68 courses with the subject COUC, 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.
COUC 500Orientation to Counselor Professional Identity and Function3
This course introduces students to concepts regarding the professional functioning of licensed professional counselors, including history, roles, professional organizations, standards, and credentialing. Current issues in the practice of mental health counseling and marriage, couple, and family counseling in a variety of professional settings are explored. Students are also introduced to program policies, graduate level writing, and APA style.
This course introduces students to concepts regarding ethical and legal issues encountered by licensed professional counselors and marriage, couple, and family counselors, including ethical principles, professional codes of ethics, identifying and resolving ethical dilemmas, ethical decision-making models, and legalities of the profession. Current issues in therapeutic practice in a variety of professional settings are explored.
This course explores individuals throughout the lifespan in the areas of cognitive, personality, physical, and social development specifically through the examination of various theories. Understanding development crises, specific interventions, and optimal wellness are key content areas within this course. Additionally, this course provides a framework for understanding the impact of various situational, environmental, and sociocultural factors on individuals and their families and communities.
COUC 503Gate 1/Counseling Foundations: Orientation to the Program0
This COUC 503 course equips students for advancement through the CMHC and MFC programs by introducing them to their Faculty Advisor Mentor (FAM) and other advisees in their Learning Community, providing an overview of graduate work in clinical mental health and marriage and family counseling, engaging in a state licensure review, and establishing key foundational competencies and expectations. This is a 0 credit course and is pass/fail. Approval through Gate 1 indicates the student has completed this required component and can continue through the program.
This course focuses on the multiple dimensions related to competent multicultural counseling. Major ethnic groups are studied along with the counseling, social justice, and advocacy approaches appropriate to each. In a similar fashion, the overarching cultural context of relationships, including factors such as age, race, gender, sexual orientation, religious and spiritual values, mental and physical characteristics, education, family values, socioeconomic status, and within group as well as between group cultural differences are examined. Theories of multicultural counseling, identity development, pluralistic trends, and systems-oriented intervention strategies (couple, family, group, and community) are considered. Counselor cultural self-awareness and the role of counseling in eliminating biases, prejudice, oppression, and discrimination are emphasized.
COUC 505Counseling Techniques and the Helping Relationship3
This is a competency-based course with an experiential emphasis. The student is required to demonstrate proficiency in counseling concepts and techniques that align with a variety of theoretical approaches which are all fundamental to understanding and modeling a therapeutic counseling relationship. These basic skills will be practiced and applied.
COUC 506Integration of Spirituality and Counseling3
Students critically examine how a Christian worldview and a client's spirituality impact the assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning process in counseling. Ethical, diagnostic, and assessment issues relevant to the use of Christian spiritual interventions with appropriately religious individuals, couples, and families are considered, along with current research related to spirituality and counseling.
This course provides in-depth exploration of selected theories of counseling and psychotherapy, including empirically supported treatment modalities. Through this course, students learn about the nature and process of therapy, and begin to learn how to conceptualize client presentations and select appropriate interventions while considering issues of diversity. Students are encouraged to begin to define their own theoretical approach to their work with individuals, couples, and families.
Prerequisite: ((COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510))
