The aim of this course is to introduce the student to interviewing skills, including basic listening and influencing skills and strategies, core conditions, case conceptualization, and making a treatment plan. This course is a practice-oriented course designed to explore counseling skills. This course will help students to develop knowledge of counseling skills that are used by counselors in a range of settings, and give students opportunities to practice these skills under supervision.
Upon successful completion of this course, students will be able to;
1. understand the application of theory in the practice of counseling,
2. become knowledgeable about and sensitive to the needs of clients on the basis of their presenting problems, culture, nationality, race, ethnicity, gender, sexual orientation, education, SES, disability, and spiritual or religious affiliation,
3. understand the process and phases of counseling (e.g., intake, assessment, referral, intervention, evaluation, termination, and follow-up),
4. understand the counselor-client relationship (e.g., appropriate boundaries) and counselor characteristics, values, and behaviors that influence the helping processes,
5. demonstrate an understanding and application of essential interviewing and counseling skills.
Personal Journal - 10%
Audiotaped Sessions - 60%
Skills-Analysis Paper - 20%
Participation - 10%
| Workload | Hrs |
|---|---|
| Course Readings | 42 |
| Exams/Quizzes | 20 |