THEORIES AND TECHNIQUES OF COUNSELING I

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Examines theoretical approaches to counseling and psychotherapy. Distinguishes the importance of therapeutic working alliance and the counseling process, and analyzes a select set of major current counseling theories, theory-specific processes, techniques, and application across counseling setting and populations. Fosters the development of theory-based conceptualization skills and theory-specific techniques; examines social and cultural influences on theory development and application in counseling; and cultivates counseling skill development through experiential lab practices of counseling techniques.