Mental Health Counseling Track, Counseling Psychology, Ball State University

CPSY 605 - Introduction to Community and Mental Health Counseling.

Principles and problems of counseling in an agency setting. History and philosophy of psychological counseling, role and training of the counselor, modes of intervention (e.g., direct service, consultation), and ethics of counseling are included.

CPSY 606 - Pre-Practicum Interviewing Skills.

Experimental laboratory designed to build basic counseling and interviewing skills. Practice in applying skills will take place through simulations, role playing, and audio and videotapes.

CPSY 607 - Appraisal Methods in Counseling.

Overview of measurement principles and major approaches to appraisal of individuals, groups, and environments. Comprehensive appraisal methods, specific techniques for selected problem areas, and standardized vocational and personality tests will be examined relative to the appraisal process in counseling.

CPSY 609 - Counseling Ethics and Professional Issues.

An advanced professional issues seminar for mental health counseling students focused on the practice of the licensed mental health counselor in both the private and public sectors. Issues for special attention will include legal, financial, governmental, and ethical considerations. Prerequisite: CPSY 605, 600 or 603. Parallel: CPSY 606.

CPSY 610 - Career Theories and Realities.

Career development theories; relationship among career choice, life-style, and life-span development; psychosocial and reality considerations in life career development; and applications of theories and reality conditions to self and others.

CPSY 621 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling.

Investigation of major theories and techniques of counseling and psychotherapy. Examination of behavioral, psychoanalytic, person-centered, existential, and relationship-oriented counseling theories. Therapeutic attitudes, ethics, and techniques and their relationship to theoretical principles and concepts will be addressed. Prerequisite: CPSY 600 or 603 or 605.

CPSY 623 - Specialized Techniques of Counseling Psychology.

Seminar devoted to theory and research in treatment and intervention strategies. Topics vary depending upon current interest and importance in counseling psychology. Prerequisite: CPSY 621. Parallel: CPSY 645 may be required for some students. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned.

CPSY 636 - Psychopathology.

Symptoms and dynamics of psychological disorders with primary emphasis on their development, etiology, prevention, and supporting research evidence.

CPSY 644 - Practicum in Counseling.

Supervised experience in counseling. Emphasizes working with individual clients. Prerequisite: CPSY 606, 600 or 603 or 605; permission of the department chairperson. Prerequisite or parallel: CPSY 621. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term.

CPSY 646 - Advanced Practicum in Counseling.

Advanced supervised experience in counseling with children, adolescents, adults, couples, and families under the supervision of a professional counselor. Practical experience with the delivery of mental health services including administration, record keeping, and community outreach. Prerequisite: CPSY 644 and permission of the department chairperson. A total of 6 hours of credit may be earned, but no more than 3 in any one semester or term.

CPSY 678 - Theories and Techniques of Counseling the Culturally Diverse.

Designed to build expertise in counseling people of black, Hispanic, Asian, and Native American heritage. Emphasizes understanding the social and political bases of counseling and therapy. Activities may include student case presentation of a client from a different cultural background. Prerequisite: CPSY 621 or permission of the department chairperson.

CPSY 688 - Process and Techniques of Group Counseling.

Major approaches to group counseling, including theoretical assumptions and basic principles and techniques. Participation experience provides practice in using various approaches and focuses on dynamics and processes of interaction(s) in group counseling. Prerequisite: CPSY 600 or 603 or 605.

CPSY 695 - Field Internship in Counseling.

Intensive supervised experience in application of basic psychotherapeutic procedures and evaluation techniques in an approved and appropriate setting. Experience will be gained in one or several approved agencies under joint supervision of a university faculty member and an agency representative designated for this responsibility. Prerequisite: CPSY 644, 646. A total of 12 hours of credit may be earned.

EDPSY 603 - Psychology of Human Development.

Advanced lifespan human development. Covers biological, cognitive, and social development from conception to death, emphasizing theories, research, and applications to educational and psychological practice. Prerequisite: EDPSY 250 or equivalent.

EDPSY 641 - Statistical Methods in Educational and Psychological Research.

A basic statistical course for graduate students in education. Problems taken from the fields of education and psychology and include the computation, interpretation, and application of such statistical techniques as measures of central tendency, measures of variability, correlation techniques, validity and reliability, standard scoring techniques, probability, tests of significance, chi square, and analysis of variance.