College of Graduate and Professional Studies Catalog - Spring 2023

COUN 531 Counseling Children and Adolescents

Counseling with children and adolescents including specific counseling strategies; mental, physical, and emotional development issues related to counseling. This course provides a general framework for understanding psychopathology in the child and adolescent population and the process of diagnosing and designing treatment plans for mental disorders in children and adolescents. 

Credits

3

Prerequisites

COUN 510; COUN 511

Student Learning Outcomes

  1. Student will apply theoretical counseling models to children, adolescent and parent clients. (2.F.3.a; 2.F.5.n.)
  2. Students will choose and apply appropriate counseling techniques for children, adolescents and parents through outside projects. (2.F.3.h; 2.F.5.j.; 5.G.3.f.)
  3. Students will apply theory into practice, through observation of counseling demonstrations. (5.G.3.h.)
  4. Students will conduct literature searches about current trends regarding children, adolescents and parent counseling issues. (2.F.3.e.f.; 5.G.2.g.,h.)
  5. Students will understand how to establish successful consultative relationships both with parents or families, and other professionals, who deal with children and adolescent clients. (2.F.7.d.; 5.G.2.b.)
  6. Students will be familiar with ethical dilemmas typical to the field of children, adolescent and parent counseling. (2.F.3.i.)