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2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog
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CNS 6912
Advanced Counseling Techniques and Practicum ....(4)
This course provides experiential learning within a
supervised practicum experience at an approved
site with a minimum of 150 hours, of which 40 are
direct services. Focus is on development of
counseling skills and professional knowledge
while under institutional and site supervision. This
course includes didactic and institutional supervi-
sion to gain additional knowledge and develop-
ment regarding clinical practice through
interacting with peers and the instructor.
Prerequisite:
CNS 6410 Counseling Techniques.
Lab Fees: $250 (fee subject to change) (Grade
assigned: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory).
CNS 6933
Extended Internship ..................................................(3)
This internship course is designed for advanced
clinical counseling students who have finished
the courses Internship in Counseling 1, 2, or 3,
and have not completed all their required super-
vised internship hours. In this course, student
interns continue to receive clinical supervision at
their College of Counseling approved internship
sites. The classroom component is faculty-led
weekly seminars and small groups with a focus
on students’ ongoing casework, advanced coun-
seling interventions, counseling paradigm devel-
opment, and a philosophy of integrated
counseling work. This is accomplished primarily
through formal student case presentations, feed-
back from seminar participants, individualized
feedback from the instructor and didactic instruc-
tion as needed. This class may be repeated as
needed. Open to students in the MACNS pro-
gram or by permission of the professor. Course
enrollment is limited to 12 students. (Grade
assigned: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.)
CNS 6937
Supervised Internship in Counseling 1:
Mood Disorders..........................................................(4)
This course consists of two components: (1) a
300 hour supervised practice of counseling under
the direct clinical supervision of a site supervisor
in an approved counseling internship setting with
an emphasis in assessment, diagnosis, and treat-
ment of various disorders and how they affect
individuals, couples, and families. (Note: For stu-
dent interns anticipating the Postgraduate
Certificate in Marriage and Family Counseling, at
least one half of the face-to-face client contact
must be relational, e.g., talking about a relational
issue in the counseling session, NOT necessarily
having more than one client in the session), and
(2) faculty-led weekly seminars and small groups
to provide support and instruction through case
consultation, e.g., on enhancing students’ com-
petencies in assessment, case conceptualization,
cultural formulation, and treatment planning and
implementation. This is accomplished primarily
through formal student case presentations, feed-
back from seminar participants, individualized
feedback from the instructor, and didactic
instruction as needed. This course focus is pri-
marily, although not exclusively, on treatment of
mood disorders from the Cognitive-Behavioral
and Systems perspectives.
Prerequisite:
Candidacy. Small group enrollment is limited to
12 students. (Grade assigned:
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.)
CNS 6938
Supervised Internship in Counseling 2:
Anxiety Disorders ......................................................(4)
This course consists of two components: (1) a
300 hour supervised practice of counseling under
the direct clinical supervision of a site supervisor
in an approved counseling internship setting with
an emphasis in assessment, diagnosis, and treat-
ment of various disorders and how they affect
individuals, couples, and families. (Note: For stu-
dent interns anticipating the Postgraduate
Certificate in Marriage and Family Counseling, at
least one half of the face-to-face client contact
must be relational, e.g., talking about a relational
issue in the counseling session, NOT necessarily
having more than one client in the session); (2)
faculty-led weekly seminars and small groups to
provide support and instruction through case
consultation, e.g., on enhancing students’ com-
petencies in assessment, case conceptualization,
cultural formulation, and treatment planning and
implementation. This is accomplished primarily
through formal student case presentations, feed-
back from seminar participants, individualized
feedback from the instructor and didactic instruc-
Course Descriptions (Counseling)
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