Lewis & Clark Graduate School Catalog 2009-2010 | Counseling Psychology Courses

Counseling Psychology Courses

Note: Some of the courses listed below may not be offered during the current academic year. Current course offerings are listed in the online course schedule, WebAdvisor, available at graduate.lclark.edu/dept/gradreg.

CPSY 503 - Introduction to Professional Counseling

Basic theoretical assumptions of the counseling profession, with an overview of its historical roots, social and cultural contexts, types of practice, ethical principles, and professional orientation.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.

CPSY 504 - Family Therapy: Theory and Practice

Overview of the fundamental assumptions and ideas of general systems theory and the basic premises of theoretical orientations within family therapy. Participants explore the application of course material to their work setting or training track. This course is not clinical in nature and is not designed to train or prepare participants to conduct family therapy.
Corequisite: CPSY 569.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 505 - Practicum in Counseling

Working with clients in an agency or school setting (eight to 10 hours per week, 150 hours total) under intensive supervision from CPSY faculty, developing the therapeutic relationship and basic counseling competencies. Students are expected to demonstrate personal characteristics and professional conduct necessary for effective, ethical counseling.
Corequisite: CPSY 506, 522.
Prerequisite: CPSY 503, 504, 509, 510, 512 or 513, 514 or 515, 522, 523, 524, 550.
Credit: 3 semester hours, CR/NC.

CPSY 506 - Life Span Development

Exploration of life span development through the lenses of social, cultural, cognitive, biological, and learning theories and research. Emphasis is on gaining better conceptual understanding of healthy development and better practical understanding of how to help children, adolescents, and adults address the developmental challenges they face across the life span. Particular focus placed on understanding our own developmental processes as well as the role of cultural difference and commonality in the developmental process.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 507 - Introduction to School Psychology I

Overview of the history, systems, roles, and functions of school psychologists. Readings in contemporary issues and historical events provide the foundation for graduate preparation in school psychology. Students observe the work of school psychologists and discuss the profession in a seminar format.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 1 semester hour.

CPSY 508 - Introduction to School Psychology II

Overview of the history, systems, roles, and functions of school psychologists. Readings in contemporary issues and historical events provide the foundation for graduate preparation in school psychology. Students observe the work of school psychologists and discuss the profession in a seminar format.
Prerequisite: CPSY 507.
Credit: 1 semester hour.

CPSY 509 - Practical Skills for Counselors

Overview of basic counseling concepts and skills, including skill development through role-playing and simulated counseling experiences.
Corequisite: CPSY 510.
Prerequisite: CPSY 503, 506, and 512 or 513, and permission of practicum coordinator.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 510 - Ethical and Legal Issues in Professional Counseling

Consideration of the applicable ethical and legal issues for mental health and school settings. Students develop skills in writing reports, assessments, and treatment plans.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 512 - Counseling Theory: Cognitive, Affective, and Behavior Change in Children and Adolescents

Introduction to the theories guiding mental health work with children and adolescents in school and clinical settings. Reviews learning theories (classical, operant, and social). Participants explore the design and implementation of contingency-management programs and various CBT strategies for educational and clinical settings. Also considers psychoanalytic, Adlerian, client-centered, Gestalt, play therapy, reality therapy, solution-focused, and brief therapy theories. Issues of diversity and client matching are addressed throughout.
Corequisite: CPSY 503 or 569, or 507 and 508.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 513 - Theory and Philosophy of Counseling

Overview of counseling theories such as psychoanalytic, Adlerian, client-centered, cognitive-behavioral, multi-modal, Gestalt, feminist, existential, solution-focused, and brief therapy, as well as integrative approaches. Examines a wide range of theoretical perspectives and advocates professional knowledge of best practices. Students acquire knowledge of various counseling theories and critique their relevance to diverse populations and clinical situations. Students clarify their personal assumptions and learn how to explain their own theoretical stance. Issues of diversity and client matching are addressed throughout.
Corequisite: CPSY 503 or 569.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 514 - Group Counseling With Children and Adolescents

Instruction and practice in developing group treatments for children and adolescents in clinical and school settings. Students gain practice as group leaders in addressing issues related to group dynamics, cultural diversity, potential problems encountered when running groups, and generalization and maintenance of behavioral change. Students also gain experience constructing curricula for specific issues such as divorce, substance use, grief, and social skills.
Prerequisite: CPSY 503 or 569, or 507 and 508.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 515 - Group Counseling With Adults

