CP 5203 Adv Couns Tech: Behavioral
Theory and skill practice in evidenced-based and collaborative treatment in behavioral and cognitive behavioral counseling, case management and consultation techniques with children, adolescents, adults, seniors, couples and families from diverse cultural and socio-economic groups. In order to help clients achieve healthy functioning and resilience, students will learn to apply specific behavioral and cognitive behavioral interventions, including treatment plans, to a variety of DSM IV diagnoses and situations such as parenting, school related issues, behavioral addiction and disaster and trauma response. Professional and ethical issues will be explored related to the utilization of these techniques. Students will develop two written case presentations, one behavioral and one cognitive behavioral applied to diverse populations and will write on a behavioral/cognitive behavioral topic of interest. This course is restricted to students in the Counseling Psychology program.