Prerequisite: (COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510)
Prerequisite: (COUC 502 or EDUC 502 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505 or COSC 505) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501 or EDCE 501 or COSC 501) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510 or COSC 510) and (COUC 500 or CMHC 500 or COUN 500 or COSC 500 or Education Counseling Gate 2 with a score of 5)
Prerequisite: (COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510)
Prerequisite: (COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510)
COUC 602Assessment, Diagnosis, and Treatment Planning in Marriage and Family Counseling3
Prerequisite: (CMHC 501 or COUC 501 or COUN 501) and (CMHC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUC 502 or COUN 502) and (CMHC 601 or COUN 601 or COUC 601) and (CMHC 500 or COUN 500 or COUC 500) and (CMHC 505 or COUN 505 or COUC 505) and (CMHC 510 or COUN 510 or COUC 510) and (CMHC 646 or COUN 646 or COUC 546) and (COUC 500 or CMHC 500 or COUN 500) and (COUC 504 or CMHC 504 or COUN 504) and (COUC 512 or CMHC 512 or COUN 512) and (COUC 515 or CMHC 515 or COUN 515) and (COUC 521 or CMHC 521 or COUN 521)
Prerequisite: (CMHC 501 or COUN 501 or COUC 501 or CEFS 501) and (CMHC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or COUC 502 or CEFS 502) and (CMHC 500 or COUN 500 or COUC 500 or CEFS 500) and (CMHC 505 or COUN 505 or COUC 505 or CEFS 505) and (CMHC 510 or COUN 510 or COUC 510 or CEFS 510) and (CMHC 646 or COUN 646 or COUC 546 or CEFS 546) and (CMHC 512 or COUN 512 or COUC 512 or CEFS 512) and (CMHC 521 or COUN 521 or COUC 521 or CEFS 521) and (CMHC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or COUC 504 or CEFS 504) and (COUN 601 or CMHC 601 or COUC 601 or CEFS 601)
Prerequisite: (COUC 500 or CEFS 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or CEFS 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 502 or CEFS 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or CEFS 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or CEFS 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or CEFS 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510) and (COUC 512 or CEFS 512 or COUN 512 or CMHC 512) and (COUC 521 or CEFS 521 or COUN 521 or CMHC 521) and (COUC 546 or CEFS 546 or COUN 646 or CMHC 646)
Prerequisite: (CMHC 500 or COUN 500 or COUC 500 or CEFS 500) and (CMHC 501 or COUN 501 or COUC 501 or CEFS 501) and (CMHC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or COUC 502 or CEFS 502) and (CMHC 505 or COUN 505 or COUC 505 or CEFS 505) and (CMHC 510 or COUN 510 or COUC 510 or CEFS 510)
COUC 620Counseling Children, Adolescents, and Their Families3
Prerequisite: (CMHC 501 or CEFS 501 or COUN 501 or COUC 501) and (CMHC 502 or CEFS 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or COUC 502) and (CMHC 500 or COUN 500 or CEFS 500 or COUC 500) and (CMHC 505 or COUN 505 or CEFS 505 or COUC 505) and (CMHC 510 or CEFS 510 or COUN 510 or COUC 510) and (CMHC 646 or CEFS 546 or COUN 646 or COUC 546) and (CMHC 601 or CEFS 601 or COUN 601 or COUC 601) and (CMHC 504 or EDCE 504 or CEFS 504 or COUN 504 or COUC 504) and (CMHC 512 or COUN 512 or CEFS 512 or COUC 512) and (CMHC 521 or COUN 521 or CEFS 521 or COUC 521)
Prerequisite: (COUN 501 or MAAC 501 or CEFS 501) and (COUN 502 or CEFS 502) and (COUN 504 or MAAC 504 or CEFS 504) and (COUN 505 or CEFS 505 or CMHC 505 or COUC 505) and (COUN 510 or COUC 510 or CMHC 510 or MAAC 510 or CEFS 510) and (COUN 512 or COUC 512 or CMHC 512 or CEFS 512) and (COUN 515 or COUC 515 or CMHC 515 or MAAC 515 or CEFS 515 or COUN 503) and (COUN 521 or MAAC 521 or COUC 521 or CEFS 521) and (COUN 522 or COUC 522 or CEFS 522) and (COUN 646 or MAAC 646 or COUC 546 or CEFS 546) and (COUN 667 or CMHC 667 or COUC 667 or CEFS 667) and (COUN 500 or CMHC 500 or COUC 500 or CEFS 500 or Orient Coun Prof Id Func Req with a score of 5)
Prerequisite: (COUC 505 or COSC 505 or CEFS 505 or CMHC 505 or COUN 505 or ADCN 505) and (COUC 512 or COSC 512 or CMHC 512 or COUN 512 or CEFS 512 or ADCN 512)
COUC 667Clinical Diagnosis and Treatment Planning3
Prerequisite: (COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510) and (COUC 512 or COUN 512 or CMHC 512) and (COUC 515 or EDUC 518 or COUN 515 or CMHC 515) and (COUC 521 or COUN 521 or CMHC 521) and (COUC 546 or COUN 646 or CMHC 646)
