Faculty Contact Information:
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Consultation:
| Prior to class; after class on day one or by appointment. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
Alle-Corliss, L.A. & Alle-Corliss, R.M. (1998). Advanced practice in
human service agencies. (1st ed.). Brooks/Cole.
Sweitzer, H.F. & King, M.A. (2003). The successful internship:
Transformation and empowerment. (2nd ed.). Brooks/Cole.
Corey, G., Corey, M., & Callanan, P. (2003). Issues and ethics in the
helping professions. (6th ed.). Brooks/Cole. | |
Supplementary Readings:
All graduate students should be prepared to utilize the UMUC online library. The library contains a large number of full text academic journals that are free of charge and immediately available. The library homepage also contains a number of links related to improving students’ research and writing skills.
Miller, S. D., Duncan, B. L., & Hubble, M. A. (1997). Escape from Babel: Toward a Unifying Language for Psychotherapy Practice. W.W. Norton & Company. | |
Recommended Journals:
Journal of Counseling Psychology at http:www.apa.org/journals/cou.html
Journal of Marriage and Family Therapy at
http://www.aamft.org/resources/Product_Events/jmft_menu.index_nm.asp
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed on the Counseling Webboard at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/graduate/webboards/ | |
Course Description:
| This course continues to develop skills and places in-depth emphasis on practical counseling with supervised experience in community and/or agency programs. The role of the administrator of community counseling services is considered. Problems and issues in counseling are examined. This course is conducted over two terms. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: PSYC558, GUCO537, or EDCP888. | |
Course Goals:
| The goals of this course are to continue to provide opportunities for students to apply concepts and skills learned during the academic portion of the program to counseling situations with diverse clients, and to develop skills needed as professional counselors. | |
Course Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:
- demonstrate improved proficiency in counseling skills, including initiating, maintaining, and terminating a counseling relationship with a wide range of clients;
- apply counseling theories to practical situations and identify a tentative personal/theoretical frame of reference;
- assess clients’ problems by using counseling strategies and technologies that meet their needs;
- use appropriate crisis intervention and conflict resolution strategies;
- present oral and written assessments of clients;
- demonstrate a working knowledge of vocational tools and technologies that can assist clients in making career decisions;
- identify and create activities from various sources including computer based technologies that can be used with individual and group counseling reflecting multiculturalism, diversity, cross-cultural, vocational and special needs;
- demonstrate a working knowledge of community referral agencies and facilities;
- demonstrate cooperation and adaptability to the standards of the clinical setting assigned;
- assess and develop resources that can be used to meet the needs of the clients, staff, and the community through the use of various technologies;
- demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to the ethical standards of the profession.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 92% +
B 80 – 91%
C 70 – 79%
F Below 70%
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade F(a) is used to designate academic failure. F(n) is used to designate failure for non-completion. Grades of Incomplete or Withdrawal are governed by UMUC-Europe policies. For further details, please refer to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog, available online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs or in your local Education Center. | |
Course Requirements:
Graduate school at the master's level focuses on helping students obtain the education needed for success as professionals in their chosen fields. Thus, UMUC-Europe Graduate Programs and Bowie State University share the common goals of promoting excellence in academic scholarship through thoughtful inquiry and the skillful application of knowledge and theory for the betterment of society.
In order to maximize your graduate educational experience in general and this course in particular, the final grade in this course is based on:
Class Attendance and Participation....................30 pts
Class Quizzes ........................................30 pts
Evaluation of Audio/Video Tapes.......................25 pts
Written and Verbal Rating from Site Supervisor........25 pts | |
Description of Course Requirements:
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Class Attendance and Participation: Students are required to attend all course sessions. Weekly class periods will be in session for approximately two hours. The third hour is designed as individual clinical time with each student on a rotating basis. Specific classroom activities will include:
A. communicating a clinical picture of the client to a group of collegues. The Handout #3 "Giving a Staffing Report" will help students evaluate client's information and present it in an organized and clear manner. Each student will present the staffing report.
B. preparing assigned readings of selected topics (Advanced Practice in Human Service Agencies- Alle-Corliss)in the field of counseling and assess/identify specific areas relevant to their role as counselors.
C. reviewing the basic concepts of counseling from a systems approach. Several professional articles/chapters on Solution Focused/Narrative approaches to counseling will be made available as required reading for the course. Also, instructional training videos will be used to supplement the information.
D. role playing. Students will conduct two (2) separate counseling sessions (role playing) in class. Both will be videotaped and critiqued during class time.
E. reviewing professional training tapes. The instructor will make the three tapes available along with resource material to help the intern organize a presentation and discussion on the selected topic.Quizzes: Four written quizzes will be given in class following the discussion of every four chapters of Issues and Ethics in the Helping Profession (Corey).
Evaluation of tapes: The following guidance is given to facilitate the successful outcome of this very important requirement.
