Graduate Catalog 2024-2025

CNSL 6490 Counseling Seminar

This course is designed to prepare students to take the departmental administered CPCE exam and NCE licensing exam through a study and synthesis of the coursework in the core areas of counseling: (a) social and cultural foundations; (b) counseling and helping relationships; (c) group counseling and group work; (d) assessment and testing; (e) career development and counseling; (f) lifespan development; (g) research and program evaluation; and (h) ethical, legal, and professional issues.

Registration Name

Counseling Seminar

Lecture Hours

1

Lab Hours

0

Credits

1

Student Learning Outcomes

By the end of the course, students will be able to demonstrate knowledge through a series of exams in the following 8 core areas of counseling:

  • Social and Cultural Foundations in Counseling
  • Theories of Counseling and the Helping Relationships
  • Group Counseling and Group Work
  • Assessment and Testing
  • Career Development and Counseling
  • Lifespan Development
  • Research and Program Evaluation
  • Professional Orientation and Ethics