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1200 Career Decision Making (2)
For undergraduates unsure of their academic and/or career direction. Helps students explore their interests, skills, values and the world of work; provides decision-making strategies to aid in future career and life decisions.
3802 Peer Counseling (3)
Are you interested in learning about how to help others? Interested in being a counselor? This course will provide an introduction to the profession of counseling. Learn more about the variety of roles and responsibilities of mental health professionals and how you can learn how to help others.
3991 Independent Study (1 to 10)
3992 Directed Study (1 to 10)
3XXX Counseling Psych Transfer (1 to 10)
4641 Adolescent Development (3)
Physical, cognitive, emotional, social, and moral development in adolescents with emphasis on interaction of various aspects of development within an environmental context; focus on normal development with exploration of special problems of adolescents, e.g., substance abuse, teen-age pregnancy, eating disorders and delinquency; critical study, and discussion of literature on adolescence and interviews with adolescents.
4642 Adult Development (3)
Literature on normal development of adult thinking and problem-solving processes and the self esteem. Physiological changes and relationship between cognitive development and developmental tasks of adults included. Prerequisite: prior course in development.
4700 Counseling Theory (3)
Basic counseling theories and philosophical principles as a foundation for professional training including history, concepts, techniques and trends.
4701 Adv Sem: Counseling Theory (3)
Focus on advanced practice issues and (doctoral students only) integration of theory and practice.
4702 Introduction to Assessment (3)
Psychological instruments used to assess social, educational, emotional, personality, language, intellectual, behavioral, and perceptual development of adolescents; required practice in administering instruments. Prerequisite: adviser's permission and statistics.
4703 Behavioral Neurology (5)
Overview of brain behavior and relationships; introduction to language and terms used in neuroanatomy and physiological psychology, anatomy of brain and nervous system; several neurological conditions studied in more depth (e.g., multiple sclerosis and Parkinson's disease), physical and psychological sequences of those illnesses.
4704 Psychological Assessment (5)
Administration, scoring and interpretation of objective and projective personality-assessment techniques, the DSM IV, diagnostic categories, report-writing skills, ethical standards for testing. Prerequisite: counseling or school of psychology Ph.D. student or instructor approval.
4705 History & Systems of Psych (3)
Historical and philosophical basis of modern psychological theories; basic issues as related to major school of psychology.
4706 Cognitive Assessment (5)
This course provides students in Counseling Psychology with experience in individual intelligence, learning and memory, and neurocognitive screening test administration, scoring, interpretation, and report writing. Each student has an opportunity to administer various cognitive measures, with particular emphasis on the Wechsler Scales. Contemporary issues pertinent to the assessment of intelligence are covered. Emphasis is placed on synthesizing and integrating information from cognitive assessment with other sources to produce effective intervention and theraputic recommendations. Issues regarding the use of such tests are discussed, as well as appropriate use in agencies and clinical practice. Premission of instructor required.
4710 Career Counseling (3)
Career development theories; career counseling and assessment techniques; applications of career counseling to special populations.
4720 Group Counseling Theory (3)
Theory and research on dynamics of group process, group treatment and leadership strategies; implications for group counseling and psychotherapy. Prerequisite: master's or doctoral student in counseling or related field.
4730 Couns Psych Program Dev & Eval (3)
Development, evaluation strategies and techniques for human service agencies and schools; application of research and evaluation skills in applied settings.
4740 Basic Counseling Techniques (4)
Basic counseling and interviewing skills; emphasis on building counseling relationships and facilitating client's self-exploration; skills of empathy, advanced empathy, self- disclosure, confrontation and immediacy. Prerequisite: instructor's permission.
4741 Int Counseling Techniques (4)
Sample of counseling techniques and effectiveness with different types of clients. Prerequisite: CNP 4740.
4742 Couns Techn for Related Prof (4)
Basic counseling skills, including attending behavior, trust building and use of open-ended questions. For classroom teachers or related professionals.
4743 Fieldwork in Counseling (1)
Introduction to the field of counseling with special emphasis on practicum placement. Prerequisite: admission to the MA program in counseling psychology.
4750 Counseling Psyc Prac Begin (2 to 4)
Supervised practice in counseling for master's students. Prerequiste: CNP 4740, counseling psychology student.
4751 M.A. Internship (1)
Yearlong, 300-hour supervised field practice for second-year master's students with weekly seminar. Prerequisite: CNP 4750, counseling psychology master's students.
4752 Counseling Psyc Prac Adv I (2 to 4)
Supervised practice in counseling for second-year doctoral students. Prerequisite: CNP 4750 or prior practicum, counseling psychology student.
4753 Counseling Psyc Prac Adv II (1)
Group supervised practice in counseling for second-year doctoral students with emphasis on process and countertransference issues. Prerequisite: CNP 4752.
4754 Couns Psych: PhD Internship (1)
Meets 12-month internship requirement in counseling psychology. Prerequisite: completion of comprehensive examination and dissertation proposal.
4755 Beginning Counseling Clinic (1 to 2)
On-campus, experience counseling of clients from the community with close supervision and observation. Prerequisite: MA student in counseling psychology.
4756 Advanced Counseling Clinic (1)
On-campus, advanced-experience counseling of clients from the community with close supervision and observation. Prerequisite: Doctoral student in counseling psychology.
4757 M.A. Research Practicum (1 to 10)
4769 Cognitive Behavioral Strat (3)
Historical perspective on cognitive and behavioral theories in psychology, assessment, treatment and evaluation from a cognitive-behavioral approach. Prerequisite: advanced master's or doctoral student.
