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PSY331 Introduction to Counseling

Course Category: 
Length: 

 135 hours (15 weeks).

Location: 
Various; distance learning format.
Dates: 

September 2023 – Present.

Instructional delivery format: 
Online/distance learning
Learner Outcomes: 

Upon successful completion of the course, students will be able to: define and structure the counseling situation; identify the elements of effective helping; conduct initial, fact-finding interviews for a mental-status examination; use the Egan model of helping and problem-solving; effectively use the self in the counseling process; explain and apply Roger’s theory of counseling; apply specific skills that facilitate good communication; and address problematic clients who are hostile and resistant to counseling.

Instruction: 

Major topics include the nature of helping relationships; goals in counseling skills and techniques; ethics in counseling; and components of effective helping in a theoretical as well as a practical framework.

Credit recommendation: 

 In the lower division baccalaureate/associate degree category OR in the upper division baccalaureate degree category, 3 semester hours in Psychology (8/24).

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