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Course Schedules

 

Late Spring 2012

 

 

 

COUN 520: Counseling Theories

Class Dates: March 11 - May 5, 2012

Faculty: Shell, Latinia

Syllabus for COUN 520

 

Required Texts:

 

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

     

  • Corey, G. (2008). Theory and practice of counseling and psychotherapy (8th ed.).  Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. (must contain DVD theory in practice: the case of Stan) ISBN: 978-0495632405

     

  • Halbur, D., & Halbur, K. V. (2011). Developing your theoretical orientation in counseling and psychotherapy. Boston: Pearson Education. ISBN: 978-0137152575

                              

 

COUN 523: Psychopathology and Diagnosis across the Lifespan

Class Dates: March 11 - May 5, 2012

Faculty: Hostler, Heather

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

 

                              

 

COUN 526: Organization and Administration of School Counseling Programs

Class Dates: March 11 - May 5, 2012

Faculty: Barto, Heather

Syllabus for COUN 526

 

Required Texts:

 

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

     

  • American School Counselor Association (2005). The ASCA National Model: A framework for school counseling programs (2nd ed.). Alexandria, VA: Author. ISBN: 978-1929289028

     

  • Stone, C. B., & Dahir, C. A. (2012). The transformed school counselor (2nd ed.). Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole-Cengage Learning. ISBN: 978-0840034052

 

                              

 

COUN 528: Career Counseling Across the Lifespan

Class Dates: March 11 - May 5, 2012

Faculty: Barto, Heather

Syllabus for COUN 528 Section 1

 

Required Texts:

 

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

     

  • Zunker, V. (2012). Career counseling: A holistic approach. (8thed). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

    ISBN: 978-0840034359

 

                              

 

COUN 528: Career Counseling Across the Lifespan

Class Dates: March 11 - May 5, 2012

Faculty: Hanson, Christy

Syllabus for COUN 528 Section 2

 

Required Texts:

 

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

     

  • Zunker, V. (2012). Career counseling: A holistic approach. (8thed). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.

    ISBN: 978-0840034359

 

                              

 

COUN 534: Assessment in Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling

Class Dates: March 11 - May 5, 2012

Faculty: Mouttet, Kristin

Syllabus for COUN 534

 

Required Texts:

 

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

     

  • Gehart, D. R. (2009). Mastering competencies in family therapy. Belmont, CA: Brooks/Cole. ISBN: 978-0495597247

     

  • McGoldrick, M., Gerson, R., & Petry, S. (2008). Genograms: Assessment and intervention (3rd ed.). New York, NY: Norton. ISBN: 978-0393705096

     

  • Williams, L., Edwards, T. M., Patterson, J. & Chamow, L. (2011). Essential assessment skills for couple and family therapists. New York, NY: Guilford Press. ISBN: 978-1609180799

 

                              

 

COUN 541: Assessment Techniques

Class Dates: March 11 - May 5, 2012

Faculty: Young, Alicia

Syllabus for COUN 541

 

Required Texts:

 

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

     

  • Drummond, R. J., & Jones, K. D. (2010). Assessment procedures for counselors and helping professionals (7th ed.).  Upper Saddle River, NJ: Pearson. ISBN:  978-0137152520

 

                              

 

COUN 570: Research/Clinical Project

Class Dates: March 11 - May 5, 2012

Faculty: Clarke, Leah

Syllabus for COUN 570

 

Required Texts:

 

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

     

  • Rosenfeld, G.W. (2009). Beyond evidenced-based psychotherapy: Fostering the eight sources of change in child and adolescent treatment. New York, NY: Routledge.  ISBN: 978-0415993364

     

  • Seligman, L., & Reichenberg, L. W. (2011). Selecting effective treatments: A comprehensive, systematic guide to treating mental disorders. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley.  ISBN:  978-0470889008

 

                              

 

COUN 573: Marriage, Couple, and Family Counseling Skills and Practice

Class Dates: March 11 - May 5, 2012

Faculty: Johns, Paul

Syllabus for COUN 573

 

Required Texts:

 

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

     

  • Catherall, D. R. (ed.) (2004). Family stressors: Interventions for stress and trauma. New York, NY: Brunner-Routledge. (ISBN: 978-0415949637)

     

  • Lebow (ed.) (2005). Handbook of clinical family therapy. Hoboken, NJ: Wiley. ISBN: 978-0471431343

 

                              

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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