Community Counseling (HU) courses are 500‑level courses designed to apply to the Community Counseling Program only. For 400‑and 500‑level courses in Education which may apply to the Community Counseling Program, refer to the course listings in this Bulletin under Education and Allied Studies. Listed below are 400‑level courses in Psychology and Sociology which may apply to the program. Other 400‑and 500‑level courses in other departments may apply to the program as well but are subject to the approval of the advisor, the Program Coordinator, and the Dean of the Graduate School, upon petition. In all instances, prerequisites to courses are to be observed.

COURSE DESCRIPTIONS

HU 500. ORIENTATION TO COMMUNITY COUNSELING  3 cr.  Introduction to the professional, legal, and ethical responsibilities of community counselors, including professional roles and functions.  Includes a course work overview, professional goals and objectives, professional organizations, history and trends, preparation standards, and credentialing.  Methods of instruction include lectures, discussion, small group work, experiental exercises, videos, guest speakers, introduction to library and technology.  Normally the first course in the program sequence.

HU 505. HUMAN GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT  3 cr.  Study of human growth and development throughout lifespan.  Includes theories of learning, personality development, human behavior, as well as multicultural, ethical and legal considerations.

HU 561. COUNSELING THEORIES  3 cr.  Basic principles and theories of counseling with emphasis on counselor behavior and its effect on counseling outcomes.  Includes philosophic bases of helping processes and counselor characteristics.

HU 562. COUNSELING TECHNIQUES AND PRACTICE  3 cr.  Prerequisite: HU 561 or ED 511 or permission.  Emphasis on the application of the theoretical principles involved in individual, group, and family counseling, consulting and psychotherapy, skill-building, and interviewing.  Seminar format with role-playing, practical experience, basic interviewing, assessment, and counseling skills.  Course also covers DSM introduction, examination of counselor and client characteristics and behaviors, and ethical considerations.  Methods of instruction include lectures, experiental exercises, discussion, small group work, demonstrations, role-plays, and videotaping with critiquing and audiovisual aides.

HU 571. CLINICAL EVALUATION  3 cr.  Prerequisite: HU 562 or ED 512 and ED 530 or equivalent.  Assessment procedures in diagnosis and treatment planning.  Focuses on administering and interpreting individual and group standardized (and un-standardized) tests of mental ability and personality measurement; also, factors that relate to specific populations, ethical and legal considerations, and historical perspectives.

HU 572. CLINICAL DIAGNOSIS  3 cr.  Prerequisite: HU 562 or ED 512. Includes appropriate use of the current edition of the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual for Mental Disorders and other nosologies.  Focuses on conducting mental-status examinations and on the framework for identifying symptomatology, etiology, and dynamics of mental and emotional disorders, issues of diversity, case conceptualization, assessment, diagnosis, ethical and legal considerations.

HU 573. CLINICAL INTERVENTION, PREVENTION AND ETHICS  3 cr.  Prerequisite: HU 562 or ED 512.  Focuses on methods of intervention, including techniques used with diverse populations and situations.  Emphasis on counselor ethics and legalities.  Includes clinical supervision, program development, and consultation.

HU 574. CLINICAL TREATMENT METHODS  3 cr.  Prerequisite: HU 562 or ED 512. Focuses on diagnostic issues, case conceptualization, issues of diversity, developing and implementing a treatment plan, reporting and assessing progress of treatment, referral procedures, formulating timelines for treatment, and psychotropic medications and mood-altering chemical agents in the treatment of mental and emotional disorders.