Counseling (COUN)

COUN 5333. History and Principles of Vocational Education. A study of the evolution, development, and administration of vocational programs in the United States and abroad.

COUN 6053. Vocational and Industrial Career Education I. This course is in-service training for teachers, counselors and administrators. Career and job placement information is presented from reality base at traditional business and industrial sites in Magnolia. Team-taught field-based course provides the educator with industrial experiences and a knowledge of the world of industrial work. The course provides an awareness of the need for improved career education, grades K-12, in an area of rapid technological change. The credit may be used to renew teaching certification.

COUN 6263. Supervision: Process and Practice. Theoretical models of supervision are utilized to develop supervisor roles. This course helps counseling professionals who have responsibility for directing personal and professional development of counselors, promoting counselor competency, and developing and implementing counseling service and programs develop a supervision agenda.

COUN 6403. Introduction to the Counseling Profession. An introductory course about principles and practices of counseling.

COUN 6413. Ethical, Legal and Professional Issues in Counseling. A survey of contemporary ethical, legal and professional issues inherent to the counseling profession.

COUN 6423. Counseling Theories. A study of the theory and practice of counseling from various theoretical perspectives.

COUN 6433. Basic Counseling Skills. This is an introductory course to counseling skills. The course will teach students how to structure a counseling session and provide them with practical skills to use within the session.

COUN 6443. Group Counseling. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, and 6433. A study of group counseling dynamics such as cohesiveness, group pressures and standards, structural properties of groups and the relation of leadership to group performance.

COUN 6453. Human Development for Helping Professionals. An overview of major theories and the most current research on human growth and development with application to person-social, careers and educational development of students, including exceptional, disadvantaged and minority groups.

COUN 6463. Career Counseling: Theory and Practice. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423 and 6433. A study of the establishment and delivery of guidance information systems, both in schools and clinics. Career counseling theories, models and tools will be studied.

COUN 6473. Counseling in a Diverse Society. An examination of the social and psychological elements of human behavior with attention to application in diverse cultural settings such as schools, colleges and universities, and community agencies. Participants will be led on a journey of self-exploration that will ultimately lead to a better understanding of themselves and how they relate in cross-cultural situations.

COUN 6483. Assessment Procedure. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, and 6413. An evaluation of standardized tests as they may be used in individual appraisal.

COUN 6493. Practicum in Agency Counseling. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6443, 6453, 6463, and 6483. Completion of core counseling courses. This is an applied course consisting of placement within an agency or clinic and both site and university supervision through class experiences. One hundred (100) hours of supervised experience is required in this course. Video and audio will be used extensively to critique counseling skills.

COUN 6503. Case Management and DSM-IV Diagnosis. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6443, 6453, 6463, and 6483. This course is designed to develop case management skills with both simulated and actual experiences for Agency Counseling students. These skills will include the development and use of records, IEPs, report writing, case conferences, placement, referrals and follow-up, etc.

COUN 6513. Internship in Agency Counseling I. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6443, 6453, 6463, 6483, and 6493. This is an applied course consisting of placement within an agency or clinic and both site and university through class experiences. Three hundred (300) hours of supervised experience is required in this course. Video and audio will be used extensively to critique counseling skills and techniques.

COUN 6523. Internship in Agency Counseling II. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6443, 6453, 6463, 6483, and 6493. A second semester of internship fulfilling the final three hundred (300) hours of supervision for state licensure. Students will be placed in an agency or clinic setting and receive both site and university supervision.

COUN 6533. Advanced Counseling Skills and Techniques. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6443, 6453, 6463, and 6483. An advanced course about counseling skills, techniques and models employed by professional counselors to facilitate appropriate change processes in individuals.

COUN 6543. Substance Abuse Counseling: Theory and Practice. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, and 6453. This course is designed to provide an introduction to the basic theories and interventions involved in substance abuse counseling. This is an introductory course aimed at fulfilling partial requirements for certification as a substance abuse counselor.

COUN 6553. Marriage and Family Counseling: Theory and Practice. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, and 6443. An introductory course outlining key theories, ethics, interventions and issues in marriage and family counseling.

COUN 6563. Human Sexuality: Concepts, Theory and Practice. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, and 6433. This course will provide students with an understanding of human sexuality, sexual disorders, and treatment.

COUN 6573. Psychopharmacology and the Counseling Profession. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, and 6453.This course will provide students with an introduction to psychotropic drugs and their uses. This course will focus on the relationship between counseling and psychiatry in practice.

COUN 6583. Counseling Children and Adolescents. This course is designed to provide students with an overview of counseling children and adolescents, including historical perspectives, the need for age-specific services, developmental issues, current research, special issues in counseling children and adolescents with special needs, etc. Ethical and legal issues specific to working with children and adolescents will be discussed. Students will compare different theoretical approaches to working with children and adolescents.

