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.

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.

The advanced counseling internship is a field experience supervised by a qualified licensed 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, with increased independence. Students perform a variety of counseling activities, including but not limited to, group facilitation, individual counseling and assessment. University group supervision is conducted throughout a student's internship experience. Prerequisite: 695.

This course focuses on clinical fieldwork and integrates the components of assessment, diagnosis, and counseling issues. Students complete clinical work in approved agency. This course may be repeated.

This required one credit course focuses on completion of the action research project and integrates the components of research methods, design and relevant counseling issues. Students complete the action research proposal developed in COUN 695, Counseling Practicum. Prerequisite: 630, 660. May be repeated for credit.