Introduction to Professional Counseling

Catalog description

This course is intended to give the beginning counselor an understanding of counseling theory and strategies. It is intended to aid the prospective counselor in establishing a view of counseling based on a firm foundation supported by acknowledged theories of counseling. In addition, the student will develop skills to work with families, individuals, and crisis interventions. Candidates will gain an understanding of the counseling theories used in psychodynamic approaches, humanistic, cognitive, and behavioral genres.