CSP 6020 Introduction to Counseling

Offers an overview of the field of counseling as well as a basic introduction to interviewing techniques and strategies. Examines the historical and professional foundations of counseling, counseling process and theory, basic skills, an overview of current specialities in the practice of counseling, and provides an awareness ofthe personal characteristics and skills which are basic to the counseling profession. Essential to the course is individual development of self-awareness along with increased understanding of the role of self in interpersonal interactions. An understanding of one’s personal and professional responsibility in our multicultural world will be the context for the course and the program. Prerequisite(s): Permission of counseling faculty
Credits: 2.0