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This course provides student affairs professionals with an understanding of: the dynamics of the legal system; common legal areas in post-secondary education; legal terminology; the analysis and processing of decision making related to laws which guide institutional operations in colleges and universities.

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Education and Training

This course is designed to encourage counselors to critically examine in greater depth issues and the research in the field of multicultural counseling. The course will examine more depth the cultural context of issues in a pluralistic society as they relate to culture, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation, mental and physical characteristics, education, religious and spiritual values, and socioeconomic status.

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Education and Training

This course is designed to provide students with more in-depth examination of the field of career development and career counseling. Major theories, assessments and techniques in field will be discussed. Students will also conduct an in-depth examination of the current trends, issues and resources in the area of career development.

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Education and Training

This course provides students with an understanding of current and emerging professional issues impacting the school counseling profession. Students will develop an appreciation for the historical roots of contemporary issues and the variety of issues impacting school counselors.

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Education and Training

This course is designed to provide advanced graduate students with a comprehensive overview of theoretical perspectives of U.S. college student development. Various social identities including the intersection of multiple identities will be a focus of this course. Additional aspects highlighted include psychosocial and cognitive development as they relate to learning outcomes. Finally, this course will focus on applying theory to practice and recognizing directions for future policy and research.

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Education and Training

Advanced Counseling Theories and Techniques is designed to allow doctoral candidates the opportunity to further explore and expand their self-as-instrument theoretical base. Candidates will pursue in-depth analysis of specific theoretical orientations in developing their own best fit approach to working with clientele.

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Education and Training

An advanced review and application of major counseling theories in clinical practice, clinical supervision, and counselor education, with emphasis on social/contextual factors, challenges faced by contemporary families, self-of-therapist, and legal/ethical guidelines.

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Education and Training

Didactic and skills based course that covers multimodal assessment and diagnosis of psychological disorders. Emphasis on using assessment results to plan evidence-based interventions and monitor treatment outcomes.

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Education and Training

Counseling and Addictions is designed to provide doctoral candidates the opportunity to learn about the mechanics of biochemical and cognitive addictions and their impact on wellness. Addiction is framed as an impediment to the client's achievement of potential, not as pathology.

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Education and Training

This course focuses on advanced group counseling skills including theory and practice of supervision groups, models and practices of teaching group counseling courses, and research related to counseling groups.

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Education and Training

School Consultation with Individuals and Systems is designed to provide doctoral candidates with the tools necessary to make effective analyses and recommendations within various models of consultation. Specific emphasis is placed on candidates' making accurate consultations within the context of institutional and individuals systems models.

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Education and Training

The purpose of this course is to assist students in developing the skills to conduct program evaluations and original research in the fields of counseling and student affairs. Students will use this course to begin work on their dissertation proposals.

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Education and Training

This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of the statistical techniques used in fields of counseling and student affairs. The course will emphasize a conceptual understanding of statistical methods and practice analyzing data with a statistics package.

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Education and Training

This course will assist doctoral students to work more in-depth on an area of interest in Counselor Education and Supervision. The instructor and student will develop a learning contract identifying the readings, class assignments, and related materials for the course.

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Education and Training

This course provides an overview of quantitative research methods in counseling and student affairs. Topics include sampling, measurement and instrumentation, design, and analysis. The course provides a conceptual understanding of quantitative research methods and experience with computer-assisted data analysis.

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Education and Training

This course is designed to provide doctoral candidates with experiential opportunities to expand their direct service, teaching, and supervision skills. The focus of the course is on candidates' utilization of existing knowledge and skills in their respective counseling practice area.

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Education and Training

This course is intended to introduce doctoral level students to the variety of methodologies within qualitative research, the proper way to determine the methodology that is most appropriate for the research, and the ways in which to collect and interpret data.

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Education and Training

Advanced Counseling Internship is designed to provide doctoral candidates with additional practice and supervision skills based on successful completion of Advanced Practicum (CSP 779). The focus of the course remains on enhancing candidates' utilization of existing knowledge and skills in their respective counseling practice area.

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Education and Training

A didactic and experiential course for doctoral program students to meet guidelines for approved supervisor status for counselors and family therapists. Topics include historical foundations, supervision models and dynamics, social and cultural contexts, individual and group supervision, technology in supervision, and legal/ethical guidelines. Course includes a mentoring experience in supervision and the writing of a philosophy of supervision paper.

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Education and Training

This doctoral seminar provides an opportunity for investigation into relevant topics for students in the area of Counselor Education and Supervision. It is designed as a seminar in order to allow for maximum student engagement and discussion.

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Education and Training

The successful completion of an approved dissertation that contributes to the field of Counselor Education and Supervision. Must be repeated for a minimum of 12 semester hours (we require 12 credits for dissertation). Students may register for dissertation credits over several semesters. As per the requirement of the Graduate College, students must register for at least one credit during the semester they intend to graduate.

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Doctoral candidacy. Successful completion of core counseling courses, core research courses, successful completion of comprehensive exam and approval of doctoral advisor.

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Education and Training

An introduction to writing poetry and short prose. This course does not assume previous creative writing experience on the part of the student.

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Goal Area 11 - Performance and Participation | Writing Intensive

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Languages and Literature

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Communication Arts and Literature - Education (BS) | Creative Writing (BA) | Creative Writing Minor

This course analyzes the history of story-focused games from board games through computer and mobile games.

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Languages and Literature

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Creative Writing Minor

Study and explain the relationship between form and content in prose genres. Create own works applying the craft elements studied.

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Languages and Literature

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Creative Writing (BA) | Creative Writing Minor

Study and explain the relationship between form and content in poetry. Create own works applying the craft elements studied.

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Languages and Literature

Programs:

Creative Writing (BA) | Creative Writing Minor