Courses - UWW Graduate Student Handbook

COUNSED-450/650 Introduction to Counseling
3 credits
This is a survey course intended to introduce the student to the field of counseling and guidance. An overview of the purposes, procedures, and expected outcomes of counseling and guidance programs, the counselor's role and relationship to other functionaries will be dealt with.

COUNSED-490/690 Workshop: Life, Work, and Career Planning
3 credits
The workshops provides students with a creative, systematic, career planning process that will assist them in developing a more fulfilling life, and finding satisfying work. Students will have an increased awareness and understanding of themselves, the world of work, and a clarification of their own career decisions and plans for the future. Students will also gain experiential knowledge that will assist them in being able to help others with this process.

COUNSED-718 Principles of Counseling3 Credits
Principles of relationship building, conducting interviews, and the counseling process are discussed and practiced in a laboratory setting. Professional issues as they relate to ethics, legal considerations, minority concerns, and the value of professional organizations are explored. Role-playing and videotaping are used to provide feedback and experience.
Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program or consent of the instructor.

COUNSED-719 Appraisal Procedures in Counseling3 Credits
Methods of appraising individual differences will be considered. Emphasis will be placed on the utilization of measurement procedures in the counseling setting. Discussions and laboratory experiences will center on the use and interpretation of standardized and non-standardized measures of appraisal with individuals and groups.
Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor; concurrent enrollment permitted.

COUNSED-720 Career Development and Information Service3 Credits
The course focuses upon the major theories of career development and sources of occupational and educational information. The course will also cover other areas such as developmental career guidance and career education, career-development exploration techniques, approaches to career decision-making processes and the relationship among leisure, career choice and lifestyle. Students will be given opportunities to explore and become involved with career information and theories of career development.
Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor; concurrent enrollment permitted.

COUNSED-721 Group Procedures in Counseling3 Credits
A discussion and laboratory course designed to assist students to learn concepts and skills related to working with small growth groups. Group development and group dynamics are investigated through didactic assignments and participation in laboratory group. Consideration is given to the application of group procedures in specific counseling settings.
Prerequisite: 718, and 722 or concurrently.

COUNSED-722 Theories of Counseling3 Credits
Exploration of the prominent theories of counseling. Each participant will develop an understanding of the relationships among philosophy, theory, and practice. The course will examine psychoanalytic, humanist/existential, behavioral and cognitive-behavioral approaches, trends and issues in theory and application. Each participant will begin to identify the theoretical approach, which will serve as a guideline for their practice of counseling.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in 718.

COUNSED-724 Career Counseling of Adolescent and Adult3 Credits
Principles of counseling with adolescents and adults in employment, vocational education and rehabilitation agencies or educational institutions are considered. Emphasis is placed on current trends, organizational patterns of programs and the personal concerns of clients in these settings. Attention is given to procedures for counseling with persons of varying cultural, social and educational experiences.
Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor.

COUNSED-728 Clinical Studies in Counseling3 Credits
Principles and methods concerning study of the individual in terms of human development, learning and adjustment as these relate to counseling functions. Exploration of mental health concerns common to health care agencies. Emphasis will be on critical analysis of the literature and procedures in conducting case studies.
Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor.

COUNSED-729 Student Services in Higher Education3 Credits
An introductory course designed to familiarize students with basic student services, historical philosophical foundations and theories of student development. In addition some attention will be given to campus ecology and special needs of certain student subgroups.
Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor.

COUNSED-731 Introduction to Marriage and Family Counseling3 Credits
An introductory course, which provides counselors with information and skills relevant to conducting marital and family counseling services. Emphasis will be placed on the dynamics of family interaction, and the initial skills in assessment and treatment of dysfunctional marital and family relationships.
Prerequisite: Admission to counselor education program or consent of instructor.

COUNSED-732 Practices of Marriage and Family Counseling3 Credits
An advanced course in counseling which focuses on various issues related to marriage and family counseling; working with couples; divorce counseling; therapy with children within a family context; remarriage and blended family systems; multi-problematic families. Emphasis will be placed on advanced assessment and procedures of intervention.
Prerequisite: Successful completion of an introductory course or training in marriage and family counseling or comparable experience or written consent of instructor.

