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2012-2013 Graduate Programs Academic Catalog
tion as needed. This course focus is primarily,
although not exclusively, on treatment of anxiety
disorders from the Cognitive-Behavioral and
Systems perspectives. Additional issues such as
job search skills and how to build a counseling
center is addressed.
Prerequisite:
CNS 6931
Supervised Internship in Counseling Small group
enrollment is limited to 12 students. (Grade
assigned: Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.)
CNS 6939
Supervised Internship in Counseling 3: Marriage &
Family Issues ............................................................(4)
This course is designed for student interns
enrolled in the Post-graduate Certificate in
Marriage and Family Counseling (PCMFC) and
consists of two components: (1) supervised prac-
tice of counseling under the direct clinical super-
vision of a site supervisor in an approved
counseling internship setting with an emphasis in
assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mar-
riage and family issues and various disorders.
(Note: At least one half of the face-to-face client
contact must be relational, i.e., 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, i.e., on enhancing stu-
dents’ competencies in assessment, case con-
ceptualization, cultural formulation, and treatment
planning and implementation. This is accom-
plished primarily through formal student case pre-
sentations, feedback from seminar participants,
individualized feedback from the instructor, and
didactic instruction as needed. For South
Carolina State marriage and family licensure, a
total of at least 50 hours of clinical supervision
throughout all three internships (1, 2 and 3) must
be provided by an approved marriage and family
therapist supervisor (LMFT/S). This course will
focus primarily, although not exclusively, on treat-
ment from an Emotionally-Focused Therapy (EFT)
and a Systems perspective.
Prerequisite:
accept-
ance into the PCMFC. Course enrollment is limit-
ed to 12 students. (Grade assigned:
Satisfactory/Unsatisfactory.)
CNS 6950
Faculty Directed Study in Counseling ..................(1-3)
Available by special arrangement with instructor.
Consult with academic advisor. Certain prerequi-
sites may apply. Certain course fees and/or addi-
tional assessment expenses may be required.
(Offered on request.)
CNS 8410
Clinical Supervision & Consultation ........................(3)
This post-graduate professional course is an
introduction to clinical supervision and consulta-
tion theories and practice within mental health
facilities, educational institutions, and other men-
tal health settings. Concepts, processes, and
styles of clinical supervision and consultation will
be explored. This course provides the knowledge
and skills necessary to engage in consultation,
negotiation/mediation, and systems level inter-
vention in mental health settings. Focus is on
developmental issues of both supervisors and
their supervisees, and methods that can be used
to enhance competency and best practices. This
course is SC Board approved and designed to
meet the criteria established by the South
Carolina Licensure Board (S.C. Department of
Labor, Licensing and Regulation) as part of the
requirements to obtain S.C. State approved clini-
cal supervisor licensure as an LPC-S, LMFT-S or
LISW-CP. An official university transcript will be
available to students upon successful completion
of the course. Enrollment in this professional
course is restricted to CIU and non-CIU post-
graduate students with a graduate degree and
licensure in the mental health profession. Those
seeking to enroll in this course will need to make
application through Columbia International
University’s graduate admissions department and
are required to meet the standard non-degree
seeking admission requirements of the university
as described in its academic catalog.
CNC 6330
Church and Mission Health ......................................(3)
(Elective)
This course will help you understand the counsel-
ing, relational, occupational, medical and leader-
ship issues that exist in ministry both in the
United States and in missionary endeavors. You
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