CHILD AND ADOLESCENT COUNSELING

Catalog description

This course is an introduction to counseling children and adolescents and will examine the theories, techniques, professional settings, cultural, and ethical/legal issues associated with counseling children and adolescents in a diverse society. Although diagnosis of mental disorders will be discussed, the course is designed to build competencies in counseling children and adolescents, with specific attention to social, developmental, and behavioral issues across professional settings.