College of St. Joseph

3 credits  W  7:00pm – 9:30pm  Gilmore, J

This course is designed to help students develop and maintain effective counseling relationships with clients.  Specific counseling strategies and techniques for children, adolescents and adults will be reviewed and practiced in the context of simulated individual sessions and in the context of a group experience conducted as part of the course.  Students will practice skills related to conducting initial interviews, establishing treatment objectives, using various treatment procedures and homework assignments, terminating sessions and managing the counseling relationship.  Special issues related to ethical standards, diagnostic nomenclature, children and adolescents, managed care and short-term counseling and other topical issues within the field will be covered.  3 credits.