COUN 2020 INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING THEORY AND PSYCHOTHERAPY (3 credits)
This course introduces the major theoretical paradigms and concepts of psychotherapy that are taught in graduate level counseling programs and utilized by professional counselors and allied mental health professionals in the provision of mental health services. Selected readings, video-based lectures, discussion boards, case studies, written assignments, and exams are utilized as means of introducing these concepts and their use and applicability with clients within and across different therapeutic contexts (i.e., individual, group, family, crisis).
Prerequisite(s): Completion of an introductory course in social sciences, human services, or human development. Consult your primary advisor, program coordinator, and/or program chair/director to determine viability of course for your plan of study.