The secondary school counseling internship is a field counseling experience supervised by a qualified secondary school counseling professional. Placement is at an secondary school site and provides opportunities for the student to perform, under supervision, in a variety of counseling activities that a professional school counselor is expected to perform. Group supervision is conducted throughout a students internship experience. Permission of instructor is required. May be repeated for credit. Prerequisite: 691.

The counseling internship is a field counseling experience supervised by a qualified counseling professional. Placement is at a site suitable to the counseling emphasis requirements and interests of the student and provides opportunities for the student to perform, under supervision, a variety of counseling activities that a professional counselor is expected to perform. University group supervision is conducted throughout a students internship experience. Prerequisite: 690. May be repeated for credit. Permission of instructor required.

This course is designed to provide skills training for individuals who are exploring a medical or clinical based career. Motivational Interviewing (MI) is an evidence-based communication strategy that is useful for people who are ambivalent about change. MI has been adapted to a variety of health care settings and currently there are models of MI for physicians, nurses, dietitians, and social workers in addition to counseling professionals.

This course provides an overview of play therapy theories and basic skills for developing competency in child/adolescent assessment and counseling. Ethical dilemmas inherent in work with these populations will be addressed.

This course provides an in-depth exploration of play therapy skill development for competency in child/adolescent assessment and counseling. Theoretical bases will be presented. Focus will be on diagnostic and treatment practices and role-play with youthful clients. Culture, environment, and ethical dilemmas inherent in work with youthful populations will be included. Prerequisites: 571.

This course explores the use of expressive and experiential techniques in counseling. Creative modalities include play, art, sand, movement, sound, clay, imagery, and other means of individual and group expression. Expressive techniques are appropriate for use with diverse and marginalized populations, as well as across the lifespan. The course will utilize counseling theories and neuroscience literature to focus on the power of using the body in tandem with the brain to integrate ones learning and insight.

This course addresses the impact of trauma on individuals, families, and communities. Emphasizing the knowledge, skills, and attitudes essential for mental health counselors, to effectively engage clients. The bio-psycho-social-cultural and spiritual dimensions are integrated into this course. The course also examines the health and wellness components for professionals, and the clients they serve, working in trauma based settings.

This course provides the student with a general overview of the physical, social, emotional, intellectual, spiritual and environmental dimensions of health and their applications to personal wellness. The focus of this course will be on the knowledge and skills necessary for the promotion of positive lifestyle choices integrating wellness and resilience.

The purpose of this course in integrative health care is to explore collaborative and integrative practice styles emphasizing patient/client counseling and education within mind-body framework and in conjunction with medical professionals. Family systems and cognitive behavioral therapies will be studied as they are utilized within multidisciplinary teams. The course seeks to prepare mental health counselors to enter into collaborative working relationships with healthcare professionals that help clients seek holistic solutions to health problems.

This course provides independent reading and/or research, at the post-baccalaureate or master degree level, under the direction of a faculty member. Refer to the academic policy section for independent study policy. May be repeated for credit.