum grade of B is required to advance in the program. Prerequisites: CE 522S, CE 523S, CE 560, CE 561, and CE 597S, completion of 30 credits, and permission of the graduate counseling faculty. (6)