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Early Spring 2012

 

 

 

COUN 507: Foundations of Mental Health Counseling

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: King, John

Syllabus for COUN 507

 

Required Texts:

 

  • American Psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC.: APA.  ISBN: 978-1433805615

 

  • Gladding, S. T., & Newsome, D. W. (2010). Clinical mental health counseling in community and agency settings (3rd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN: 978-0131735873

 

                              

 

COUN 508: Foundations of Counseling Children and Adolescents in Schools

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: Shell, Latinia

Syllabus for COUN 508

 

Required Texts:

 

  • American Psychological Association (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC.: APA.  ISBN: 978-1433805615

 

  • Erk, R. R. (2008). Counseling treatment for children and adolescents with DSM-IV-TR disorders.  Upper Saddle River, NJ:  Pearson. ISBN: 978-0130848130

 

  • Geroski, A. M., & Kraus, K. L. (2010). Groups in schools: Preparing, leading, and responding. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN: 978-0132390224

 

  • Kerr, M. M. (2008). School crisis prevention and intervention. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0131721760

 

 

                             

 

COUN 510: Lifespan Development

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: Addleman, John

Syllabus for COUN 510

 

Required Texts:

 

  • American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: APA. ISBN: 978-1433805615

 

  • Broderick, P. C., & Blewitt, P. (2010). Life span: Human development for helping professionals (3rd ed.). Boston, MA: Pearson. ISBN: 978-0137152476

   

 

                              

 

COUN 523: Psychopathology and Diagnosis across the Lifespan

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: Lemmon, Valerie

Syllabus for COUN 523

 

Required Texts:

 

  • American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: APA. ISBN: 978-1433805615

 

  • American Psychiatric Association. (2000). Diagnostic and statistical manual of mental disorders (4th ed.-TR). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN: 978-0890420256

 

  • Seligman, L., & Reichenberg, L. W. (2007). Selecting effective treatment (3rd ed.). San  Francisco, CA: Jossey-Bass. ISBN: 978-0470889008

 

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COUN 525: Curriculum and Learning

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: Yacapsin, Maude

Syllabus for COUN 525

 

Required Text:

 

  • American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: APA. ISBN: 978-1433805615

     

  • Auger, W. F., & Rich, S. J. (2010). Curriculum theory and methods: Perspectives on learning and teaching. New York, NY: Wiley. ISBN: 978-0470837740

     

  • Schmoker, M. (2011). Focus: Elevating the essentials to improve student learning.

    Washington, DC: ASCD.  ISBN-13: 978-1416611301

 

                             

 

COUN 531: Premarital and Marital Counseling

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: Johns, Paul

Syllabus for COUN 531

 

Required Texts:

 

  • American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: APA. ISBN:  978-1433805615

     

  • Gurman, A. S. (Ed.) (2010). Clinical casebook of couple therapy. New York, NY: Guilford Press. ISBN:  978-1606236765

     

  • Johnson, S. M. (2008). Hold me tight: Seven conversations for a lifetime of love. New York, NY: Little, Brown. ISBN:  978-0316113007

     

  • Olsen, D. C. (2008). The spiritual work of marriage. New York, NY:  Routledge. ISBN:  978-0789036339

     

  • Worthington Jr., E. L. (2005). Hope-focused marriage counseling (expanded paperback edition). Downers Grove, IL: InterVarsity Press. ISBN:  978-0830827640

 

                             

 

COUN 532: Group Counseling

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: Barto, Heather

Syllabus for COUN 532

 

Required Texts:

 

  • American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN:  978-1433805615

     

  • Corey, M. S., Corey, G., & Corey, C. (2010). Groups: Process and practice (8th ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole-Cengage Learning. ISBN:  978-0495600763

     

  • Corey, G., Corey, M. S., & Haynes, R. (Producer). (2010). Groups in action: Evolution and challenges DVD. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole-Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-0534638009

     

Video/DVD required in addition to text. Note a workbook comes as a package with the DVD and can be used as a resource; however the workbook cannot be purchased separately from the DVD. You can purchase the DVD at www.cengagebrain.com or www.specialty-books.com/messiahcollege; as another option you can choose to view the DVD at Messiah College’s reserve section in Murray Library.

 

                             

 

COUN 539: Human Sexuality

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: Hostler, Heather

Syllabus for COUN 539

 

Required Texts:

 

  • American Psychological Association. (2010). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author.  ISBN:  978-1433805615

     

  • Hyde, J. S., & Delamater, J. D. (2011). Understanding human sexuality (11th ed.). Boston, MA: McGraw Hill. ISBN:  978-0073382821

     

  • Long, L. L., Burnett, J. A., & Thomas, R. V. (2006). Sexuality counseling: An integrative approach. Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN:  978-0131710528

 

                             

 

COUN 550: Crisis, Trauma, and Grief Counseling

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: van Putten, Zanetta

Syllabus for COUN 550

 

Required Texts:

 

  • American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN:  978-1433805615

     

  • Cavaiola, A. A., & Colford, J. E. (2010). Crisis intervention case book. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 978-0618946310

     

  • Cori, J. L. (2007). Healing from trauma: A survivor's guide to understanding your symptoms and reclaiming your life. Cambridge, MA: Marlowe. ISBN: 978-1600940613

     

  • Jackson-Cherry, L. R., & Erford, B. T. (2010). Crisis intervention and prevention. Boston, MA: Pearson. ISBN: 978-0132431774

     

  •  Pomeroy, E. C., & Garcia, R. B. (2009). Grief assessment and intervention workbook: A strength's perspective. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 978-0495008415

     

  • Worden, J. W. (2009). Grief counseling and grief therapy: A handbook for the mental health practitioner (4th ed.). New York, NY: Springer. ISBN: 978-0826101204

 

                             

 

COUN 551: Effective Practices for Every Learner

Class Dates: January 8 - March 3, 2012

Faculty: Kathy Mott

Syllabus for COUN 551

 

Required Texts:

 

  • American Psychological Association. (2009). Publication manual of the American Psychological Association (6th ed.). Washington, DC: Author. ISBN:  978-1433805615

     

  • Hardman, M., Drew, C., Egan, M., & Wolf, B. (2008). Human exceptionality: School, community and family (10th ed.).  Boston, MA: Allyn and Bacon. ISBN:  978-0495810582

     

  • Wheelan, S. (2009). Creating effective teams: A guide for members and leaders (3rd ed). Thousand Oaks, CA: Sage. ISBN: 978-1412975155 Save text, it will be used in a later course.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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