Reviews theories of consultation and related consultant roles, both for clinical and organizational entities. The course will include demonstrations of counsulting techniques and development of a consultation model, as well as an examination of current practices in program development, implementation, and evaluation.

Studies major theories and cultural discourses utilized by supervisors, counselors, and clients, with an emphasis on understandings of problem formation and change. Assumptions about normal behavior and pathology will be examined, and theories will be compared for their applicability to a variety of client groups, community needs, presenting problems, and practice settings.

Explores the intersection between teaching and learning theories as they relate to best practices for the clinical training of counselors across a variety of modalities, formats, and settings. The assessment of the skill level of counselors-in-training will also be explored. Prerequisite: 725.

Provides an overview of the theories and research pertaining to group leadership, composition, selection, intervention, termination, evaluation, and follow-up. Students develop a written description of their group counseling approach and have concurrent supervised group counseling experiences. Prerequisite: 730.

Addresses issues in training supervisors, as well as supervisory research-based practices. Focuses on the synthesis of the theories of supervision, including opportunities to provide culturally competent supervision to practicum students in the Master of Science in Mental Health Counseling degree program. Prerequisite: 715.

Examines the neural mechanisms, and the physical and behavioral consequences of use and abuse, emphasizing a neurobiology informed approach to counseling, supervision, and counselor education.

Represents an opportunity for doctoral students to continue the development of their counseling skills and expand their scope of practice. Students will complete at least 100 hours of clinical work, of which 40 hours must be in direct service with clients. Prerequisite: 740, 745.

Focuses on both quanitative and qualitative research methodologies used within the counseling profession, including bivariate and multivariate statistics, grounded theory, case study, narrative, phenomenology, and ethnography.

An advanced study of psychometric theory and research approaches. Identification of research areas and methodology, the dissertation proposal, support during data collection, and a final dissertation product, including the defense process will be addressed. Prerequisite: 712.

Provides an overview of the theories of supervision, as well as examines supervisory roles, professional development benchmarks, evaluation methods, and legal and ethical issues. Emphasis is directed toward knowledge, attitude and skill development.