4770 Couns Psyc Seminar: Research (3)
Review of current process and outcome research in counseling and psychotherapy; substantive issues, including client and therapist variables as well as methodolgical issues and experimental designs. Prerequisite: doctoral student.
4771 Couns in Business & Industry (1 to 5)
Introduction to various roles, interventions and issues encountered by counseling psychologists in business setting; major portion of seminar to consist of state-of-the-art presentations by practicioners.
4772 Diversity Sem: Psyc Soc Issues (1)
Series of courses to analyze social and psychological impacts of oppression related to minority status, socioeconomic status, gender and family configurations; taught using an awareness and knowlegde approach; implications for counseling; series includes general seminar and series of 1 credit follow-up seminars on particular topics, e.g., American Indian mental health, African- American mental health and women's mental health. Prerequisite: students must take the 3-credit general seminar prior to the individual seminars.
4773 Multicult Couns Psychosoc Iss (3)
This course uses a social justice perspective to examine the impact of oppression of Americans considered having a minority status in the United States. Minority status is defined according to an individual's current experiences and/or his or her group's history of oppression in America. Issues and concepts related to ability, age, class, socioeconomic position, ethnicity, gender, race, religion, sexual orientation, and other issues of oppression will be examined. The course is designed to present a general introduction to multicultural and social justice concepts and issues in multicultural counseling. Due to the extensive amount of material in this area only some selected issues and topics will be presented. Students interested in more specific multicultural diversity topics should take the one-credit Counseling Psychology diversity seminars or courses offered in other University of Denver colleges and departments. Students will be involved in interactive learning including the application of awareness and knowledge of course concepts and issues to themselves as participants in counseling with clients who have experienced oppression. The course is designed for graduate students who are professionals-in-training in mental health, counseling, and counseling psychology. Students should have a basic understanding of professional counseling skills and be willing to participate in counseling role-play activities. However, please note that this is not a clinical skills training course.
4776 Family Counseling (3)
Introduction, including survey of major theories and research, in-class demonstrations of techniques. Prerequisite: advanced master's or doctoral student.
4777 Counselng Children/Adolescents (1 to 5)
Seminar focused on unique issues involved in counseling children; theoretical and research literature and applications to counseling setting. Prerequisite: advanced master's or doctoral student in counseling or equivalent program.
4778 Health Psychology (3)
Overview of rapidly expanding field of health psychology; wide variety of topics dealing with role of psychological processes in health and health care; includes impact of stress on physical health, and psychological factors that determine health-related behavior, psychological aspects of delivery of health care, and assessment issues in health psychology.
4779 College Counseling Modules (1 to 4)
4780 Counseling Psyc Sem Sprvsn (3)
Introduces literature and research on counseling supervison, including awareness of individual differences; provides experience supervising master's level counselors. Prerequisites: doctoral student and CNP 4752.
4784 Psychopathology (4)
Introduction to psychopathology and overview of several broad topics including schizophrenia, mood disorders and personality disorders.
4785 Leadrshp Ed: Training Trainer (1 to 5)
The purpose of this course is to introduce basic concepts of the use of Adventure Programming and Experiential Learning in applied counseling psychology. Participants will learn strategies for addressing and developing leadership techniques through a variety of activities including a service learning project.
4786 Ldrshp Ed II: Training Trainer (1 to 5)
4790 Couns Psyc Seminar: Ethics (3)
Professional ethics in practice and research in counseling and school psychology, including informed consent, confidentiality, clients' rights, psychologists' obligations, etc.; basic APA documents. Prerequisite: doctoral student.
4791 Couns Psyc Sem: Couns Couples (3)
Introduction to couples counseling, including survey of major theories and research.
4792 Pro-Sem in Counseling Psych (1)
Introduction to field of counseling psychology required for all first-quarter doctoral students. Prerequisite: counseling psychology doctoral students.
4793 Vocational Psychology (1 to 5)
Review of theories of vocational development and vocational interests; introduction to interventions and techniques designed to enhance vocational development and maximize occupational performance.
4794 Couns Psych Sem: Special Tpcs (1 to 10)
Variety of special topics on research and practice in counseling psychology; readings, lectures and projects to provide an in-depth understanding of topics, which vary from to year and cover areas such as counseling women, counseling in business and industry, advanced group therapy, time-limit counseling, vocational counseling, etc.
4795 M.A. Couns: Legal/Ethic Iss (3)
Introduction to ethical and legal issues in school and agency counseling for master's students. Prerequisite: master's student in counseling.
4796 Neuropsychological Assessment (3)
Assumes some background in physiological psychology; introduction to neuropsychological assessment and some actual assessments and subsequent reports; main focus on assessment with adults, with some attention given to assessment with children and adolescents.
4797 Counseling Addictive Behavior (3)
Introduction to assessment, treatment and outcome evaluation of chemical and nonchemical addictive behaviors. Requirements include abstinence from a "compulsive" behavior; journaling about one's cognitive, emotional and behavioral reactions during the abstinence period; attending 12-step meetings; participating in a quasi-12-step inclass meeting; critiquing a film depicting dynamics of an alcoholic family.
4798 CNP: Dissertation Seminar (4)
4991 MA Independent Study (1 to 17)
4992 Directed Study (1 to 10)
4995 Research - M.A. Thesis (1 to 17)
4XXX Counseling Psych Transfer (1 to 10)
5991 PhD Independent Study (1 to 17)
5992 Directed Study (1 to 10)
5995 Dissertation Research (1 to 20)