Introduction to the major schools of group therapy and the common factors associated with positive outcomes. Covers group dynamics, obstacles to success in group therapy, and the stages of group process. Role-playing, outside group membership, and demonstrations illustrate principles of effective group leadership.
Prerequisite: CPSY 503 or 569.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 517 - The Exceptional Child in Schools

Overview of the exceptional child in today's educational setting. Provides a basic understanding of special educational law and public policy related to the birth-to-three early intervention, preschool, K-12, and vocational transitioning populations. Exceptionalities studied include communication disorders, learning disabilities, mental retardation, emotional disturbance, behavioral disorders, orthopedic impairments, other health impairments, traumatic brain injuries, hearing and vision impairments, and giftedness. Students gain an understanding of the criteria requirements for each category as outlined under the Oregon Administrative Rules and some of the unique evaluation considerations for each.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 518 - Northwest Native History: Complicated Legacies

This elective course is designed to introduce graduate students in Education, Counseling and Education Leadership to a sociopolitical history that demonstrates some of the factors contributing to the complex historical legacy of indigenous students in the United States.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 520 - Career Counseling

Career development theories; current career trends, concerns, and programs/interventions for diverse client populations; career counseling strategies, tools, and resources (including Web-based resources); facilitation of client awareness, choice, and action with respect to career-related issues; integration of career counseling with mental health and addictions treatment. Emphasis is on developing a broad view of career as lifestyle, the mutual impact of career and culture, and the practical application of theory and information in a professional counseling context.
Prerequisite: CPSY 503 or 569, or 507 and 508.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 521 - Counseling Native American Communities

Assists counselors in developing deep understanding and capacity for supporting the mental health of Native American individuals, families and communities. Through careful consideration of the research bearing on contemporary Native American experience alongside stated concerns of regional and global indigenous leaders, this course will explore in detail the practices and sensibilities that support cultural and personal health.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 522 - Diagnosis of Mental and Emotional Disorders

Introduction to the structure and uses of the DSM-IV and ICD-9 systems for diagnosing mental and emotional disorders. Limits and weaknesses of these approaches—especially with regard to cultural differences—and alternatives to them. How to use these systems effectively in the context of person-centered, psychosocial, and systemic interventions, and in culturally diverse environments. Current knowledge, theory, and issues regarding selected disorders. Use of technology-based research tools to secure and evaluate contemporary knowledge.
Corequisite: CPSY 512 or 513.
Prerequisite: CPSY 503 or 569.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 523 - Treatment Planning and Intervention With Children and Adolescents

Mental, emotional, and behavioral disorders of childhood and adolescents. Topics include identification, diagnosis, and planning of multifaceted intervention and treatment strategies; developmental, social, and cultural influences on diagnoses and interventions; multicultural considerations; and effects of substance abuse on individuals, families, schools, and other environments.
Corequisite: CPSY 522.
Prerequisite: CPSY 506 and 512 or 513 (for Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy students, only CPSY 506 is required).
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 524 - Treatment Planning and Intervention With Adults

Identification, assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of mental, emotional, substance abuse, and addictive disorders in late adolescence and adulthood. Covers adjustment, mood, anxiety, psychotic, dissociative, impulse, sexual, personality, and addictive disorders, including gambling and eating disorders. Topics include multicultural, interpersonal, and relationship factors; evidence-based treatments; and information technology research tools. Emphasis is on planning comprehensive, multifaceted treatment interventions.
Corequisite: CPSY 522.
Prerequisite: CPSY 506 and 512 or 513 (for Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy students, only CPSY 506 is required).
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 526 - Practical Skills in Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy

Overview of basic relational therapy cemcepts and skills, including skll development through role-playing and simulated counseling experiences.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504, 566, and 569.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 527 - Psychology of Women

Examination of social construction of gender and its impact on the study of psychology. Analyzes the field's current and historical approaches to women's needs. Topics include theories of gender, personality, relationships, sexuality, stereotypes, victimization, career, family roles, mental health, and therapy. Also explores the social and political implications of our cultural understandings of gender, feminist perspectives, and advocacy.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2-3 semester hours.