Prerequisite: ((CEFS 500 or COUN 500) and (CEFS 501 or MAAC 501 or COUN 501) and (CEFS 502 or COUN 502) and (CEFS 504 or MAAC 504 or COUN 504) and (CEFS 505 or COUN 505) and (CEFS 510 or MAAC 510 or COUN 510) and (CEFS 512 or COUN 512) and (CEFS 515 or MAAC 515 or COUN 515) and (CEFS 521 or MAAC 521 or COUN 521) and (CEFS 522 or COUN 522) and (CEFS 546 or MAAC 646 or COUN 646 or COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 502 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504 or EDCE 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510) and (COUC 512 or COUN 512 or CMHC 512) and (COUC 515 or COUN 515 or CMHC 515) and (COUC 521 or COUN 521 or CMHC 521) and (COUC 522 or COUN 522 or CMHC 522 or EDCE 522) and (COUC 546 or COUN 646 or CMHC 646))
Resident Prerequisite: ((CEFS 500 or COUN 500) and (CEFS 501 or MAAC 501 or COUN 501) and (CEFS 502 or COUN 502) and (CEFS 504 or MAAC 504 or COUN 504) and (CEFS 505 or COUN 505) and (CEFS 506 or COUN 506 or MAAC 506 or CMHC 505) and (CEFS 510 or MAAC 510 or COUN 510) and (CEFS 512 or COUN 512) and (CEFS 515 or MAAC 515 or COUN 515) and (CEFS 521 or MAAC 521 or COUN 521) and (CEFS 522 or COUN 522) and (CEFS 546 or MAAC 646 or COUN 646 or COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 502 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504 or EDCE 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505) and (COUC 506 or COUN 506 or CMHC 506) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510) and (COUC 512 or COUN 512 or CMHC 512) and (COUC 515 or COUN 515 or CMHC 515) and (COUC 521 or COUN 521 or CMHC 521) and (COUC 522 or COUN 522 or CMHC 522 or EDCE 522) and (COUC 546 or COUN 646 or CMHC 646))
COUC 685Gate 4 / Internship I Application and Career Readiness0
Prerequisite: COUC 500 and COUC 501 and COUC 502 and COUC 503 and COUC 504 and COUC 505 and COUC 508 and COUC 510 and COUC 512 and COUC 515 and COUC 521 and COUC 546 and COUC 650
Prerequisite: (COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510) and (COUC 512 or COUN 512 or CMHC 512) and (COUC 515 or EDUC 518 or COUN 515 or CMHC 515) and (COUC 521 or COUN 521 or CMHC 521) and (COUC 522 or EDCE 522 or COUN 522 or CMHC 522) and (COUC 546 or COUN 646 or CMHC 646)
COUC 690Gate 5 / Internship II Application and Future Planning0
Prerequisite: COUC 500 and COUC 501 and COUC 502 and COUC 503 and COUC 504 and COUC 505 and COUC 508 and COUC 510 and COUC 512 and COUC 515 and COUC 521 and COUC 546 and COUC 650 and COUC 667 and COUC 685
COUC 691Substance Abuse: Diagnosis, Treatment and Prevention3
Prerequisite: (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510) and (COUC 521 or COUN 521 or CMHC 521) and (COUC 546 or COUN 646 or CMHC 646)
Resident Prerequisite: ((COUC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501 or EDCE 501 or COSC 501) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510 or EDCE 505 or COSC 505) and (COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 512 or COUN 512 or CMHC 512) and (COUC 515 or COUN 515 or CMHC 515) and (COUC 521 or COUN 521 or CMHC 521) and (COUC 546 or COUN 646 or CMHC 646) and (COUC 602 (may be taken concurrently) or COUC 667 (may be taken concurrently)))
Prerequisite: ((COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (CMHC 502 or COUC 502 or COUN 502 or EDUC 600) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510) and (COUC 512 or COUN 512 or CMHC 512) and (COUC 515 or EDUC 518 or COUN 515 or CMHC 515) and (COUC 521 or COUN 521 or CMHC 521) and (COUC 522 or COUN 522 or CMHC 522) and (COUC 546 or COUN 646 or CMHC 646) and (COUC 692 or COUC 698 or COUN 698 or CMHC 698) and (COUC 602 or CMHC 602 or COUN 667 or CMHC 667 or COUC 667))
Prerequisite: ((COUC 500 or COUN 500 or CMHC 500) and (COUC 501 or COUN 501 or CMHC 501) and (COUC 502 or EDUC 600 or COUN 502 or CMHC 502) and (COUC 504 or EDCE 504 or COUN 504 or CMHC 504) and (COUC 505 or COUN 505 or CMHC 505) and (COUC 510 or COUN 510 or CMHC 510) and (COUC 512 or COUN 512 or CMHC 512) and (COUC 515 or EDUC 518 or COUN 515 or CMHC 515) and (COUC 521 or COUN 521 or CMHC 521) and (COUC 522 or COUN 522 or CMHC 522) and (COUC 546 or COUN 646 or CMHC 646) and (COUC 698 or COUC 692 or COUN 698 or CMHC 698) and (COUC 602 or CMHC 602 or COUN 667 or CMHC 667 or COUC 667) and (COUC 693 or COUC 699))
This is a study of evangelical, theological and ethical perspectives and their impact on pastoral and professional counseling. Particular emphasis is placed on biblical themes related to human nature, its ideal vs. its present condition, and the divine design for its restoration, health and destiny.
