19 courses with the subject COUN, each shown exactly as we captured it from the college's catalog, with every element we hold. Where the wording looks broken, that is our reading of the catalog, not the college's text.
Special topics courses in psychology. See course listing each semester for specific titles and descriptions.
A culminating experience which reflects the student’s synthesis and integration of knowledge. All students pursuing the M.A. degree in Clinical Mental Health Counseling are required to sit for the Comprehensive Examination. In order to be eligible to take the Comprehensive Examination, the student must secure the chair’s approval and have completed the following requirements as described in catalog.
This course specifically designed for counseling education, will discuss the topics that are relevent to intelligently laying a solid groundwork of creating, consuming, and evaluationg research in a graduate program and for professional counselor’s post-graduation continuing education. The students will learn the basics of research, including formulating a problem, completing a literature review, selecting a design, collecting and analyzing data, and reporting res
This course is designed to provide an understanding, and use of, the fundamental techniques of helping processes. The course emphasizes the development of effective relationship building skills as well as the practice of action oriented approaches that facilitate client growth and change. Counselor and client characteristics, relationship variables, and external factors (e.g., societal and environmental) that influence the helping process will be addressed. Topics
The Counseling Theories course provides students with knowledge of the most current major counseling theories that can be applied to Clinical Mental Health Counseling clients. The basic theory, principles and techniques of counseling and its application to professional counseling settings are explained. Students will begin to develop their own personal style of helping.
This course will provide an overview of small group behavior, development, and hands on experience in a small group. There will be two components to the group course; first, students will engage in didactic learning where group content will be provided and discussed; second, students will directly engage in experiential learning as both a member of and a leader of small group experiences. Specifically, the content overview will include focusing on stages of small
This course provides an in-depth exploration of the principles of human growth and development across the lifespan. Students will examine the biological, psychological, social, and cultural factors that influence individual development and their implications for clinical mental health counseling and music therapy. Emphasis will be placed on ethical and culturally responsive counseling practices.
This course provides an overview of the application of general systems theory to assessing, conceptualizing, and intervening with families. The course reviews several major models of family therapy and introduces attitudes and techniques from each model to support families in their effort to modify relationships. The course also examines issues of family development, including the roles of gender and culture on developing family beliefs, rituals, rules, and values
This course provides an overview of the therapeutic approaches and interventions which address the unique psychological and developmental needs of children and adolescents. Theoretical models and ethical counselor-child/adolescent relationships are explored, along with a focus on multicultural awareness. Effective communication strategies for counselor with family and school communities are emphasized, and empirically supported treatments are reviewed.
Review of moderate and serious pathological and diagnostic schemas using DSM, with secondary emphasis on treatment implications. Strategies for assessing and formulating clinical and cultural material are examined. Students are introduced to symptom clusters which distinguish different mental health problems and are presented with a dimensional model for understanding diagnosis within the context of personality styles. Implications for diversity are examined.
Graduate Catalog 2025-26 This course emphasizes the development of professional competencies in the areas of collecting, evaluating, classifying, and using accurate occupational, educational and personal-social informational materials. Also discussed are theories of vocational choice, the psychology and sociology of work, vocational interests and aptitudes, and the use of information in helping a wide diversity of people decide on matters of curricular choice, career aspiration, the meaning of work in one’s own life, and the implications of work in society. Students will develop an understanding of how family and culture impact career development and decision-making. Subject: Grad-Counseling Department: Psychology and Counseling
Graduate Catalog 2025-26 An introduction to basic concepts in counselor assessment, which includes, but is not limited to: the use of assessment in counseling; the assessment process; types of assessments; basic statistical and measurement concepts; multicultural considerations; and communicating assessment results. Subject: Grad-Counseling Department: Psychology and Counseling
Graduate Catalog 2025-26 For COUN 693 - 300 hours total - 120 client direct service. Attend 1 hour of individual on-site supervision per week as well as weekly group supervision led by faculty supervisor. (Course fee applies). Subject: Grad-Counseling Department: Psychology and Counseling
Source: Immaculata University's catalog, linked per course · table learning_unit · CourseShelf publish 59
