PSY 560 - Theories and Practice of Counseling

• Justify an orientation to wellness and prevention as desired counseling goals
• Summarize counselor characteristics and behaviors that influence the helping process
• Summarize essential interviewing and counseling skills
• Synthesize established counseling theories into a personal model of counseling
• Summarize a general framework for understanding and practicing consultation
• Examine crisis intervention and suicide prevention models, including the use of psychological first aid strategies
• Evaluate a variety of models and theories related to clinical mental health counseling, including methods, models, and principles of clinical supervision
• Appraise current literature that outlines theories, approaches, strategies, and techniques shown to be effective when working with specific populations of clients with mental and emotional disorders
• Demonstrate knowledge of biological, cultural, developmental, and social influences on behavior and mental health
• Examine principles of resilience and risk factors and demonstrate skills in multi-tiered delivery of services that respond to crisis and promote learning and mental health across cultures
• Demonstrate knowledge of the history and foundations of their profession