Faculty Contact Information:
Scott Edward Borrelli, EdD, ABPP, ABMP, FICPP, NCC
E-mail: sborrell@faculty.ed.umuc.edu
Alternate Email: doctor.borrelli@gmail.com | |
Consultation:
| Individual consultations are encouraged, and may take place after class meetings, during class breaks, and by appointment. Consultation is available via email and telephone/webcam in between classes. Students are encouraged to clarify questions and issues as soon as they arise by contacting the professor. | |
Required Texts and Readings:
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American Psychological Association. (2001). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (5th ed.). Washington, DC.
Neukrug, E. (2007). World of the Counselor (3rd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Neukrug, E. (2007). World of the Counselor Workbook (3rd ed.). Pacific Grove, CA: Brooks/Cole.
Sperry, L., Carlson, J., and Kjos, D. (2002). Becoming an Effective Therapist. Boston: Allyn & Bacon. [Chs. 1-3 of this text, which is also used in PSYC 734, PSYC 714 and GUCO 610, will be covered in this class.] | |
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 Readings:
Greenberger, D., Padesky, C.A.(1995). Mind over mood: Change how you feel by changing the way you think. NY: Guilford Press.
Servan-Schreiber, D. (2004). Healing without Freud or prozac: Natural approaches to curing stress, anxiety and depression without drugs and without psychoanalysis. London,UK: Rodale. (published in the USA under the title: The instinct to heal).
Yalom, I.(2003). The gift of therapy: An open letter to a new generation of therapists and their patients. NY: Perennial/HarperCollins. | |
Recommended Journals:
A variety of full-text, online, free-of-charge and pay-per-view academic journals are listed at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/library/.
The Journal of Counseling & Development (ACA flagship journal)
Journal of Family Therapy
Journal of Marital and Family Therapy
Professional Associations Memberships:
Students are strongly encouraged to join the American Counseling Association as student members. The many benefits include subscription to the Journal of Counseling and Development, and the Counseling Today newspaper. These are excellent readings resources to train and keep counselors up-to-date on research, theories, and practice. See: www.counseling.org.
Students are also encouraged to join the European Branch of The American Counseling Association, and attend the lively annual conference in Germany in November, 2008. For more information see: http://www.online-infos.de/eb-aca/conference/conference2008.htm
DVD's:
The Secret - An exploration of the Law of Attraction.
What the Bleep Do We Know - An exploration of thought energy and quantum physics.
You Can Heal Your Life - The power of positive expectation and thinking.
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Course Description:
| This course is not offered online but must be taken onsite. Historical, philosophical, psychological, and sociological basis of counseling in different settings(school, agency, and community) and with different populations will be explored. Intervention strategies, theoretical models, working contexts, relationships to other professions, ethics, obstacles to service delivery, and personal qualities of counselors are reviewed. Students may receive credit for only one of the following courses: PSYC 502 or EDCP 610. | |
Course Goals:
| This course introduces students to the field of counseling including specializations, professional ethics, relevant credentialing legislation, and current issues. It also provides an introduction to the basic counseling theories and skills. | |
Course Objectives:
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The objectives of this course are for students to gain an information base and demonstrate competence in:
- The historical antecedents and current definitions of the counseling profession.
- The standards of counseling as a regulated profession including awareness of professional issues, ethics, and credentialing.
- The theories and basic counseling and interpersonal skills of communication associated with the counseling relationship.
- An understanding and appreciation of various populations with whom counselors work and a multicultural and diversity focus in counseling skills and advocacy.
- Familiarity with appropriate assessment procedures, community resources and intervention strategies and skills, and awareness of the specialty areas of counseling and their various settings.
- An awareness of future trends, particularly the expanded role of technology, and emerging concepts and theories in counseling.
- Enhanced self-awareness of personal strengths, interests, and abilities.
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Grading Information:
Grades for this course will be assigned as follows:
A 90 - 100%
B 80 – 89%
C 70 – 79%
F 69% and Below
Please note that Bowie State University does not use "D" for graduate students. The grade "F" is used to designate academic failure. "FN" 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 in your local Education Center or online at http://www.ed.umuc.edu/general_info/publications/catalogs.
Following are the assignments for this course, with their
respective contribution toward the students' grades:
• Participation & In-class Exercises--(50%)
• Article Reviews---------------------(25%)
• Final Exam--------------------------(25%)
* Reaction Papers & Audio/Video Tapings are ungraded. | |
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.
General Requirements -
Participate in classroom discussions:
You are expected to be prepared to engage in all discussions in a professional and informed manner.
Write graduate level papers or case studies:
You are required to conduct professional-level research, including appropriately citing works of others and avoiding plagiarism. Resubmission of coursework 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. APA style is mandatory for all graduate counseling course work. Plan on committing approximately 150 hours over the duration of this course to producing professional level work.
Orally/visually present prepared material:
You are required to present your research in a professional manner. In an onsite course, this typically means an oral presentation accompanied by appropriate visual material. In an online class, this means creating a visual/textual presentation for your instructor and classmates.
Complete written examination(s):
The examination process in this class will assist you in developing the writing and critical thinking skills necessary for successfully passing the comprehensive exam required of all graduate students. The questions used in this course will either be taken directly from past comprehensive exams or written as though to be included on a comprehensive exam.
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Description of Course Requirements:
Self-analysis through processsing of class experiences will be an integral part of the course, as will experiential activities and skills practice. Students will be provided many opportunities to reflect on aspects of personal, family, social and cultural development leading to their decision to become counselors, and that contribute to the development of a counseling perspective and style. Students will review aspects of aptitude and personal motivation to continue with the academic, professional, and personal preparation necessary to become a professional counselor.
