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COUN 501 Substance Abuse: An Introduction to Identification and Treatment (3 credits)

Provides knowledge about mood-altering chemical substances including their basic pharmacology, their physiological effect, and their psychological consequences. Students learn to recognize the signs of need for treatment for an addiction. Students learn about prevailing treatment techniques in a theoretical context as well as research on treatment effectiveness. Relevant legal issues will be introduced. The impact of substance abuse on the family, the workplace, and the larger society will be stressed.

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    • COUN 501 Substance Abuse: An Introduction to Identification and Treatment (3 credits)
    • COUN 502 Career Vocational Counseling (3 credits)
    • COUN 503 Introduction to Counseling and Guidance Theory (3 credits)
    • COUN 504 Introductory Counseling Skills: Laboratory Level 1 (3 credits)
    • COUN 505 Group Counseling (3 credits)
    • COUN 506 Human Development: A Life Span Approach (3 credits)
    • COUN 507 Counseling Multicultural and Diverse Populations (3 credits)
    • COUN 508 Introduction to Individual Psychology: Theory, Research and Techniques (3 credits)
    • COUN 509 Counseling Practicum (1 credit)
    • COUN 510 Group Counseling for School Counselors (3 credits)
    • COUN 511 Computers and Technology in School Counseling Settings (3 credits)
    • COUN 512 Understanding Violence in Schools (3 credits)
    • COUN 514 Professional Orientation and Ethics for Student Affairs Professionals (3 credits)
    • COUN 515 Professional Orientation and Ethics for Clinical Mental Health Counselors (3 credits)
    • COUN 516 Professional Orientation and Ethics for Family and Marital Counselors (3 credits)
    • COUN 517 Professional Orientation and Ethics for School Counselors (3 credits)
    • COUN 520 Research Methods for the Behavioral Sciences (3 credits)
    • COUN 521 Survey of Community Counseling Agencies (3 credits)
    • COUN 522 Case Management (3 credits)
    • COUN 523 Seminar on Close Relationships (3 credits)
    • COUN 524 Foundations of Pastoral Counseling (3 credits)
    • COUN 525 Theological Foundations for Pastoral Counseling (3 credits)
    • COUN 526 Suffering and Hope (3 credits)
    • COUN 527 Theological Anthropology (3 credits)
    • COUN 528 History of Spirituality for Pastoral Counseling (3 credits)
    • COUN 530 Assessment: Theory and Practice – Cognitive and Learning Skills - A Life Span Approach (3 credits)
    • COUN 531 Legal and Ethical Issues in Counseling (3 credits)
    • COUN 532 Assessment of Social and Emotional Behavior (3 credits)
    • COUN 533 Advanced Counseling and Guidance Theories: Counseling Children and Families (3 credits)
    • COUN 534 Advanced Counseling Skills: Laboratory Level 2 - Working with Children and Families (3 credits)
    • COUN 535 Advanced Counseling Skills: Cognitive and Behavioral Techniques (3 credits)
    • COUN 539 The College/University Student (3 credits)
    • COUN 540 Psychopathology and Diagnosis Using the DSM (3 credits)
    • COUN 541 Administration of School Counseling Programs (3 credits)
    • COUN 549 Issues and Best Practices in Higher Education (3 credits)
    • COUN 550 Advanced Family Counseling: Systems Approaches (3 credits)
    • COUN 551 Advanced Counseling Techniques for Children and Adolescents (2 credits)
    • COUN 552 Adlerian Approach in Working with Children, Adolescents and their Families (3 credits)
    • COUN 553 Facilitating Parent Education Groups (3 credits)
    • COUN 554 Advanced Studies in Adlerian Psychology – International (3 credits)
    • COUN 560/561/563 Internship in Counseling Psychology I, II and III: Clinical Mental Health Counseling (3 credits)
    • COUN 562 Professional Seminar: Culminating Experience (3 credits)
    • COUN 570 Crisis Management Intervention (3 credits)
    • COUN 571 Living with Physical Illness (3 credits)
    • COUN 572 Psychopharmacology (3 credits)
    • COUN 573 Basics of College Planning (2 credits)
    • COUN 574 Advanced Careers in Student Affairs (2 credits)
    • COUN 575 Counseling Students with Learning, Emotional and Intellectual Disabilities (3 credits)
    • COUN 598 Special Topic in Counseling Psychology (1-3 credits)
    • CNDS 560/561/563 Internship in Counseling Psychology I, II, and III – School Counseling (3 credits)
    • CNFM 560/561/563 Internship I, II and III: Family/Marital Counseling (3 credits)
    • CNPC 560/561/563 Internship I, II, and III: Pastoral Counseling (3 credits)
    • CNSA 560/561/563 Internship I, II, and III: Student Affairs Counseling (3 credits)
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