Course Descriptions


COUNSELING AND GUIDANCE (CSLG)

Undergraduate
Graduate and Advanced Graduate
Graduate Only
Advanced Graduate Only


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)


Graduate and Advanced Undergraduate

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)


Graduate Only

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)


Advanced Graduate Only

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)


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