COUN 6613. Vocational and Industrial Career Education I. “Educators-in-Industry I.” The course is in-service training for teachers and school counselors. Career and job placement information is presented from a reality base at traditional business and industrial sites.

COUN 6623. Vocational and Industrial Career Education II. “Educators-in-Industry II.” The course is in-service training for teachers and school counselors. Career and job placement information is presented from a reality base at high-tech industries.

COUN 6633. Methods of Organizing and Teaching Career Orientation. The course will present the 16 USOE career clusters, resources available, and standards required by the State Department of Vocational and Technical Education.

COUN 6643. Practical Experiences for Career Orientation Courses. A course designed to provide a hands-on experience in teaching a career orientation course. The course emphasizes a variety of hands-on and observation techniques required to carry out a career orientation program.

COUN 6653. Internship I in Elementary School Counseling. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6483, 6453, 6443, 6463, and 6853. This is an applied course consisting of placement within a school and both site and university supervision through class experiences. Two hundred (200) hours of supervised experience is required in this course. Video and audio will be used extensively to critique counseling skills and techniques.

COUN 6673. Internship II in Elementary School Counseling. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6483, 6453, 6443, 6463, and 6853. This is an applied course consisting of placement within a school and both site and university supervision through class experiences. Three hundred (300) hours of experience is required in this course. Video and audio will be used extensively to critique counseling skills.

COUN 6723. Project in Agency Counseling. A course designed to provide an in-depth study and critical evaluation of a practice or a program employed in an agency setting with major emphasis on the results obtained when the program or practice is used in an agency. A written report is a requirement of this course.

COUN 6753, 6756. Internship: Educational Examiner. Prerequisites: 45 hours (master’s degree or higher) of approved-level courses including nine hours of special education courses. A semester of full-time internship experience in educational diagnosis and planning with and for children and youth under the supervision of an approved educational examiner educator and practitioner team and in an approved setting.

COUN 6763 Development and Administration of School Counseling Program. This course is designed to acquire the skills necessary to develop a comprehensive developmental school counseling program.

COUN 6803. Internship I in Secondary School Counseling. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6443, 6453, 6463, 6483, and 6583. This is an applied course consisting of placement within a school and both site and university supervision through class experiences. Two hundred (200) hours of supervised experience is required in this course. Video and audio will be used extensively to critique counseling skills and techniques.

COUN 6823. Internship II in Secondary School Counseling. Prerequisites: COUN 6403, 6413, 6423, 6433, 6443, 6453, 6463, 6483, and 6583. This is an applied course consisting of placement within a school and both site and university supervision through class experiences. Three hundred (300) hours of supervised experience is required in this course. Video and audio will be used extensively to critique counseling skills and techniques.

COUN 6833. Foundations/Adolescent Education: Learning/Motivation. A course designed to explore current research and theoretical designs for educating adolescent students. Principles covered in this course include: developmental characteristics and needs of the adolescent; communication skills for establishing professional relationships with students, parents, and colleagues; and the use of technological supports in reaching/teaching adolescents. The course focuses on the role of teacher as facilitator of mental health, group dynamics, conflict resolution, and crisis intervention.

COUN 6843. Introduction to Student Affairs in Higher Education. This course is designed to introduce students to the field of student affairs within institutions of higher education. Using a multidisciplinary approach, students will examine the historical, philosophical, sociological, psychological, legal, and cultural foundations of student affairs work.

COUN 6853. Student Affairs Theory and Practice. This is a course in college student development theory. Students are provided with a foundation for understanding student development theory and the application of theory to the practice of student affairs in higher education.

COUN 6863. The American College Student. This is a study of the college student’s experience in the college setting. Overview of the college student in regard to academic characteristics, socioeconomic background, finances, self-concept/self-esteem/self-efficacy, interests, peer-group influences, personality characteristics, reasons for attending college, reactions to college, choice of vocation, major field of study, freedom and authority, educational aspirations, and dropouts.

COUN 6873. Organization and Administration of Student Affairs Services. This course examines the organization and administration of student services in institutions of higher education. Administrative environment of student services, organizational and management issues of student services, essential skills and competencies for student services managers, commitment to professional education, and future challenges are addressed. A study of organizing and administering student development services for postsecondary institutions.

COUN 6883. Internship I in Student Affairs in Higher Education. Practice and training in 15 student affairs areas for a minimum of 6 clock hours per week for one semester. Provides a basic experience in area of study. Students must meet once a week with the university/field experience supervisor.

COUN 6893. Internship II in Student Affairs in Higher Education. Practice and training in 15 student development areas for a minimum of 6 clock hours per week for one semester. This course provides a basic experience in area of study. Students must meet once a week with the university/field experience supervisor.

COUN 6911-6. Thesis: Agency Counseling.

COUN 6921-6. Thesis: Elementary Counseling and Development.

COUN 6931-6. Thesis: Secondary Counseling and Development.