
Undergraduate
CSLG 3101. Guidance: Behavior and Growth. (3) Introduction
to counseling emphasizing approaches and techniques for helping
others make decisions directed toward solution of problems and
facilitation of self knowledge and growth. (Fall, Spring)
CSLG 5100. Counseling Needs of Women. (3) (3G) Topics include
women's development and needs, the problems they bring to counselors,
strategies for helping with them, myths about women and biases
in psychological research. (Spring) (Alternate years)
CSLG 6000. Selected Topics in Counseling. (3G) Examination
of selected areas of interest in the counseling professions. May
be repeated for credit with departmental approval as topics vary.
(Fall, Spring, Summer)
CSLG 6100. Counseling Theory. (3G) Examination of the counseling
relationship from various theoretical frameworks, including client-centered,
psychoanalytic, Gestalt, transactional analysis, rational emotive,
reality, and behavior theories. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CSLG 6101. Ethical and Professional Issues In Counseling. (3G)
Ethical and legal responsibilities, ethical standards, interpretations
of laws by local authorities, and court decisions that impact
the counseling profession. Skills of practical, ethical, and legal
consultation are also emphasized. (Fall, Summer)
CSLG 6109. Research in Counseling. (3G) Examination of
principles and practices for research and development of programs
in counseling with emphasis on developmental designs, preventive
programs, objectives and organizations. (Summer)
CSLG 6110. Counseling Techniques. (3G) Examination of concepts
of individual counseling and the means for establishing facilitative
relationships including competence in basic counseling skills
and interventions. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CSLG 6111. Advanced Counseling Techniques. (3G) Prerequisites:
CSLG 6100 and 6110. Counseling interventions useful in facilitating
client change and growth that focus from an action-oriented, problem
management perspective. Strategies for cognitive, affective, and
behavioral change will be practiced. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CSLG 6115. Person to Person Relationships. (3G) Examination
of concepts and methods for improving human relationships. This
course has an experiential component. (On demand)
CSLG 6120. Group Counseling. (3G) Investigation of concepts
of group counseling and the means for developing facilitative
interaction in groups which may include an experiential component
as a major learning activity. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CSLG 6121. The Leadership and Design of Structured Groups.
(3G) Methods of creating psychoeducational groups. Focus on
applying psychological theories to the selection of group content.
Leadership issues such as screening, dealing with difficult members,
and leader roles are addressed. (Spring, Summer)
CSLG 6145. Multicultural Counseling. (3G) Approaches to
counseling that focus on multicultural differences so the counselor
will be more effective in dealing with clients from a variety
of cultural backgrounds. (Fall)
CSLG 6150. Career and Lifestyle Development. (3G) A counseling-oriented
course designed to help the counselor and/or career education
teacher develop the ability to use career information with emphasis
on understanding of occupational information, systems of collection
and usage forms. (Fall, Summer)
CSLG 6152. Approaches to Career Development (K-12). (3G)
Designed to help the counselor or vocational development coordinator
gain an understanding of and skills necessary for (1) the development,
management and evaluation of a comprehensive, competency-based
K-12 career education/counseling program, (2) infusing career
education into K-12 curriculum in a counselor/consultant capacity,
(3) establishing and leading successful individual and group career
development activities. (Spring)
CSLG 6200. Introduction to Theories of Family Counseling. (3G)
Examination of appropriate interventions in working with families
focusing on major theorists and techniques in the field. Does
not prepare students to function as a marriage or family practitioner.
(Fall, Alternate years)
CSLG 6800. Individual Study in Counseling. (1-6G) Prerequisite:
permission of Department of Human Services. Designed to permit
students to conduct research on selected topics, examine specific
counseling literature and the development of special projects
under the direction of a faculty member. May be repeated for credit
with department approval. Offered only on a Pass/No Credit
basis. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
CSLG 7110. Individual Assessment. (3G) Prerequisite: RSCH
6109 or PSYC 4140. Examination of the major aptitude, intelligence
and other psychological tests commonly used in counseling with
emphasis on test theory as well as the administration, scoring
and interpretation of tests and the communication of their results.
(On demand)
CSLG 7120. Administration and Supervision of Counseling Services.