CPSY 529 - Psychology of Men and Masculinity

Interdisciplinary examination of the social and personal meanings of masculinity; the varieties of male experience by social class, ethnicity, sexuality, and age; and emerging masculinities. Explores the implications for counseling, education, prevention, advocacy, and community development through readings and projects.
Prerequisite: CPSY 527.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 530 - Research Methods and Statistics I

Introduction to research methods with an emphasis on design, sampling, measurement issues, and introductory data analysis. Topics include (1) research design: elements of the research process, types of designs, program evaluation; (2) ethical considerations of research: informed consent, research with diverse and vulnerable populations, research with children, human subjects review; (3) basic measurement concepts: validity, reliability, norms, score interpretation; (4) basic statistical concepts: frequency distributions, central tendency, measures of variability, correlation. Reviews Web-based resources for conducting research.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Note: Taught during the fall semester only, as the first course of a two-semester sequence. Students who wish to pursue the thesis-option M.S. program are advised to take this sequence as early as possible in their course of study.

CPSY 531 - Research Methods and Statistics II

Research design and data analysis, inferential statistics. Simple and complex designs, normal distribution, z-test, t-test, analysis of variance, statistical power, simple regression. Overview of nonparametric and multivariate analysis.
Prerequisite: CPSY 530.
Credit: 3 semester hours.
Note: Taught in spring semester only, as the second course of a two-semester sequence. Students who wish to pursue the thesis-option M.S. program are advised to take this sequence as early as possible in their course of study.

CPSY 532 - Introduction to Assessment

Principles of psychological assessment as employed in school, clinical, and applied settings. Addresses psychometric concepts such as validity, reliability, norms, and score interpretation. Surveys intelligence, personality, career, interest, aptitude, and achievement tests and reviews alternative methods of assessing competence and person-situation interactions. Contemporary issues such as the validity of instruments for diverse populations and the impact of technology on assessment are discussed.
Prerequisite: CPSY 530 or 535.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 535 - Research Methods in Counseling

Foundations of psychological research. Students are introduced to qualitative and quantitative research processes and basic concepts. Topics include (1) elements of the research process; (2) types of designs, program evaluation; (3) ethical considerations of research: informed consent, research with diverse and vulnerable populations, research with children, human subjects review; (4) basic measurement concepts: validity, reliability, norms, score interpretation; and (5) basic statistical concepts: frequency distributions, central tendency, measures of variability, correlation, normal curve, hypothesis testing, significance tests. Students read and evaluate examples of published research. Reviews Web-based resources for conducting research.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 540 - Applied Developmental Neuropsychology

Conceptual overview of the field of neuropsychology from developmental and applied perspectives. Explores the theories and principles of neuropsychology and their relationship to practice. Provides students with a basic understanding of the neurological underpinnings of challenges their clients face, the effects of medications and substance abuse, and the implications for assessment and treatment.
Prerequisite: Admission to School Psychology Program.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 541 - Assessment and Intervention I

This course is the first of a three-part assessment sequence that addresses psycho-educational, social, emotional, and behavioral assessment of children and adolescents from birth through age 21. In this course, the focus is on gaining competency with the skills and tools needed to collect, interpret, and present data using observation, interviews, behavior rating scales, functional behavioral assessments, and response to intervention.
Prerequisite: CPSY 530, 531.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 542 - Assessment and Intervention II

This course is the second of a three-part assessment sequence that addresses psycho-educational, social, emotional, and behavioral assessment of children and adolescents from birth through age 21. In this course, the focus is on gaining competency with the skills and tools needed to collect, interpret and present data using psycho-educational assessments involving cognitive, academic, and adaptive measures.
Prerequisite: CPSY 530, 531.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 543 - Assessment and Intervention III

This course is the third of a three-part assessment sequence that addresses psycho-educational, social, emotional, and behavioral assessment of children and adolescents from birth through age 21. In this course, the focus is on gaining competency with the skills and tools required to interpret and integrate multiple assessment measures, including reporting and consulting on such assessment data in written and verbal formats.
Prerequisite: CPSY 530, 531.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 545 - Drugs, the Brain, and Behavior

Psychopharmacology of alcohol and drug abuse. Major drugs and classes of abused substances. Mechanisms of action in the brain, patterns of physiological response in abuse, addiction, and recovery. Impact on brain function, cognition, emotions, behavior, and social effects. Pharmacological adjuncts to detoxification and treatment.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Counseling Psychology Department office. Priority is given to students in the Addiction Studies and Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy programs.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 546 - Models of Addiction and Recovery