COUNSED-733 Theory and Techniques of Marriage and Family Counseling3 Credits
A professional course designed for individuals who are interested in family counseling as a profession. The course will focus on the major theoretical orientations of family process and the associated techniques necessary for implementation.
Prerequisite: 731 or consent of instructor.

COUNSED-734 Families: Assessment and Treatment of Abusive Behaviors3 Credits
A professional course in counseling designed for individuals seeking advanced training in assessment and treatment of abusive family systems.
Prerequisite: 731 and 746

COUNSED-736 Counseling Across the Lifespan3 Credits
This course will examine the relationship between counseling approaches and development across the lifespan. The course will explore theories of development and their implications for adapting counseling approaches to stage of development. It will also examine associations between developmental concerns and maladaptive behavior and the implications for counseling clients of all ages.
Prerequisite: 718 and 722

COUNSED-738 Perspectives in School Counseling3 Credits
The introductory course designed for students planning to become school counselors. Counseling and guidance are examined within the context of the total school structure. Roles of school counselors are considered along with those factors which impact upon counselor role. The design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive developmental counseling programs are examined using a systems view of family, school, and community. Significant topics and issues for school counselors, such as conflict resolution, crisis management, peer mediation, and school improvement are explored.
Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program or consent of instructor.

EDFOUND-740 Techniques of Research3 Credits
A basic course in the methods of research in education, including a study of the literature and techniques of research, the planning of a research paper, the basic types of research and design; a brief introduction to the statistics used in research; and the elements included in program evaluation.

COUNSED-741 Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling3 Credits
A professional course in counseling developed to provide students with a foundational knowledge and competency base for working effectively with a social and culturally diverse population. Course content will include: a) multicultural and pluralistic trends including characteristics and concerns of subgroups, subgroup and societal interaction patterns and methods of conflict resolution; b) societal concern of discrimination on the basis of race, physical condition, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, ethnicity or gender.
Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program or consent of instructor.

COUNSED-743 Counseling in Elementary and Middle Schools3 Credits
Counseling services and programs for elementary and middle school students as well as the role of the school counselor are studied. The developmental guidance needs of all children are identified along with the specific guidance needs of particular student populations. Individual and group counseling procedures with children are examined.
Prerequisite: 718 and 738.

COUNSED-745 Counseling in Secondary Schools3 Credits
Counseling services and programs for secondary school students are investigated along with the role of the secondary school counselor. The developmental guidance and counseling needs of all secondary school students as well as the specific needs of particular student populations are identified. Discussions focus on individual and group counseling approaches with adolescents.
Prerequisite: 718, 722 and 738.

COUNSED-746 Counseling and the Chemical Dependency Process3 Credits
A study of alcohol and other drug abuse, the process of chemical dependency, its impact on the family and its importance in the area of counseling. This course will enable the counselor to identify and assess the substance abuser and examine the counselor's role in the prevention and intervention process. The student will learn to identify the various symptoms of progressive stages of chemical dependency and counseling modalities for treatment.
Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program or consent of instructor.

COUNSED-748 Administration in College Student Personnel3 Credits
This course is designed to focus on administration skills for professionals in student affairs. Topics covered will include ethics and standards of professional practice, managerial leadership, fiscal resource and facility management, human resource development, supervision and evaluation of student affairs professionals, legal issues, due process, collective bargaining, and environment assessment.

COUNSED-749 Chemical Dependency – Treatment and Rehabilitation3 Credits
This course is for the student who wishes to develop and refine skills in the area of alcohol and drug counseling with interest in pursuing a counseling career in the specialty area of alcohol and drug counseling or a broader human services context. This course will help the student to gain knowledge and develop skills in individual, group, and family counseling as applied to chemically dependent client and/or family members. Special treatment needs of specific populations (i.e. adolescents, women, elderly) will also be addressed.
Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program and 718, 722, and 746.

