CNS-527
CNS-528
CNS-529
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Advanced Intervent Children / Adolescents
Facilitating Parent Education Classes
This course focuses on developing an awareness and skill foundation for counselor multicultural and diversity competency and advocacy skills. This course exposed the student to the diversity of American culture and it makes the student aware of the trends, issues and communications when living in a multicultural society. Topics in this course include changing family and society systems, gender and racial equality, socioeconomic and cultural differences, sexual orientation, physical, and psychological ability, religion, and age.
This course provides advanced skills in working with children and adolescents. Students will engage in counseling techniques specifically designed for children. Awareness of the ethical issues involved in working with children will also be discussed. Mock counseling practice and video demonstration is a key component of this course. Prerequisites: CNS 520 and CNS 501.
A model for parent education programming that counselors develop and implement will be the focus of this course. This course exposes the student to the steps in building and maintaining good relationships with children, encouraging intrinsic worth and self-esteem, understanding the purposes and goals of behavior, developing alternatives to rewards and punishment, and methods for communicating effectively with families and children. This course does require mock video facilitation of a parent education group.
CNS-530 |
Child & Adolescent Counseling |
This course will present students with information on research, developmental theories, counseling process, and techniques pertinent to working with children and adolescents. The course will emphasize multicultural considerations as well as counseling and systemic factors that promote positive youth development. Crisis intervention, mandated reporting, and related issues will also be addressed. |
CNS-531 |
Career Development |
This course provides an overview of the theories of career development and includes sources of occupational information, career assessment and methods of career counseling. Students will develop the knowledge, skills, and resources for facilitating career development and occupational choice throughout the lifespan |
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00
3.00