Understanding the Mental Health Counseling Profession

Catalog description

This course introduces students to the field of mental health counseling. It familiarizes students with the assumptions, theories, strategies, applications, and ethical and legal considerations related to mental health counseling. Students are introduced to the core requirements and multicultural competencies necessary to become a counselor, the various employment opportunities and settings in the counseling profession, and the roles and functions of counselors in these settings. Central to this course is an on-going self-evaluation of the students' attitudes, values, interpersonal skills, and motives for choosing counseling as a potential profession. Prerequisite: psychology major or minor; junior standing. Offered Occasionally.