Advanced Counseling Post Master's Certificate Program - Graduate - 2011 University Catalog

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The Advanced Counseling Certificate Program is designed to fulfill state-level and national standards for Licensed Professional Counselors. This program meets the highest professional standards according to CACREP, The National Board for Certified counselors (NBCC), and the NJ Board of Marriage and Family Therapists.

Minimum Requirements: This is a post-Master's program, requiring a Master's in counseling or counselor education from an accredited U.S. college or university. This certificate is designed to supplement a Master's in Counseling degree with the credit hours necessary in attaining the 60 semester hour minimum required by the Professional Counselor Committee of the NJ Board of Marriage and Family Therapists. Included in the Master's degree must be a two-semester Counseling Internship experience of 600 total hours (300 each semester) in a non-school setting. Note: All students seeking admittance into the Post Master's certificates in Advanced Counseling and School Counseling must formally apply to the certificate programs by completing an application with the Graduate School. Pre-admit status or non-degree status is not available for either of the two Counseling Post-Master's Certificates.

The States of New Jersey, New York, and 47 other states, require status as a Licensed Professional Counselor in order to work as a counselor in those states, in all settings that are non-school based. This certificate will provide the additional courses that are required, with the number and type of required credits being totally dependent upon the number of appropriate credits gained for the initial Master's degree.

Each matriculated certificate student will be advised on an individual basis in choosing the most appropriate courses for her/him. Students may be required to take additional credits to reflect current State of NJ and national requirements for the LPC. Course substitutions may be approved depending on transcript review of the Master's degree, by the LPC Program Advisor and The Graduate Admissions & Support Services.

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ADVANCED COUNSELING CERTIFICATE

Complete 9 semester hours-21 semester hours including the following 2 requirement(s):

  1. CORE COURSES

    Complete the following 2 requirement(s):

    1. Complete 2 courses for 6 semester hours:

      COUN 579 Appraisal of the Individual 3
      COUN 604 Case Management and DSM Diagnosis in Counseling 3

    2. Complete 1 course for 3 semester hours from the following:

      COUN 568 Theories of Consultation 3
      COUN 673 Gender Issues in Counseling 3

  2. ELECTIVES

    Complete $H-12 semester hours from the following as recommended by the Graduate Program Coordinator:

    COUN 540 Introduction to Alcohol/Drug Counseling 3
    COUN 570 Counseling Adults 3
    COUN 584 Group Counseling: Theory and Practice 3
    COUN 590 Counseling the Alcoholic and the Substance Abuser 3
    COUN 592 Theories of College Student Development 3
    COUN 665 Ecotherapy: Applied Ecopsychology 3
    COUN 672 Counseling the Aging 3

Course Descriptions:

COUN540: Introduction to Alcohol/Drug Counseling

An introduction to substance abuse counseling and related issues. Provides an overview of the historical context, etiological theories, and psychoactive impact of substances on the brain. The course will focus on evidence-based assessment, diagnosis and treatment of substance abuse/dependence with emphasis on clinical counseling practice informed by theory and research. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 552; matriculated Counseling MA students only.

COUN568: Theories of Consultation

Students survey literature on theories, research, and skills of effective consultation as these relate to the profession of counseling. Students also discuss cultural issues, values conflict, leadership, and social reconstruction as parts of consultation. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 552, COUN 558.

COUN570: Counseling Adults

Based on current developmental models, this course provides theoretical frameworks from which to understand the needs of adults who seek counseling. Effective approaches and practical applications for various adult populations will be addressed, with special attention to matters of diversity. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students with majors in the Counseling and Educational Leadership department (CNEL) department only, COUN 577.

COUN579: Appraisal of the Individual

Examines the use, selection, administration scoring and interpretation of standardized inventories/tests related to the field of counseling. This psychological testing course is designed to provide students with experience using a variety of assessment tools related to treatment planning in counseling in schools, agencies and other settings. Practical experience in test administration and interpretation required. Testing fee. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 552 and COUN 577 and ELRS 503.

COUN584: Group Counseling: Theory and Practice

This course is designed to familiarize counselors with the use of group counseling methods for the facilitation of personal growth, the treatment of social and emotional disorders and the socioemotional education and enrichment of the individual. Students examine the historical and cultural context for group methods. Emphasis is placed on group membership, group process, relevant social, psychological and educational theories in group behavior, treatment and strategies. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 552, COUN 577, COUN 588 and Matriculation in Graduate Counseling Program, minimum grade of "B" or better in COUN 588.

COUN590: Counseling the Alcoholic and the Substance Abuser

Describes methods of assessment, treatment planning and charting. Explains the defense structure of the substance abuser. Discusses ethical issues and counseling with special populations as well as children and adult children of alcoholics. Demonstrates individual and group counseling skills. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students with majors in the Counseling and Educational Leadership (CNEL) department only.

COUN592: Theories of College Student Development

This course is designed to introduce students to relevant models and theories of student and human development used in Student Affairs counseling and administration in higher education. Students will engage in a critical examination of the processes of student learning, growth and development during the college years and in theories that support and enhance student affairs administration. Special focus will be directed toward understanding the implications of these models for the policies and practices of education in general and student affairs administration in particular. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Matriculated in Counseling w/conc:StudentAffairs/Couns in HigherEd (CNSA) or departmental approval.

COUN604: Case Management and DSM Diagnosis in Counseling

Procedures in case conceptualization and case management in counseling, in working with children, adolescents, and adults in school, community agency, higher education, and private practice settings. Intermediate study of the DSM and its diagnostic and practical relationship to counseling. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 552, COUN 577, COUN 588, matriculation in Counseling w/concentration: CommunityCounseling (CNCC) or Advanced Counceling (ACOU) or departmental approval.

COUN665: Ecotherapy: Applied Ecopsychology

This course examines a new approach to therapy and counseling. Ecopsychology is a part of an emergent paradigm that seeks to understand the relationship between the problems individuals bring to counseling and environmental degradation. Ecotherapy applies the insights of ecopsychology to counseling and therapy through a new approach that sees the healing of the human psyche and the nurturing of the earth as part of the same enterprise. Students will explore and evaluate the effects of human perceptions, attitudes, values, and behavior in relation to the natural world and learn approaches, skills and techniques that foster human well-being and the health of the natural world. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: Graduate students with majors in the CNEL department only.

COUN672: Counseling the Aging

In this course students examine the major developmental issues experienced by older adults for which they might seek counseling. Assessment, diagnosis, and treatment planning for older adults are considered through a multicultural framework. Counseling interventions for typical problems experienced by older adults are reviewed from a biopsychosocial framework, including the role of advocacy and social justice in considering the politics of aging. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 588.

COUN673: Gender Issues in Counseling

This course will examine the sociocultural context in which gender roles, expectations and behaviors develop. Students examine counseling approaches based on empowerment models, identify counselor dispositions, and practice the skills required for effective counseling within these models. (3 hours lecture.) 3 sh.

Prerequisites: COUN 552, COUN 577, COUN 588 or department approval.

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