Counseling Psychology Department
Course Descriptions
COU CS500—
PRACTICUM SEMINAR I: HELPING RELATIONSHIPS I
(2 credits)
This course is linked to students’ first-semester practicum and provides them with a forum for integrating their classroom learning with their field experiences. The course introduces students to basic counseling skills as well as the intake interview and mental status exam; the class is largely devoted to learning and practicing these skills. Course content will also address, as needed: ethics, psychopathology, psychological theory, and the role of the self in counseling. Open only to students in the master’s program in Counseling Psychology or Forensic & Counseling Psychology.
Co-requisite: COU FP511.
Cross listed as: COU CS500.
Updated 7/17/12