COUNSED-751 Professional Practices in Counseling: Ethics and Consultation
3 credits
A course designed to review ethical principles across counseling disciplines and to apply these principles in the practice of counseling, collaboration and consultation. Ethical codes will be reviewed, theories and paradigms of ethical decision making models explored, and legal implications of ethical practice considered. Consultation theories, models, processes, and issues will be examined and applied. Consultation skill development will focus on benefiting both the client and client system, in which the client, persons in the client’s support system/context, various professionals, within the educational or counseling setting, professionals in the mental health community and other community members are empowered to facilitate change.
Prerequisite: 718, 721 and 722

COUNSED-793 Supervised Practicum3 Credits
Practicum students provide individual and group counseling services to students and other community members in the counseling lab. The counseling students receive individual and group supervision each week. This is a time to develop and refine counseling skills, while providing a service to the community. A handbook including policies and procedures specific to the lab will be given to each student participating in the practicum experience.

COUNSED-795 Counseling Internship6 Credits
The Counseling Internship is an opportunity for students to apply concepts and skills in field counseling settings. Students are placed in internship settings, which are compatible with the individual student's experiences, competencies, and career goals. Students work with clients under the supervision of a qualified field staff member in the setting and the university counselor education staff.
Prerequisite: All required course work must be taken prior to or concurrent with the Internship

COUNSED-798 Individual Studies
1-3 Credits
Individual activity focusing on areas of special interest for a variable number of credits under the sponsorship of an interested faculty member involving minimal external guidance.

COUNSED-799 Thesis Research
1-6 Credits
Guided investigation of an approved thesis topic. Students may receive credit for research activities planned in conjunction with their advisors and leading to the completion of a master's degree.

Note: Course descriptions that provide general overviews for specific courses are being rewritten currently and will be approved through the curricular process in the fall of 2007. Amended course descriptions will reflect the content presented here (in current descriptions) while offering greater specificity and clarification about course objectives.

We encourage you to visit the department
home page at http://academics.uww.edu/counseled
for updates, announcements, and
further information.



