Students will examine philosophical assumptions of major counseling theories and apply empirically verified modalities and techniques that can be faithfully housed within the Christian tradition. Students will learn to administer formal and informal assessment tools, as well as adopt counseling theories and clinical interventions which will enable them to competently address the religious/spiritual dimension of client functioning in culturally and ideological diverse treatment settings.
- Course Instructor : Christian Donnelly
The purpose of this
course is to familiarize the students with the study of
mental disorders and advanced clinical assessments. The
student will learn how to systematically obtain important
client demographic information, evaluate drug and
alcohol issues, and assess for other mental health
disorders utilizing clinical instruments that allow for
effective information gathering. This course will enable
students to better evaluate mental health disorders
utilizing some of the most prominent assessment
instruments found in the clinical and research realms.
Finally, students will learn how to administer formal and
informal assessment tools, as well as integrate various
counseling theories (i.e., CBT, MI, etc.) and clinical
interventions which will enable them to effectively
address the clinical picture of client functioning based on
empirical evidence. Summer semester.
- Course Instructor : Deborah Schratz
A review of the most commonly used drugs for psychological conditions, their effects and their side effects, and the methods of action. Particular attention is paid to the synaptic events relevant to drug actions. Summer semester.
- Course Instructor : Jill Perry
The course covers the nature, development, and management of school counseling programs and differences between elementary and secondary school contexts. Students will develop knowledge of concepts, skills, and issues necessary to function effectively as school counselors. Students will be able to assess, plan, and integrate the elements of a comprehensive program that reflects the programmatic and ethical standards of the American School Counselor Association, including structuring of essential services to foster personal, social, educational, and career development in students.
Prerequisite: The course is open to graduate students in the Master of Arts in Counseling School Counseling Program.
- Course Instructor : Amanda Prugar
This course is designed to introduce students to the history, philosophy, and etiological premises that define the practice of marriage, couples, and family counseling/therapy. The domain of professional ethics, the legal system, and professional organizations pertaining to the field will be presented. Professional issues will be presented as well as implications pertaining to social, cultural, diversity, and equity pertaining to couples and families. Students will articulate a foundational view of marriage, couple, and family counseling consistent with their own biblical worldview.
- Course Instructor : Faith Detwiler