Counseling Exceptional Children

Catalog description

This course is designed to introduce masters-level school counselors in training to issues surrounding the education of students with exceptionalities. Emphasis is placed on supporting learners with unique needs and disabilities in the school setting. Required assessment, interventions, adaptations, modifications and placement needs of exceptional children, and available resources and services for these learners are stressed. Also, this course will explore strategies for counseling exceptional children with an overview of lifespan development, diversity, and ethical consideration for professional school counselors.