Individual Counseling Theories and Techniques II (Practicum 3)

Catalog description

This course expands and refines the basic listening and attending skills learned in CSLG5300 Individual Counseling Theories and Techniques I. It focuses on therapist variables, self-knowledge and the counseling relationship as the essential elements for effective mental health counseling. It further develops students’ knowledge of mental health diagnoses and treatments through application of various mental health counseling skills. Small group settings focus on diagnosis, treatment planning, and supervised mental health counseling skills practice in the lab within the context of legal and ethical guidelines and with reference to the current Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders 5.