Faculty Contact Information:
Dr. Scott E. Borrelli, EdD, ABPP
Collegiate Professor of Counseling Psychology
London, England
E-mail: sborrell@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
Tel: 00 [44] 7802 290 247 | |
Consultation:
Students are encouraged to contact the Instructor via E-mail anytime during the term with questions about the course, about individual progress, and about any special circumstances which might make it difficult to complete assignments in a timely manner. The Instructor will respond within 24-48 hours.
This course is conducted over two terms on the counselling WebBoard. | |
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 at http://www.umuc.edu/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. | |
Recommended Journals:
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Course Description:
| This course continues to develop skills and places in-depth emphasis on practical counseling with supervised experience in school guidance programs, the role of the teacher and/or administrator of community services in the guidance program, and consideration of the problems and issues in the counseling relationship. This course is conducted over two terms. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: GUCO 537, PSYC 558, or EDCP 888. | |
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:
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At the conclusion of this course, the student will be able to:
l. demonstrate improved proficiency in counseling skills, including initiating, maintaining, and terminating a counseling relationship with a wide range of clients;
2. apply counseling theories to practical situations and identify a tentative personal/theoretical frame of reference;
3. assess clients’ problems by using counseling strategies and technologies that meet their needs;
4. use appropriate crisis intervention and conflict resolution strategies;
5. present oral and written assessments of clients;
6. demonstrate a working knowledge of vocational tools and technologies that can assist clients in making career decisions;
7. 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;
8. demonstrate a working knowledge of community referral agencies and facilities;
9. demonstrate cooperation and adaptability to the standards of the clinical setting assigned;
10. 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;
11. demonstrate knowledge of and adherence to the ethical standards of the profession. | |
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 masters 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, you are required to:
Continue your specific counseling site placement activities as contracted and begun in August, 2003.
Participate in classroom/webboard discussions.
Write graduate level papers and case studies, adhering to APA writing standards.
Orally/visually present prepared material in a professional manner.
Complete one or more written examination(s). | |
Description of Course Requirements:
Internship site placement:
Continue weekly participation in your specific practice site, meeting weekly with site supervisor, and logging all hours and activities.
Readings:
Complete all weekly assigned readings, and comment on these on the webboard.
Participate in classroom discussions:
You are expected to be prepared and to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner. Usually this requires approximately ten hours of preparation per week for a DE class. Weekly participation on the Counseling Webboard will include summarizing and reacting to assigned readings, exchanging criotques and resopurces with fellow interns, and presenting a summary of work and comments on progress at your internship site.
Write graduate level papers and case studies:
You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of course work from previous classes (whether or not taken at UMUC, UMUC-Europe or BSU), partially or in its entirety, is not acceptable in this course and will result in an automatic failure on the assignment. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level deliverables.
Orally/visually present prepared material:
You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In a face-to-face course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In a DE class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates. For this class, you will be required to complete two audio-taped transcripts/analyses of a counseling session.
Complete one or more written examination(s):
The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary to successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used for this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam. | |
Course Schedule:
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
Weeks 2-16:
Each week, readings will be assigned from the three required texts as well as addtional professional literature to support the expected competencies needed as counselor interns.
Topics will include:
1. the practice and development of advanced counseling & consultation skills;
2. further development of a personal counseling and practice orientation;
3. ethical and professional considerations as a practitioner;
4. continuous counselor development and review of self-assessment models.
Specific chapter readings will be assigned at the start of the term. Please check the counseling webboard. | |
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. Borrelli is a Collegiate Professor in Counseling Psychology with the University of Maryland. As a licensed counseling & clinical psychologist and National Certified Counselor and School Counselor (NBCC), he has worked in a variety of professional roles and with many different populations: hospitals, clinics, schools, businesses. He has additional qualifications including Board Certification in clinical and in counseling psychology (ABPP), in clinical hypnotherapy, and in psychopharmacology. He is also a European accredited EMDR practitioner and consultant.
Dr. Borrelli has been a counselor educator for the past 15 years, first with Boston University, and now with the University of Maryland. His preference for an integrative model of counselling coincides with his special interests in diversity and multi-culturalism. He lives in London, England. | |