Clinical Counseling: Teaching and Supervision

Prepares students to conduct time limited psychodynamic psychotherapy drawing upon psychoanalytic clinical theory. Topics covered include: psychodynamic assumptions about the mechanisms of change in treatment, the role of the unconscious and mechanisms of change in treatment, the role of the unconscious and mechanisms of defense as well as transference and counter-transference.

Reviews theories of sexual development and the diagnosis and treatment of sexual disorders along with the psychosocial and cultural variables associated with these issues.

An advanced overview of counseling strategies and advocacy planning useful with varied populations, including counseling skills helpful with clients with different racial, economic, religious, and sexual orientations. An emphasis will be placed upon specific multicultural counseling skills needed in doctoral-level leadership positions.

Provides an overview of the theoretical, conceptual, and practical issues involved in relating one's Christian worldview to psychology, psychopathology, and psychotherapy. Emphasis will be placed on the various philosophical and practical ways practitioners resolve the tensions of faith and practice from a Christian perspective. Practical implications for conducting psychotherapy with people who have spiritual and religious concerns will be explored.

Provides an advanced overview of systemic theory with a specific focus upon application with families. The students' learning will be enhanced with a specialized focus upon diverse groups, ethical dilemmas, and specialized family case presentations. Theoretical emphasis will be placed upon general systems theory including transgenerational, structural/strategic, and collaborative theories. The students will participate in a practicum experience in this course with direct face-to-face client contact. This course will serve as a Practicum (100 hours indirect/40 hours direct client contact).

Studies the administration, scoring, interpretation, and reporting of the most common assessment instruments used by professional counselors. The focus will be on assessment instruments such as the MBTI, FIRO-B, Beck Scales, SASSI-3, etc. Review of ethical principles and practice issues relevant to testing will be covered.

Designed to give students training and practice in supervisory and consultant roles. Various supervision models will be evaluated.

Provides an overview of counselor education including the development of professional identity. Specifically, this course focuses upon effective teaching approaches, course delivery systems (technology), as well as methods of classroom management, testing, and lecture development. This course provides the information, theory, and training necessary to teach undergraduate and graduate courses in counselor education.

Focuses on preventative modes of influencing significant relationships. As such, attention will be given to pre and post relationships by developing and implementing models for soundly and thoroughly working with relationships prior to marriage as well as post-marital enrichment programs for those couples who are already married.

Investigates the theories and research of affect regulation and attachment from a range of disciplines and how this material might be integrated into the practice of individual, marital and family treatment/intervention. Special attention will be given to the more popular models, such as EFT or suitable alternatives.

Focuses on practical issues that face practitioners in the 21st century: starting a practice, guidelines and procedures for referral and inter-professional collaboration, legal, ethical, and professional issues involved in working in a multidisciplinary managed care context, managing time, keeping abreast with the literature, and avoiding burnout.

Provides a general overview of current research on the use and effectiveness of psychotropic medication in the treatment of psychological disorders as well as ethical and professional implications.

Provides practical experience and supervision in areas consistent with academic and professional goals of the doctoral student working toward a professional counselor identity. In addition, the internship can provide direct experience in counselor education and supervision. Specifically, the internship experience provides for advanced experience with delivery of counseling services, supervision of counselors-in-training, counselor education, or consultation, depending on licensure status and internship site determination. Each semester of internship consists of a minimum of 200 hours onsite of which 80 of the 200 hours must be in direct client contact.

Provides practical experience and supervision in areas consistent with academic and professional goals of the doctoral student working toward a professional counselor identity. In addition, the internship can provide direct experience in counselor education and supervision. Specifically, the internship experience provides for advanced experience with delivery of counseling services, supervision of counselors-in-training, counselor education, or consultation, depending on licensure status and internship site determination. Each semester of internship consists of a minimum of 200 hours onsite of which 80 of the 200 hours must be in direct client contact.

Provides practical experience and supervision in areas consistent with academic and professional goals of the doctoral student working toward a professional counselor identity. In addition, the internship can provide direct experience in counselor education and supervision. Specifically, the internship experience provides for advanced experience with delivery of counseling services, supervision of counselors-in-training, counselor education, or consultation, depending on licensure status and internship site determination. Each semester of internship consists of a minimum of 200 hours onsite of which 80 of the 200 hours must be in direct client contact.

Focuses on the development and facilitation of the dissertation process. Stress will be placed on the logistics of the dissertation project, including formulating a topic, the literature review, securing a dissertation chair and committee, and preparation of the proposal.

Focuses on the development and facilitation of the initial stages of the dissertation process. However, a focus will be maintained throughout this course on the entire dissertation project. Specific emphasis will be placed on the logistics of the dissertation project, including formulating a topic, the introduction, the review of literature, and methodology including appropriate statistical analysis, as well as securing a dissertation chair and committee, and preparation of the formal proposal defense. The students will be introduced to a variety of dissertation options as well as strategies for successful completion. The students will complete a draft of the first chapters of their dissertation project.

Focuses on the development and facilitation of the initial stages of the dissertation process. However, a focus will be maintained throughout this course on the entire dissertation project. Specific emphasis will be placed on the logistics of the dissertation project, including formulating a topic, the introduction, the review of literature, and methodology including appropriate statistical analysis, as well as securing a dissertation chair and committee, and preparation of the formal proposal defense. The students will be introduced to a variety of dissertation options as well as strategies for successful completion. The students will complete a draft of the first chapters of their dissertation project. This course is a continuation of CSL 7300 Dissertation Proposal Development I.

An introduction to the use of statistics in psychology with emphasis on application to solving research related problems and design of investigations related to areas of student and professional interest.

Planning and implementation of a doctoral dissertation including literature review, problem definition, hypothesis formation, design, implementation of research project, data analysis, and report writing. The final step requires the student to successfully defend the dissertation.