PSYC 420 - Counseling Skills

This course provides insight into how psychologists approach counseling and psychotherapy. It explores a variety of alternatives to “the talking cure” and how each can be flexibly used to promote human change. Students will enter the counselor’s universe and acquire basic skills in counseling and psychotherapy through readings, live practice, counseling labs and an applied final project. Instructor permission required.

Prerequisites: PSYC 200 AND PSYC 387 AND PSYC 157 AND CO2 course

Credits: 4
Clock Hours - (Lect-Lab): (4-0)