COUC 705Philosophy of Religion and the Helping Professions3
This course examines several issues that are commonly addressed in both philosophy of religion and counseling, like the problem of evil, the nature of persons, and the issue of religious doubt.
Prerequisite: (COUN 500 or CEFS 500 or COUC 500 or Orient Coun Prof Id Func Req with a score of 5) and (COUN 501 or CEFS 501 or COUC 501) and (COUN 502 or CEFS 502 or COUC 502) and (COUN 504 or CEFS 504 or COUC 504) and (COUN 505 or CEFS 505 or COUC 505) and (COUN 510 or CEFS 510 or COUC 510) and (COUN 512 or CEFS 512 or COUC 512) and (COUN 515 or CEFS 515 or COUC 515) and (COUN 521 or CEFS 521 or COUC 521) and (COUN 522 or CEFS 522 or COUC 522) and (COUN 646 or CEFS 546 or COUC 546)
COUC 715Advanced Theory Application and Orientation3
During this first course in the Ph.D. CES Program, students examine existing and emerging theories of counseling to increase their understanding of ethical and effective assessment and intervention within the therapeutic environment. The student will be able to critically analyze, evaluate, and synthesize a broad range of counseling theories, with an advanced understanding of psychopathology, to inform case conceptualization and deliver and evaluate evidence-based interventions across diverse populations and settings (CACREP Standard: 6.B.1 Counseling). Students will also explore the relation of these competencies to counselor education (CACREP Standards: 6.B.3 Teaching), research and scholarship (CACREP Standards: 6.B.4 Research and Scholarship), and leadership and advocacy (CACREP Standards: 6.B.5 Leadership and Advocacy). As the preliminary course, it also provides a thorough orientation to the Ph.D. CES Program.
Counseling issues and special needs of religious clients are discussed, including philosophical and value differences and ethical issues. Students are encouraged to review techniques and therapy styles for different religious groups.
A review of the process and method of developing and conducting research. Emphasis will be placed upon the application of methods for development and preparation of the doctoral proposal.
COUC 792The Creative and Expressive Arts in Individual and Group Counseling3
This course examines the use of creative and expressive arts in counseling. Students explore theory based creative and expressive arts interventions, the history, and benefits of using the arts in counseling, animal assisted approaches, somatic, embodiment, dance, and movement interventions, writing and literature, visual arts, play and humor, drama, nature, and music. Students practice ways of integrating the creative and expressive arts ethically and effectively with diverse populations.
An overview of theoretical foundations of cognitive-behavioral therapy. Students learn the assessment, conceptual framework, strategic focus, and technical details of how cognitive-behavioral therapy is conducted.
Prerequisite: COUC 710 and COUC 714 and COUC 715 and COUC 730 and COUC 740 and COUC 745 and COUC 747 and COUC 750 and COUC 810 and COUC 850 and COUC 860 and COUC 969 and COUC 998
The course is designed to assist dissertators in clarifying, developing, and completing their thesis by examining both the philosophical and methodological issues of qualitative research. Under the supervision of the instructor, students will present their own work to the seminar participants for discussion, critique, and advice. Additionally, institutional guidelines regarding thesis and dissertation policies and procedures, the Human Research Review Committee application, publication options, timelines, committee membership, etc., requirements will be reviewed.
Prerequisite: COUC 710 and COUC 714 and COUC 715 and COUC 730 and COUC 740 and COUC 745 and COUC 747 and COUC 750 and COUC 810 and COUC 850 and COUC 860 and COUC 969
Prerequisite: COUC 710 and COUC 714 and COUC 715 and COUC 730 and COUC 740 and COUC 745 and COUC 747 and COUC 750 and COUC 810 and COUC 850 and COUC 860 and COUC 969 and COUC 987
Prerequisite: COUC 710 and COUC 714 and COUC 715 and COUC 730 and COUC 740 and COUC 745 and COUC 747 and COUC 750 and COUC 810 and COUC 850 and COUC 860 and COUC 969 and (COUC 870 or COUC 987 and COUC 988)
Prerequisite: COUC 714 and COUC 715 and COUC 740 and COUC 747 and COUC 860 and COUC 992 and COUC 993 and COUC 969 and Doctorate GPA with a score of 3000
