FOUNDATIONS OF REHABILITATION & MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING   [Archived Catalog]
2020-2021 Graduate & Professional Studies Catalog
   

COUN 2731 - FOUNDATIONS OF REHABILITATION & MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING


Minimum Credits: 3
Maximum Credits: 3
The course provides an overview of the professional practice of counseling. The content includes the origins of counseling and rehabilitation, the professions associated with rehabilitation and mental health counseling through the philosophy, legislative, and clinical history of the disciplines. The goal of studying history and foundations is to gain perspective on the nature and scope of counseling practice. Students are exposed to the requisite knowledge and skills for effective practice. Students understand need for, and develop skills for professional and sociopolitical advocacy for the counseling professions and service recipients. The course also provides fundamental knowledge about psychosocial aspects of disability, including models of disability and adjustment to disability.
Academic Career: Graduate
Course Component: Lecture
Grade Component: Grad Letter Grade
Course Requirements: PLAN: Clin Rehab and Mntl Hlth Cnsln or SBPLAN: Rehabilitation Counseling (Health and Rehabilitation Scs-MS)


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