Experiential: Basic Counseling Skills   [Archived Catalog]
2018-2019 Academic Catalog and Student Handbook with Spring Addendum
   

COUN 2701S - Experiential: Basic Counseling Skills


The course provides experiential focus for basic parameters and clinical skills needed in preparation for professional work with individuals, couples, families, and groups. The course presents foundations of growth-oriented therapeutic theories and techniques further developed in the co-required course: COUN (CO) 2500, Basic Counseling Skills. The course emphasizes personal and interpersonal practices including building therapeutic relationship, creating the therapeutic container, developing empathic listening and reflection, recognizing boundaries, developing multicultural sensitivity, and embodying authentic sense of self in the therapeutic alliance.  15 Contact Hours. Co-requisite(s): COUN 2500S   0.00 credit(s)