Undergraduate Courses in the Department of Counseling

The Department of Counseling offers most courses at the graduate level. The following courses are the courses currently offered at the undergraduate level. A minor in Counseling is currently being considered by the College's Curriculum Committee, and may be available starting Spring 2010.

First Year Seminar (3h). "Creativity across the Lifespan and Society"

CNS 302: Career Planning. (2h) Covers the three components of the career planning process: (1) personal
assessment of work-related values, interests and skills; (2) exploration of career options; and (3) resume writing, interviewing, and job search skills. Half semester.

CNS 337: Skills in Human Services. (3h). Introduction to basic communication skills such as listening, reflecting, questioning, and problem-solving will be examined. Practiced techniques such as role play, simulations, and exposure to various practice settings will be utilized to refine skills.

CNS  340. Professional Orientation to Counseling. (3h) Covers the history, roles, organizational structures, ethics, standards, specializations, and credentialing in the profession of counseling. Public policy processes and contemporary issues are also considered.

CNS 341: Theories and Models of Counseling (3h) Study of theories and approaches to professional counseling: psychoanalytic (Freud, Adler, Jung), person-centered (Rogers), existential (May, Frankl), behavioral (Skinner, Glasser), cognitive/rational (Ellis), holistic/systemic, eclectic. Professional orientation, issues, ethics, cultural pluralism, and trends in counseling.

CNS 342: Group Procedures in Counseling. (3h)  Exploration of the psychological dynamics and interpersonal communication of small groups, including group structure, leadership models, group process and practice, stages of group development, group techniques, and ethical principles.

CNS 353: College Student Development. (2h) A course of study for resident advisers that provides the skills and knowledge necessary to work successfully with college students in a residence environment. Includes student development theory, coping with behavioral problems, crisis management, making connections, mediating conflict, and other issues.

CNS 364: Creative Arts in Counseling. (3h) Examines the history, theories, processes, and techniques of using the creative arts in counseling with clients throughout the lifespan. Attention is given to the visual and performing arts such as drawing, imagery, photography, cartooning, cinema,
movement, dance, literature, drama, and music. Juniors and seniors only.

CNS 365: Addiction Counseling. (3h) Introduces the concepts of chemical dependency, counseling procedures and techniques, and treatment considerations. The student has opportunities to apply models of chemical dependency counseling to hypothetical situations at various stages of substance use.

CNS 373: Family Counseling. (3h) Examination of the philosophy and goals of seven major theories of family counseling  as well as the development of the profession of family counseling from an historical and current trends perspective. Ethical/legal considerations for working with family units are stressed. Techniques associated with theories are demonstrated. Research methods for gathering data on families are highlighted.