Prepare three audio/video tapes of sessions with clients.
Preview and (self) critique the tapes following the format as outlined in handout #1. (All handouts will be made available on the first day of class).
Transcribe verbatim excerpts (between 10-12 pages) of their taped sessions along with commments, explanations and critique of their work. See handout #2.
Distribute copies of the excerpts to class members for discussion and critique.
Submit the tapes and the self-evaluation (handout #1) to the instructor who will provide feedback to the to the student during the individual time following the weekly class sessions. (The opportunity for consultation and further feedback on the tapes and related practicum matters will be available outside the time frame of the weekly sessions upon request as time permits).
All three tapes in sequence are due (each respectively) by the second week of February, March and April.Written and Verbal Rating from the Site Supervisor: As described in the Internship handbook provided to all Site Supervisors and Interns.
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Course Schedule:
Course schedule runs from 18 January 2005 through 19 May 2005. This schedule presents 16 units or modules, with each unit corresponding to a regular three-hour weekday meeting, a half-day on weekends, or a full week of DE.
Initial meeting:
Introductions
Review of syllabus
Clarification of goals, objectives and requirements
Orientation to subject
Introduction to Professional Ethics
The Counselor as a Person and as a Professional
Readings: Chapters 1&2 (Corey)
Second meeting:
Values and the Helping Relationship
Multicultural Perspectives and Diversity Issues
Readings: Chapters 3&4
Class exercises
Third meeting:
Client Rights and Counselor Responsibilities
Confidentiality: Ethical and Legal Issues
Readings: Chapters 5&6 (Corey)
Issues and concerns in supervision
Fourth meeting:
Managing Boundaries and Multiple Relationships
Professional Competence and Training
Readings: Chapters 7&8, (Corey)
Student presentation: Verbatim of counseling transcript
Fifth meeting:
Practice Issues in Human Service Agencies
Laying the Groundwork
Readings: Chapter 1, (Alle-Corliss)
Chapter 1, (Miller, Duncan, & Hubble)
Class discussion
Sixth meeting:
Key Elements and Challenges of Practice
The Developmental Stages of an Internships
Readings: Chapter 2, (Alle-Corliss)
Chapter 2, (Miller, Duncan, & Hubble)
Issues and concerns in supervision
Student presentation: Verbatim and critique
Seventh meeting:
Understanding Yourself
Readings: Chapters 3&4, (Miller, Duncan, & Hubble)
Student Presentation: Verbatim and critique
Eighth meeting:
Experiencing the "What ifs"
Getting to Know the Clients"
Readings: Chapters 5&6, (Miller, Duncan, & Hubble)
Class exercises
Ninth meeting:
Working with Individuals
Readings: Chapter 3, (Alle-Corliss)
Student presentation: Verbatim and Critique
Tenth meeting:
Working with Families and Groups
Readings: Chapter 4, (Alle-Corliss)
Class exercise: role play
Staffing Report
Eleventh meeting:
Professional Training Tape
Student presentation & discussion
Staffing report
Twelfth meeting:
Professional Training Tape
Student presentation and discusssion
Staffing report
Thirteenth meeting:
Professional Training Tape
Student presentation and discussion
Staffing report
Fourteenth meeting:
Professional Training Tape
Student presentation and discussion
Staffing report
Fifteenth meeting:
What Works in Therapy: Escape from Babel
Review of research findings
Sixteenth meeting:
Student presentations: reflections and recommendations
Course evaluations. | |
Academic Policies:
Note: Any written assignment in this course may be submitted to TurnItIn.Com. This statement constitutes prior notice.
The official university policy on Plagiarism and Academic Dishonesty can be found at http://www.umuc.edu/policy/aa15025.shtml. Section I.C. states: "Faculty may determine if the resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC), partially or in its entirety, is acceptable when assigning a grade on that piece of course work. Faculty must provide this information in their written syllabi. If the resubmission of course work is deemed to be unacceptable, a charge may not be brought under this Policy and will be handled as indicated in the written syllabi."
Please refer to Description of Course Requirements for specific information on how resubmissions will be treated in this course and to the UMUC-Europe Graduate Catalog for information on the following:
Academic Integrity
Course Load
Exception to Policy
Grade Appeal Process
Make-up Examinations
Nondiscrimination
Students with Disabilities
Hard copies of the catalog are available at your local Education Center. | |
Faculty Bio:
| Dr. Clement Marcantonio earned the Doctor of Education in Psychology, Marriage and Family at the University of Northern Colorado; he is a clinical member and Approved Supervisor for the American Association of Marriage and Family Therapists, Licensed Marriage and Family Therapist and National Certified Counselor; received Post-Doctoral Training at the Mental Research Institute, Palo Alto, CA., and at the Milano Institute of Systemic Family Therapy; he has taught graduate courses in excess of 20 years for the University of Southern Cal, Boston University and University of Maryland | |