Current Courses
EDCS 570. Career Counseling (4)
Focuses on the processes of career and academic development through the life span, including an emphasis on theories of career education and career counseling, culturally different populations, the interface between the individual and the organizational climate and the resources utilized in the career and academic counseling process. {Spring}
EDCS 605. Theories of Counseling (4)
Focus upon basic concepts and theoretical models of counseling with an emphasis on their application for use with students in educational settings. Models may include Psychoanalytic, Cognitive, behavioral, Person Centered, Gestalt, reality, Solution-Focused, Existential and Brief approaches. Application of each theoretical perspective across the life span and with diverse populations is discussed. {Spring}
EDCS 581. Practicum (4)
Focuses on the observation of the practice of counselors across five distinct settings: elementary schools, junior high/middle school, senior high schools, postsecondary student services and community agencies. The major thrust will be on providing supervised experiential experiences of school counseling procedures and practices that focus on the academic, career and social/personal issues. {Fall}
This is a comprehensive examination in the field of counseling. Prerequisite: Submission and Acceptance of Culminating Activity form to Graduate Studies Evaluator, Advanced to Candidacy Standing and permission to enroll by Program Coordinator. {Fall, Winter, Spring}