(3G) Planning, operation, implementation and supervision of
counseling and guidance services in schools and agencies with
emphasis on the development of administrative and supervisory
skills. (On demand)
CSLG 7140. Elementary School Counseling and Guidance. (3G)
Introduction to the guidance function in the elementary school
with emphasis on the counselor's role in counseling, consulting
and coordinating school and community resources for the optimum
benefit of the child. (Fall, Summer)
CSLG 7141. The Secondary School Counselor. (3G) Development
of functional skills necessary for integration of counseling activities
into secondary school curriculum. Focus on the role of the counselor
in classroom guidance, consultation, program design, curriculum
and administration of special programs. (Spring)
CSLG 7151. Approaches to Adult Career Development. (3G) Prerequisite:
CSLG 6150. Designed to provide skills for the career development
specialist who needs to survey an environment in which adults
are seeking career counseling; assess needs; develop interventions
strategies to meet needs; and assess outcomes. (On demand)
CSLG 7153. Research Techniques and Computer Applications in
Career Counseling. (3G) Prerequisites: RSCH 6101, 6109 and
6110. Skills in preparing a literature review upon which to base
a research study; critiquing theoretical, philosophical, and research
material and reports; and conducting and reporting a research
study. Focus on understanding the effective application of computer
technology to the provision of career related services in mental
health, education, rehabilitative or other human services setting.
(On demand)
CSLG 7170. Community Counseling and Management. (3G) Addresses
the specific needs of students preparing for counseling careers
in community agency settings. Topics include the roles and functions
of a professional counselor, assessing the needs of an agency
population and the interworkings of various agencies and agency
networks. (Fall)
CSLG 7180. Introduction to College Student Personnel. (3G)
An overview of college student personnel services. The history
and philosophy of student affairs will be explored and current
trends and the state of existing student services will be discussed.
(Fall) (Alternate years)
CSLG 7181. Theories of College Student Development. (3G) The
major theories that apply to college students and their intellectual,
social, and moral development. Emphasis given to the developmental
needs of both traditional and non-traditional students. (Spring)
(Alternate years)
CSLG 7182. Organizations and Management of College Student
Personnel. (3G) Prerequisite: CSLG 7180. An overview of student
services and the skills involved in program management. Legal
issues, ethical issues, funding, and budgeting will be addressed.
(Fall)
CSLG 7190. Introduction to Pastoral Counseling. (3G) Prerequisites:
CSLG 6100, 6110. Designed to provide a basic introduction to the
field of pastoral counseling. Both the theological and counseling
dimensions will be investigated. (On demand)
CSLG 7191. Advanced Issues in Pastoral Counseling. (3G) Prerequisite:
CSLG 7190. Specific content relevant to pastoral counseling will
be discussed. Didactic and experiential foci will combine to enrich
the student's experience. (On demand)
CSLG 7205. Techniques of Family Counseling. (3G) Prerequisites:
CSLG 6100, 6200. An overview of techniques used by family counselors
working from communications, structural or strategic orientations.
(On demand)
CSLG 7400. Sixth-Year Field Experience in Counseling and Guidance.
(3G) Field experience to allow the student to integrate knowledge
while under supervision, as well as a weekly seminar for instruction
and support. Emphasis on supervisory, consultative and program
evaluative competencies consistent with the student's career objectives.
Offered on a Pass/No Credit basis. May be repeated for
credit. (On demand)
CSLG 7430. Practicum in Counseling and Guidance. (3G) Prerequisites:
CSLG 6100 and 6110. Supervision of individual and group counseling
interventions conducted in field settings; special attention to
the development of evaluative criteria for self and peer assessment.
A minimum of 10 hours per week in field placement offered on a
Pass/No Credit basis. May be taken once for repeat credit
with departmental approval. (Fall, Spring)
CSLG 7435. Internship. (3G) Prerequisite: CSLG 7430. Students
will participate in delivering counseling services in a field
setting and receive supervision of their work in weekly seminars.
A minimum of 20 hours per week in field placement. Offered on
a Pass/No Credit basis. (Fall, Spring)
CSLG 7436. Advanced Students Internship. (3G) Prerequisite:
CSLG 7435. Continuation of CSLG 7435. Students will function as
a counselor in field settings and have the opportunity to demonstrate
advanced level skills in weekly seminars. A minimum of 20 hours
per week in field placement. Offered on a Pass/No Credit
basis. (Fall, Spring)
CSLG 7801. Individual Study. (1-6G) Prerequisite: permission
of the Department of Human Services. With the direction of a faculty
member, students will plan and implement appropriate objectives
and learning activities to develop specific areas of expertise
through research, readings and individual projects. Offered only
on a Pass/No Credit basis. May be repeated for credit.
(Fall, Spring, Summer)
CSLG 7999. Graduate Residence. (0G) Required during semesters
of project development or comprehensive exams if no other courses
are taken. (Fall, Spring, Summer)
Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate
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