HMS 3300 - BASIC COUNSELING TECHNIQUES

credits: 3.0
Crosslisted/Same As: PSY 3300
HMS 3300-PSY 3300, will assist students to acquire basic skills or techniques used in one-on-one counseling sessions by professional counselors. Will first become familiar with the role(s) of the professional helper and the ethical considerations of the helping relationship. Then learn a model for change and practice appropriate interventions in simulated situations. Multicultural issues and work with various populations will also be addressed. It is especially appropriate for those who intend to enter any helping field. Objectives: A) Describe the relationship between professional counselor and client; B) Identify the role(s) of the professional counselor; C) Identify basic ethical principles governing counseling; D) Demonstrate some of the basic professional counseling skills, including rapport building, active listening, providing empathy, and using appropriate question probes; E) Describe the impact of culture, language, gender, social class on the counseling process; F) Describe the basic process of crisis intervention. Method of Instruction: Classroom lecture-discussions, in-class skill building exercises via role plays and group analysis of case vignettes. Method of Evaluation: Midterm and final examinations, written exercises from workbooks, research paper, audiotaped-videotaped mock counseling sessions. Meets *LAS Distribution Requirement.

Prerequisite(s): JUNIOR OR SENIOR STATUS and PSY 1010 - INTRODUCTORY PSYCHOLOGY