Course Descriptions COUNSED-450/650 Introduction to Counseling 3 credits This is a survey course intended to introduce the student to the field of counseling and guidance. An overview of the purposes, procedures, and expected outcomes of counseling and guidance programs, the counselor's role and relationship to other functionaries will be dealt with. COUNSED-490/690 Workshop: Life, Work, and Career Planning 3 credits The workshops provides students with a creative, systematic, career planning process that will assist them in developing a more fulfilling life, and finding satisfying work. Students will have an increased awareness and understanding of themselves, the world of work, and a clarification of their own career decisions and plans for the future. Students will also gain experiential knowledge that will assist them in being able to help others with this process. COUNSED-718 Principles of Counseling3 Credits Principles of relationship building, conducting interviews, and the counseling process are discussed and practiced in a laboratory setting. Professional issues as they relate to ethics, legal considerations, minority concerns, and the value of professional organizations are explored. Role-playing and videotaping are used to provide feedback and experience. Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program or consent of the instructor. COUNSED-719 Appraisal Procedures in Counseling3 Credits Methods of appraising individual differences will be considered. Emphasis will be placed on the utilization of measurement procedures in the counseling setting. Discussions and laboratory experiences will center on the use and interpretation of standardized and non-standardized measures of appraisal with individuals and groups. Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor; concurrent enrollment permitted. COUNSED-720 Career Development and Information Service3 Credits The course focuses upon the major theories of career development and sources of occupational and educational information. The course will also cover other areas such as developmental career guidance and career education, career-development exploration techniques, approaches to career decision-making processes and the relationship among leisure, career choice and lifestyle. Students will be given opportunities to explore and become involved with career information and theories of career development. Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor; concurrent enrollment permitted. COUNSED-721 Group Procedures in Counseling3 Credits A discussion and laboratory course designed to assist students to learn concepts and skills related to working with small growth groups. Group development and group dynamics are investigated through didactic assignments and participation in laboratory group. Consideration is given to the application of group procedures in specific counseling settings. Prerequisite: 718, and 722 or concurrently. COUNSED-722 Theories of Counseling3 Credits Exploration of the prominent theories of counseling. Each participant will develop an understanding of the relationships among philosophy, theory, and practice. The course will examine psychoanalytic, humanist/existential, behavioral and cognitive-behavioral approaches, trends and issues in theory and application. Each participant will begin to identify the theoretical approach, which will serve as a guideline for their practice of counseling. Prerequisite: Successful completion of or concurrent enrollment in 718. COUNSED-724 Career Counseling of Adolescent and Adult3 Credits Principles of counseling with adolescents and adults in employment, vocational education and rehabilitation agencies or educational institutions are considered. Emphasis is placed on current trends, organizational patterns of programs and the personal concerns of clients in these settings. Attention is given to procedures for counseling with persons of varying cultural, social and educational experiences. Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor. COUNSED-728 Clinical Studies in Counseling3 Credits Principles and methods concerning study of the individual in terms of human development, learning and adjustment as these relate to counseling functions. Exploration of mental health concerns common to health care agencies. Emphasis will be on critical analysis of the literature and procedures in conducting case studies. Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor. COUNSED-729 Student Services in Higher Education3 Credits An introductory course designed to familiarize students with basic student services, historical philosophical foundations and theories of student development. In addition some attention will be given to campus ecology and special needs of certain student subgroups. Prerequisite: 718 or consent of instructor. COUNSED-731 Introduction to Marriage and Family Counseling3 Credits An introductory course, which provides counselors with information and skills relevant to conducting marital and family counseling services. Emphasis will be placed on the dynamics of family interaction, and the initial skills in assessment and treatment of dysfunctional marital and family relationships. Prerequisite: Admission to counselor education program or consent of instructor. COUNSED-732 Practices of Marriage and Family Counseling3 Credits An advanced course in counseling which focuses on various issues related to marriage and family counseling; working with couples; divorce counseling; therapy with children within a family context; remarriage and blended family systems; multi-problematic families. Emphasis will be placed on advanced assessment and procedures of intervention. Prerequisite: Successful completion of an introductory course or training in marriage and family counseling or comparable experience or written consent of instructor. COUNSED-733 Theory and Techniques of Marriage and Family Counseling3 Credits A professional course designed for individuals who are interested in family counseling as a profession. The course will focus on the major theoretical orientations of family process and the associated techniques necessary for implementation. Prerequisite: 731 or consent of instructor. COUNSED-734 Families: Assessment and Treatment of Abusive Behaviors3 Credits A professional course in counseling designed for individuals seeking advanced training in assessment and treatment of abusive family systems. Prerequisite: 731 and 746 COUNSED-736 Counseling Across the Lifespan3 Credits This course will examine the relationship between counseling approaches and development across the lifespan. The course will explore theories of development and their implications for adapting counseling approaches to stage of development. It will also examine associations between developmental concerns and maladaptive behavior and the implications for counseling clients of all ages. Prerequisite: 718 and 722 COUNSED-738 Perspectives in School Counseling3 Credits The introductory course designed for students planning to become school counselors. Counseling and guidance are examined within the context of the total school structure. Roles of school counselors are considered along with those factors which impact upon counselor role. The design, implementation, and evaluation of comprehensive developmental counseling programs are examined using a systems view of family, school, and community. Significant topics and issues for school counselors, such as conflict resolution, crisis management, peer mediation, and school improvement are explored. Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program or consent of instructor. EDFOUND-740 Techniques of Research3 Credits A basic course in the methods of research in education, including a study of the literature and techniques of research, the planning of a research paper, the basic types of research and design; a brief introduction to the statistics used in research; and the elements included in program evaluation. COUNSED-741 Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling3 Credits A professional course in counseling developed to provide students with a foundational knowledge and competency base for working effectively with a social and culturally diverse population. Course content will include: a) multicultural and pluralistic trends including characteristics and concerns of subgroups, subgroup and societal interaction patterns and methods of conflict resolution; b) societal concern of discrimination on the basis of race, physical condition, socioeconomic status, sexual orientation, ethnicity or gender. Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program or consent of instructor. COUNSED-743 Counseling in Elementary and Middle Schools3 Credits Counseling services and programs for elementary and middle school students as well as the role of the school counselor are studied. The developmental guidance needs of all children are identified along with the specific guidance needs of particular student populations. Individual and group counseling procedures with children are examined. Prerequisite: 718 and 738. COUNSED-745 Counseling in Secondary Schools3 Credits Counseling services and programs for secondary school students are investigated along with the role of the secondary school counselor. The developmental guidance and counseling needs of all secondary school students as well as the specific needs of particular student populations are identified. Discussions focus on individual and group counseling approaches with adolescents. Prerequisite: 718, 722 and 738. COUNSED-746 Counseling and the Chemical Dependency Process3 Credits A study of alcohol and other drug abuse, the process of chemical dependency, its impact on the family and its importance in the area of counseling. This course will enable the counselor to identify and assess the substance abuser and examine the counselor's role in the prevention and intervention process. The student will learn to identify the various symptoms of progressive stages of chemical dependency and counseling modalities for treatment. Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program or consent of instructor. COUNSED-748 Administration in College Student Personnel3 Credits This course is designed to focus on administration skills for professionals in student affairs. Topics covered will include ethics and standards of professional practice, managerial leadership, fiscal resource and facility management, human resource development, supervision and evaluation of student affairs professionals, legal issues, due process, collective bargaining, and environment assessment. COUNSED-749 Chemical Dependency – Treatment and Rehabilitation3 Credits This course is for the student who wishes to develop and refine skills in the area of alcohol and drug counseling with interest in pursuing a counseling career in the specialty area of alcohol and drug counseling or a broader human services context. This course will help the student to gain knowledge and develop skills in individual, group, and family counseling as applied to chemically dependent client and/or family members. Special treatment needs of specific populations (i.e. adolescents, women, elderly) will also be addressed. Prerequisite: Admission to the counselor education program and 718, 722, and 746. COUNSED-751 Professional Practices in Counseling: Ethics and Consultation 3 credits A course designed to review ethical principles across counseling disciplines and to apply these principles in the practice of counseling, collaboration and consultation. Ethical codes will be reviewed, theories and paradigms of ethical decision making models explored, and legal implications of ethical practice considered. Consultation theories, models, processes, and issues will be examined and applied. Consultation skill development will focus on benefiting both the client and client system, in which the client, persons in the client’s support system/context, various professionals, within the educational or counseling setting, professionals in the mental health community and other community members are empowered to facilitate change. Prerequisite: 718, 721 and 722 COUNSED-793 Supervised Practicum3 Credits Practicum students provide individual and group counseling services to students and other community members in the counseling lab. The counseling students receive individual and group supervision each week. This is a time to develop and refine counseling skills, while providing a service to the community. A handbook including policies and procedures specific to the lab will be given to each student participating in the practicum experience. COUNSED-795 Counseling Internship6 Credits The Counseling Internship is an opportunity for students to apply concepts and skills in field counseling settings. Students are placed in internship settings, which are compatible with the individual student's experiences, competencies, and career goals. Students work with clients under the supervision of a qualified field staff member in the setting and the university counselor education staff. Prerequisite: All required course work must be taken prior to or concurrent with the Internship Optional Courses: COUNSED-798 Individual Studies 1-3 Credits Individual activity focusing on areas of special interest for a variable number of credits under the sponsorship of an interested faculty member involving minimal external guidance. COUNSED-799 Thesis Research 1-6 Credits Guided investigation of an approved thesis topic. Students may receive credit for research activities planned in conjunction with their advisors and leading to the completion of a master's degree. Note: Course descriptions that provide general overviews for specific courses are being rewritten currently and will be approved through the curricular process in the fall of 2007. Amended course descriptions will reflect the content presented here (in current descriptions) while offering greater specificity and clarification about course objectives. We encourage you to visit the department home page at http://academics.uww.edu/counseled for updates, announcements, and further information.

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