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

Provides overview of the adult learning theory as it relates to effective teaching and counselor supervision. Application of current graduate training pedagogy to instructional and curricular design, as well as psychological issues and cross-cultural issues in teaching and learning will be discussed.

Addresses pedagogy relevant to advocacy, diversity, and social justice issues of race, ethnic, cultural heritage, nationality, socioeconomic status, family structure, age, gender, sexual orientation, religious and spiritual beliefs, occupation, physical status, and mental health. Issues of equity such as oppression, power and privilege, in counselor education will be addressed.

This course explores leadership theories and organizational management strategies within counselor education, with a focus on culturally sustaining leadership practices. Students will engage in discussions on crisis response, ethical leadership, accreditation processes, and advocacy, preparing them to assume leadership roles in educational settings and the counseling profession. Through practical applications, students will develop the skills necessary to navigate complex leadership challenges in diverse and evolving environments.

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. Provides an overview of the theories and research pertaining to group leadership, composition, selection, intervention, termination, evaluation, and follow-up.

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.

This course focuses on the knowledge and skills necessary to develop, conduct and analyze quantitative research. Specifically, this course develops students quantitative skills to apply appropriate statistical methods to answer research questions. Topics include hypothesis testing, nonparametric methods, analysis of variance, and multiple regression analysis.

The course provides an overview to the basic principles of assessment in counseling, focusing on test and non-test appraisal instruments and development of diagnostic skills. The course includes selection, use, and interpretation of instruments appropriate for appraisal of individuals and families. Attention is given to development of clinical documentation skills with a variety of populations. Prerequisite: 510 or 545.

This course provides an overview of the most up-to-date school-based curriculum, prevention programming and intervention techniques. It encapsulates the school counselors role in delivery of services using a multi-tiered system of supports (MTSS) within the schools and focuses upon practical applications and techniques that foster collaboration and promote student learning outcomes, social/emotional growth and career development.

This course will prepare the masters level professional in a variety of diagnostic procedures and processes. The areas covered include but are not limited to structured and unstructured interview formats, mental health screening and diagnostic protocols, mental status examinations, for suicidal and homicidal risk assessment, and substance abuse screening will be reviewed for use in assessment and treatment planning. Multicultural and diversity issues in diagnosis will also be reviewed. Prerequisite: 595.