COUN 520 Counseling Theories

COUN 520 Counseling Theories (3) This course provides students with an intensive look at counseling theories to provide consistent models to conceptualize client presentation and to select appropriate counseling interventions. Students will examine the historical development of affective, behavioral and cognitive theories and will apply material to case studies. Students will also explore counseling models that are consistent with current professional practice and research to help facilitate a personal theoretical approach. Students will demonstrate essential interviewing skills, communication of empathy, and the application of a particular counseling theory in mock counseling sessions.