Course Schedules

Practica and Internships Fall 2011

Fall 2012

COUN 580: Clinical Mental Health Practicum

Class Dates: August 19 - December 15

Faculty: Staff

Syllabus for COUN 580

Required Texts:

• Corey, G. (2010). Creating your professional path: Lessons from my journey. Alexandria, VA: American Counseling Association. ISBN: 978-1-55620-309-1

• DeSole, L., Nelson, A. & Young, L. (2005). Making contact: The therapist's guide to conducting a successful first interview. Boston, MA: Allyn & Bacon. ISBN: 978-0-2054-1935-7.

• Sinacola, R. & Peters-Strickland, T. (2012) Basic psychopharmacology for counselors and psychotherapists (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.  ISBN: 978-0-13-707980-3.

COUN 581: Clinical Mental Health Internship I

Class Dates: August 19 - December 15

Faculty: Leah Clarke

Syllabus for COUN 581

Required Texts:

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

• Yalom, I.  (2009). The gift of therapy.  New York, NY: Harper Collins.  ISBN: 978-0061719615.

COUN 582: Clinical Mental Health Internship II

Class Dates: August 19 - December 15

Faculty: Leah Clarke

Syllabus for COUN 582

Required Texts:

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

• Borders, L. & Brown, L. (2005). The new handbook of counseling supervision (2nd ed.).  London, England: Taylor & Francis.  ISBN: 978-0-8058-5369-8.

COUN 583: School Counseling Practicum

Class Dates: August 19 - December 15

Faculty: Staff

Syllabus for COUN 583

Required Texts:

• American School Counselor Association. (2003). The ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs (2nd ed.). Author.  Alexandria, VA. ISBN: 978-1929289028.
  

• Borders, L. & Brown, L. (2005). The new handbook of counseling supervision (2nd ed.).  London, England: Taylor & Francis.  ISBN: 978-0-8058-5369-8.

COUN 584: Elementary School Counseling Internship

Class Dates: August 19 - December 15

Faculty: Latinia Shell

Syllabus for COUN 584

Required Texts:

• American School Counselor Association. (2003). The ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs (2nd ed.). Author. Alexandria, VA. ISBN: 978-1929289028

• Messaih College Internship Handbook for School Counseling (available on website).

COUN 585: Secondary School Counseling Internship

Class Dates: August 19 - December 15

Faculty: Heather Barto

Syllabus for COUN 585

Required Texts:

• American School Counselor Association. (2003). The ASCA national model: A framework for school counseling programs (2nd ed.). Author. Alexandria, VA. ISBN: 978-1929289028

COUN 587: Marriage, Couple, and Family Practicum

Class Dates: August 19 - December 15

Faculty: Staff

Syllabus for COUN 587

Required Texts:

• Sinacola, R. & Peters-Strickland, T. (2012) Basic psychopharmacology for counselors and psychotherapists (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.  ISBN: 978-0-13-707980-3.

• Taibbi, R. (2007). Doing family therapy: craft and creativity in clinical practice (2nd ed.). New York: Guilford Press. ISBN: 978-1593854775

• Wallin, D. J. (2007). Attachment in psychotherapy. New York: Guilford Press. ISBN: 978-1593854560

COUN 588: Marriage, Couple and Family Internship I

Class Dates: August 19 - December 15

Faculty: Staff

Syllabus for COUN 588

Required Texts:

• Dattilio, F., Johgsma, A. & Davis, S. (2010). The family therapy treatment planner (2nd ed.).  Hoboken, NJ: John Wiley & Sons. ISBN: 978-0470441930.

• Lowenstein, L. (2010). Creative family therapy tehcniques: Play, art, adn expressive activities to engage children in family sessions.  Toronto, Canada: Champion Press.  ISBN: 978-0968519967.

• Minuchin, S. & Fishman, H. (1981). Family therapy techniques. Cambridge, MA. Harvard University Press.  ISBN: 978-0674294103.

COUN 589: Marriage, Couple and Family Internship II

Class Dates: August 19 - December 15

Faculty: Staff

Syllabus for COUN 589

Required Texts:

• Golden, L. B. (2004). Case studies in marriage and family therapy (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, N.J.: Pearson/Merrill-Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-0130982179

• Kottler, J. A. (2010). On being a therapist (4th ed.). San Francisco: Prentice Hall. ISBN: 978-047056476

• Pipher, M. (2003).  Letters to a young therapist. New York, NY: Basic Books. ISBN: 978-0-465-05767-2.

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