Theories of the nature, course, causes, and effects of addiction to alcohol and drugs of abuse. Conditions, processes, and patterns of recovery. Emphasis on physiological, social learning, and interpersonal models and theories. Natural history of onset, abuse, addiction, and recovery; effects of intergenerational transmission, genetic predilection, developmental risk, and sociocultural factors; effects on psychosocial development; impact of culture and gender differences. Implications for treatment.
Prerequisite: Permission of the Counseling Psychology Department office. Priority is given to students in the Addiction Studies and Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy programs.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 547 - Addictions Treatment: Procedures, Skills, and Case Management

Emphasis on developing detailed understanding and beginning skills in the use of specific strategies, procedures, and interventions in assessment, diagnosis, and treatment of substance abuse and addictive disorders. Topics include multiple modes and models of assessment, intervention and treatment, content and basic assumptions of different treatment modalities, organization of comprehensive treatment strategies, motivational interviewing in the context of stages-of-change models, contracting with clients, consultation, integration of medical and psychosocial treatments, referral processes and standards, issues of moderation versus abstinence, relapse prevention, and case management. Also covers documentation, record keeping and management, confidentiality, and ethical and legal issues.
Presrequisite: Permission of the Counseling Psychology Department office. Priority is given to students in the Addiction Studies and Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy programs.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 550 - Clinical Work With Diverse Populations

Development of counseling techniques for working with clients who are diverse in culture, race, ethnicity, gender, age, sexual orientation, or physical or mental ability. Focus is on helping students become capable therapists in varied environments, including becoming aware of their own beliefs, biases, and prejudices.
Corequisite: CPSY 569.
Prerequisite: CPSY 503, or 507 and 508.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 551 - Advanced Group Counseling

Advanced skills in design and management of psychoeducational, counseling, and psychotherapy groups. Emphasis is on time-limited groups focused around themes including depression, anxiety, parenting, couples, social skills, adolescent depression, loss, ADHD for adults, dual diagnosis, and borderline personality disorder. Students learn critical group processes, central intervention skills, and the specific approaches most useful for different diagnostic groups.
Prerequisite: CPSY 514 or 515; CPSY 522, 523, and 524.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 553 - Feminist Therapies

Overview of feminist theoretical perspectives, methods, and therapies, which, though broad and diverse, nonetheless share a common focus on addressing the impact of gender socialization and cultural expectations on individuals and society. Emphasis is placed on diversity, ethics, and advocacy. Covers feminist counseling of women, men, and families. Students assist in the development of content for this course, which is taught within a feminist pedagogical framework.
Prerequisite: CPSY 527, 529.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 554 - Women at Midlife

Overview of the issues faced by the current generation of midlife women. Considers general themes of midlife, drawn from the literature on adult development as a theoretical backdrop to recent research on midlife women. Emphasis is on themes shown by recent research to be most significant to midlife women today. Students are encouraged to explore how the material applies to their personal or professional lives.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 555 - Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy

Review of the history, theory, and research on cognitive-behavioral methods in counseling and psychotherapy. Specific methods and applications for children, adolescents, and adults in central mental and emotional disorders, personality disorders, and relationship and interpersonal functioning.
Prerequisite: CPSY 523.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 558 - Brief Systemic Therapies

Survey of the history, theoretical assumptions, and techniques of several approaches to brief systemic therapy. Structural and solution-focused family therapy approaches are covered in detail.
Corequisite: CPSY 584 and 588.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504.
Credit: 1-2 semester hours.

CPSY 559 - Social Constructionist and Critical Family Therapy

This course covers the history, theoretical assumptions, and practice of social constructionist and critical family therapies. Special attention is paid to how societal structures, modern practices of power, and internalized cultural discourses contribute to family problems and can constrain clients' abilities to make desired change. The primary focus of the course is on the application of narrative therapy in work with families.
Corequisite: CPSY 582/583 or 584/588.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 560 - Couple Therapy

Systems theory therapies and practices relative to assessment, research, and treatment of couples. Explores cognitive, affective, interactional, and systemic theories of human behavior and change as related to couples.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 561 - Assessment and Prevention in Family Therapy and Counseling

