L.SCP 647 - Helping Relationships

Credits: 3

This course is designed to provide an understanding of counseling and consultation processes including an awareness of both counselor/consultant characteristics (such as age, gender, ethnicity, personal values and skills) and behaviors that influence the helping process as well as a knowledge of counseling theories. The consideration of counseling theories will include an examination of the historical developments and an exploration of affective, behavioral, and cognitive theories that are consistent with current professional research and practice in the field. Students will be encouraged to develop a personal style of counseling based on an understanding of essential microskills and intervention techniques, consistent with counseling theory. These skills will include the ability to establish appropriate goals, effective strategies for accomplishing those goals and clarity about the components of therapeutic relationships especially the importance of maintaining professional boundaries. Ethical consideration will be integrated into all aspects of the course.

Prerequisite: None
Co-requisite: None