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EDPY 5033 Introduction to Educational Research Methods.
An introduction to major methods of scholarship and research
in education, including historical, descriptive, survey and
experimental techniques; and to assist persons to become perceptive
consumers of research.
EIPT 5113 Educational Psychology of Human Development. Human
development will be surveyed from conception to death. There
are three major goals: an overview of the major developmental
characteristics and processes across the life span; a survey
of current research and theories; an opportunity to apply
the knowledge acquired to educational and counseling settings.
EDPY 5213 Group Administered Tests. Survey of standardized
tests of intelligence, aptitudes, interests, attitudes, and
personality traits; selection, use, and interpretation of
such tests. Provision for the interests of counselors and
guidance workers rather than classroom teachers.
EDPY 5234 Individual Intelligence Testing. Didactic instruction
dealing with the rationale, purpose, and ethics involved in
individual intelligence testing plus experiential training
in the administration, scoring, and interpretation of standardized
intelligence tests. Emphasis is on the Wechslers scales.
EDPY 5253 Personality Assessment. Theories of personality
testing and of personality. Students will acquire the skills
requisite to administer a variety of personality tests used
in community agencies and be able to interpret and write reports
on findings.
EDPY 5410 Occupational Information - Career Development.
Methods of preparing informational files for student use;
nature of educational and occupational information, job classification,
sources of information, and occupational surveys and trends.
Theories of career development; techniques of job and occupational
analysis; individual experiences of reporting client career
development.
EDPY 5423 Theories and Techniques of Counseling. Introduction
to stages in the counseling process; interviewing skills;
counseling objectives; appropriate strategies. Common theories
of counseling and psychotherapy and ethical considerations
in counseling are considered.
EDPY 5430 Theories and Techniques of Group Counseling. Introduction
to group dynamics with emphasis on counseling and consultation.
Surveys theories and group techniques and their applicability.
Experience in conducting and participating in a counseling
group is included.
EDPY 5463 Multicultural Counseling. Consideration of the
effects of cultural, ethnic, and/or language differences between
counselor and counselee in the helping process. Sensitization
to minority cultural values. Methods for enhancing multicultural
communication.
EDPY 5470 Current Topics in Counseling. Focus is on current
topics of interest in various counseling settings, such as
child abuse, stress management, substance abuse, etc.
EDPY 5483 Behavior Disorders. A diagnostically-oriented course
in abnormal behavior stressing standard nosology exemplified
by the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (most recent revision)
of the American Psychiatric Association.
EDPY 5910 Practicum in Community Counseling. Two semesters
required. The first semester also focuses on Professional
Issues such as ethics in counseling and assessment. The second
semester focuses on Counseling Theories.
EDPY 5920 Internship in Community Counseling. This is a two
semester course that includes a placement with a community
agency.
EDPY 6453 Family Counseling. Examination of counseling approaches
for helping distressed marriages and families with emphasis
on the family as a system. Role play practice in problem assessment
and using various techniques and interventions.
EDPY 6463 Marital Therapy. Examination of issues related
to marital relationships and the treatment of dysfunctional
relationships. Assessment and intervention techniques are
addressed.
Additional elective courses are available through the program
and the department to enable the student to qualify for licensure
as a Professional Counselor (LPC).
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