Upon successful completion of the learning experience, students will be able to: investigate the ethical and legal issues in the counseling practice; illustrate the counseling process and approaches to helping clients; analyze how crisis counseling differs from traditional counseling; assess how mental health counseling provides a broad overview of the general mental health settings and client issues; examine the characteristics of working as a professional counselor in schools, universities and career counseling; evaluate the principles of cultural diversity into the counseling process; investigate how treatment plans outline counseling outcomes expectations and interventions; investigate the theory and practical applications of supervision and consultation; examine why professional advocacy important; and examine outcome research to increase treatment efficacy.