The Course Assignments -
I. In-class Exercises.
Numerous assignments will be completed for the purpose of discussion during class. Some of these assignments will come from Neukrug's workbook and some assignments will include in-class simulations and role-plays of counseling. Completion of these tasks will be necessary for receiving credit for the exercises. Assignments will often include a requirement that students provide commentary or feedback regarding other students' contributions.
Students will be working in groups and active class participation is expected. Role playing, simulated counseling interviews, practice of skills/techniques using concepts presented in class, etc. will be heavily emphasized. While the specific activities will not be graded, the overall performance and participation of the student will be part of the final grade, including the qualities of genuineness, empathy, positive regard and interpersonal respect for differences, open-mindedness and flexibility of thinking.
II. Article Reviews.
Students will select five articles to review from journals specified in class. The topics should address areas of counseling that may be of some interest to the student. The reviews must include the title and source of the article, an overview of content, its relationship to the class material, and your personal views, critique and conclusion. It must also include an APA-style reference at the end of the review. These reviews will be presented and discussed in class.
III. Reaction Papers.
The end of each class day will be devoted to each student writing a reaction paper of the class experience. The paper is to be at least one page in length and is to focus on what the student has learned in that weekend and how that learning will be personally and professionally useful. This can also be a critical reaction to the class, identifying what has been useful; what has not been useful and what would be useful in future classes.
IV: Counseling Practice.
Audio- and video-taping of interpersonal and basic counseling skills. Although these activities are ungraded, students will receive verbal feedback from the course Instructor, and will be asked to provide feedback to each other.
V. Final Exam.
This comprehensive exam will cover the reading and lecture material, and will be administered during the final class day. Parts of the exam will be open book, and will be completed in small groups.
Attendance & Participation.
Students are expected to attend every weekend class, and to participate in all activities. Unexcused class absences will reduce course grade. It is also understood that unavoidable circumstances may make absences necessary for some students. In such cases, it is the responsibility of the student to inform the instructor ahead of time and to compensate for the loss of classroom time by proposing appropriate alternatives to make up the lost opportunities.
Additional Class Policies:
Just a word about what is an appropriate degree of experiential activity in a graduate counseling course. This course is very experiential, as one of the major assumptions of professional counseling is that it depends upon creating an environment where self-examination is possible. Many efforts will be made to allow students to both experience self-exploration and develop skills to foster self-exploration within others. To accomplish this, it is important to create and maintain a climate of safety for self-disclosure, yet demonstrate a respect for personal privacy rights. Even a graduate class in counseling, however, is not counseling. Appropriate limits of confidentiality will therefore be discussed during the first class weekend. Should personal issues arise during the class that warrant further assessment or counseling, students will be encouraged to seek non-university professional assistance.
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Course Schedule:
This course schedule consists of three weekends and 48 hours of in-class participation:
April 5/6; April 19/20; May 10/11.
Classes will be held between 0900 and 1800 hours.
Be prepared! All readings should be completed prior to the class in order to promote worthwhile discussion.
•Weekend One:
Introductions
Review of syllabus and course requirements, goals and objectives
- Professional Orientation, Major Counseling Theories & Skills, Systems (Family, Group, Consultation/Supervision) -
Read chapters 1-8 (Neukrug). Review corresponding workbook exercises and complete those assigned;
Read Sperry, et. al, chapters 1-3.
Complete three Professional Articles Reviews and be prepared for brief class presentation.
•Weekend Two:
- Personal Development, Research/Appraisal, Social & Cultural Foundations -
Read chapters 9-15 (Neukrug). Complete selected workbook exercises.
Read Sperry, et. al, chapters 1-3.
Complete the remaining two required Professional Articles Reviews and prepare for brief class presentation.
•Weekend Three:
- School Counseling, Community Counseling, Student Affairs-
Read chapters 16-19 (Neukrug). Review corresponding workbook exercises and complete those specifically assigned.
FINAL EXAM.
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Academic Policies:
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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."
Course Withdrawal: The last day to withdraw from a DE course is Friday before the last full week of the course. The last day to withdraw from an on-site course is the last business day before the last class meeting.
Students with disabilities should contct:
Director of Student Services
UMUC-Europe, UNIT 29216
APO AE 09102
Or: Im Bosseldorn 30, 69126 Heidelberg, Germany
Phone: +49-6221-378-299
Email: edstudent_svc@ed.umuc.edu
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.
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Faculty Bio:
Dr. Borrelli is a Collegiate Professor in Counseling Psychology with the University of Maryland. As a licensed counseling & clinical psychologist, National Certified Counselor and School Counselor (NBCC), and Chartered Psychologist in the UK, he has worked in a variety of professional roles and with many different populations: hospitals, private clinics, community mental health centers, schools, businesses. He has additional qualifications including Board Certification in clinical and in counseling psychology (ABPP), and in medical psychology. He also specializes in PTSD and trauma treatment, is a European qualified EMDR consultant (www.emdr-practitioner.net), and recently published research on international perspectives on family violence and abuse, a cognitive ecological approach. As a research team member, he is preparing a chapter on cultural perspectives on institutional/governmental violence and peace (http://people.bu.edu/jdgmnts).
Dr. Borrelli has been a counselor educator for the past 19 years, first with Boston University, and now with the University of Maryland. His preference for an integrative model of counseling and psychotherapy coincides with his special interests in diversity and multi-culturalism, energy psychologies, and Buddhist studies. | |