Course Schedules

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.