Pre-requisite(s): HSC 501, HSC 510, HSC 511, HSC 512. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours
HSC 533: Clinical Practicum Integrate counseling knowledge and competencies in an approved field placement setting. Apply professional, entry-level counseling skills needed to work with diverse clientele. Complete a minimum of 100 hours (40 of which must be direct client contact) over a minimum of a full ten-week academic term. Engage in assessment of skills (through recording or live observation of counseling sessions), competencies, and professional development under the supervision of qualified site and university supervisors. Credits 3 Prerequisite HSC 501, HSC 504, HSC 505, HSC 510, HSC 511, HSC 512, HSC 514, HSC 534 (for School Counseling students) or HSC 524 (for Clinical Health Counseling students); or permission of Program Director or designate. Corequisite None HSC 541: Trauma and Crisis Intervention Theory, Response Models and Techniques This course will present counseling theories and approaches which effectively address crises and trauma. The course will examine the impact of trauma and crisis and potential neurobiological responses. Students will gain knowledge and skills useful in assessing and intervening in crises and explore the application of these skills in addressing specific situations such as: suicide, homicide, intimate partner violence, sexual assault, natural disasters and terrorism in both community and school settings. Self-care strategies will also be presented. Pre-requisite(s): None. Co-requisite(s): None. 3 semester hours HSC 542: Psychopharmacology for Counselors (Elective) This course provides an introduction to the basic neurobiology of psychopathology and how psychotropic medications treat such conditions. An understanding of the basic classifications, indications, and contraindications of commonly prescribed psychopharmacological medications will be identified. An emphasis is placed on the role of the counselor as a member of a treatment team who helps facilitate client treatment compliance and monitors the efficacy and side effect manifestations of psychotropic treatment, while helping to integrate that treatment with other non- pharmacological modalities. HSC 543: Introduction to Theory and Practice of Counseling Children and Adolescents (Elective) This course provides specialized knowledge and skills training in counseling individual children and adolescents through examination of theoretical, behavioral, and play therapy techniques. A
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