PSYC 309 - Counseling Skills

CR: 3
Prerequisites: One PSYC course at the 200-level, junior standing, and permission of the instructor. Survey of clinical/counseling psychology as a science and profession. Current psychological treatment approaches, assessment techniques, research strategies, and their empirical/theoretical foundations. Additionally, the counselors’ role and responsibility with regard to emergency, crisis, and trauma-causing events is examined, as are the ethical responsibilities in these situations.