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 video project.

Credits: 4

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

Prerequisites: PSYC 200 (minimum grade of C-) AND PSYC 387 AND one CO2 course [Details: CO2 course list: COMP 215, COMP 250, COMP 252, COMP 253, ENGL 268, HIST 250, SOC 210].

Notes:
For advanced students only.

A screening interview with the instructor is required in addition to the prerequisites.