CGPY 502 Counseling Theories and Techniques (3 credits)
This course surveys the field of counseling.It considers the various theories of counseling and issues of counseling in school settings and focuses on the development of school counseling skills including basic interviewing and other assessment skills, with an emphasis on therapeutic listening skills.Stress will also be placed upon the acquisition of skills related to empathy, the counselor-counselee relationship, and the establishment of a therapeutic alliance in the context of cultural diversity.Teaching methods will include modeling and role-playing, along with didactic presentations and readings.

CGPY 507 Research and Evaluation for School Counselors (3 credits)
This course seeks to prepare school counselors to be informed consumers of research and evaluation within educational settings.It covers basic statistics, research designs, and program evaluation.In addition, it reviews procedures of accountability for guidance departments.

CGPY 510 Career Development (3 credits)
Theories of occupational choice, career development, and social mobility are reviewed within the context of national, state, or regional economic development.Occupational information is considered from the point of view of the individual, as well as from the standpoint of manpower needs for industrial and economic development.

CGPY 512 Learning and Human Development (3 credits)
This course covers how developmental maturation and social learning shape personality, both in childhood and adulthood. Theory and research in social development and learning are covered in topics such as attachment, aggression, sexuality, morality and self-regulation, and self-concept.Applications to the school setting are examined.

CGPY 515 Principles of Counseling and Guidance (3 credits)
This course covers the philosophy, functions, management, and operation of a counseling and guidance program in elementary and secondary schools.

CGPY 550 Contemporary Clinical Interventions (3 credits)
This course focuses on an understanding of critical psychological issues when dealing with children, adolescents and adults in school settings.Topics covered include substance abuse, suicide, violence, divorce, HIV/AIDS, and other contemporary clinical issues.Primary and secondary prevention strategies will be examined for suitable school-based interventions.
Prerequisite: CGPY 502

CGPY 575 Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues for School Counselors (3 credits)
This course covers standards for professional conduct in school counseling.It considers ethical and legal decisions that school counselors must make, such as scope of professional competence, confidentiality, legal rights of students, duty to warn and protect, and value differences with students. Case examples, current regulations, and standards on utilizing assessment data and issues in counseling culturally diverse students are discussed.

CGPY 585 Psychology of Exceptional and At-Risk Children (3 credits)
This course covers the etiology and characteristics of exceptionalities and children at risk for underachievement and dropping out.Also covered is the role of the guidance counselor in identifying such problems, drawing on available resources, and making appropriate referrals.

CGPY 595 Application of Technology in School Guidance and Counseling (2 credits)
This course focuses on the application of computer-based technology in education with particular emphasis on school guidance functions.Strategies to enhance curriculum effectiveness, improving the learning environment, and improving guidance delivery services will be stressed.

CGPY 608 Appraisal and Evaluation in School Counseling (3 credits)
This course covers basic measurement concepts, test content and purpose, psychometric properties, administration, and scoring procedures.Frequently used tests of aptitude, interest, and personality are reviewed.Issues involved with standardized and nonstandardized assessment of achievement, educational diagnostic tests and vocational interest tests are examined from school guidance perspectives.Issues of test use with culturally diverse populations are addressed.
Prerequisite: CGPY 507

CGPY 630 Counseling the Culturally Diverse Student (3 credits)
This course covers issues involved in the assessment and placement of minority students and overviews issues in the selection of techniques for counseling.An essential goal is to affect the awareness, knowledge base, and application of techniques.Methods used include group interaction, self-disclosure, in-depth examination of attitudes and prejudices, case studies, and role-playing.

CGPY 636 Group Counseling (3 credits)
This course overviews various group theories and basic aspects of group process. Topics covered include group counseling as a laboratory for interpersonal learning, counselors facilitative techniques, group dynamics, the development and role of group cohesiveness, selection and composition of groups, and stages of group counseling.
Prerequisite: CGPY 502

CGPY 665 School Consultation Skills (3 credits)
This course focuses on developing specific techniques in consultation.It integrates the various aspects of a school guidance program with particular reference to problem solving and the utilization of available data.Case examples specific to the school setting are discussed, and opportunities for skill development are provided through role-playing.

CGPY 685 School Guidance Pre-Practicum Seminar (2 credits)
This course provides exposure to school and community professionals and requires an in-school pre-practicum experience.

CGPY 688 & 689 Practicum: School Guidance (6 credits)
Supervised guidance practicum in an elementary, middle, or secondary school setting.
Prerequisites:CGPY 502; CGPY 512; CGPY 515; CGPY 550; CGPY 575; CGPY 636; CGPY 665;CGPY 685; and consent of adviser.

School Guidance and Counseling Practicum Prerequisites

To be eligible for practicum, students must have been matriculated and must have successfully completed the following course work:

1.CGPY 502Counseling Theories and Techniques

2.CGPY 512Learning & Human Development

3.CGPY 515Principles of Counseling & Guidance

4.CGPY 550Contemporary Clinical Interventions

5.CGPY 575Ethical, Legal, & Professional Issues for School Counselors

6.CGPY 636Group Counseling

7.CGPY 665School Consultation Skills

8.CGPY 685School Guidance Pre-Practicum Seminar

The student must file an application for practicum and receive approval prior to registering for practicum.