Examination of the theoretical assumptions, values, and cultural frameworks underlying individual, couple, and family assessment approaches. Specific assessment techniques and tools are discussed, evaluated, and practiced. Preventative interventions such as premarital counseling and parent education are also explored and critiqued from a critical multicultural perspective.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 562 - Advanced Family Therapy

Introduction to the practice of systemic therapy. In this survey course, students learn the history, theoretical assumptions, and primary techniques associated with each of the major family therapy models. Students practice using theory to guide interventions through case examples, video, and role plays.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 563 - Treatment Issues in Family Therapy

Applications of family systems approach to treatment of families in crisis and transition. Topics include issues such as substance abuse, domestic violence, sexual abuse, trauma and loss, poverty, and chronic illness. A portion of this course emphasizes clinical case conceptualization and treatment planning.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504.
Credit: .5-3 semester hours.

CPSY 564 - Treating Addictions in Marriage and Family Therapy

Family systems view of the development and maintenance of substance abusing patterns for family therapists and other health practitioners. Examines the contributions made to the understanding and treatment of substance abuse by family researchers, theorists, and clinicians. Considers clinical intervention methods of substance abuse with attention to the treatment of adolescents, couples, and families.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504 and permission of the Counseling Psychology Department office. Priority is given to students in the Addiction Studies and Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy programs.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 565 - Human Sexuality and Counseling

Recent research on sexual health issues of importance to counselors. Issues include sexual health in childhood, adolescence, adulthood, and aging; review of recent research on sexual preference; and common sexual dysfunction experienced by rape and incest victims and modes of treatment.
Prerequisite: CPSY 503 or 569.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 566 - Legal and Ethical Issues in Family Therapy and Counseling

Survey of current issues relating to ethical practice and legal responsibilities in family therapy and counseling. Addresses issues such as confidentiality, informed consent, dual relationships, and therapist liability. Includes models for ethical decision making, working with the legal system, and relevant aspects of family law.
Corequisite: CPSY 560.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504, 562.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 569 - Introduction to Marriage, Couple, and Family Therapy

Basic theoretical assumptions of the profession of marriage, couple and family therapy, with an overview of its historical roots, social and cultural contexts, types of practice, ethical principles, and professional orientation.
Prerequisites: CPSY 504, 561, and 562.
Credit: 1 semester hour.

CPSY 571 - Prevention in Educational Settings

Theory, application, design, implementation, and evaluation of prevention and intervention programs for school-age youth in school and community settings. Students also examine the cultural, social, psychological, family, and political factors bearing on children's understanding of and experiences with alcohol and other drugs. Prevention and intervention through enhancement of social competence are presented from constructivist and ecological-developmental perspectives with application to individuals and to small-group and classroom-based settings.
Prerequisite: CPSY 512.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 572 - Introduction to Eating Disorders

Explore the history, etiology, prevalence, possible causes, early recognition, treatment, and prevention of anorexia nervosa, binge eating disorder, and related disordered eating behaviors. Class discussion will include an overview of the possible causes of, early intervention for, and treatment of obesity. Information will be presented from a multidimensional approach, reviewing the biological, sociocultural, psychological, behavioral, nutritional, and medical modalities of treatment. Topics will also include treatment options, community resources, and insurance coverage of disorders and obesity. This course is a prerequisite for all other courses in eating disorders.
Prerequisite: None.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 573 - School-Based Consultation

Theory and practice of consultation, which is fundamental to the delivery of mental health services in schools. Covers models of behavioral and instructional consultation in schools and with families. In-school observations facilitate students' understanding of consultation in schools. Emphasis is on identifying ways to collaboratively assess and intervene in problematic behavioral and instructional situations. Addresses issues of cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic differences.
Prerequisite: CPSY 512.
Credit: 3 semester hours.

CPSY 574 - Advanced Consultation and Program Evaluation

Application of consultation in schools and other social service delivery systems. Topics include theoretical and practical considerations for the use of mental health consultation, advocacy consultation, process consultation, organization development, and other approaches. Explores the application of ethical principles to consultation practice including careful consideration of issues of cultural, linguistic, and socioeconomic diversity. Students develop strong consultation skills grounded in well-articulated theory.
Prerequisite: CPSY 573 or consent of instructor.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 575 - Treatment Modalities of Eating Disorders

This course presents a research-based study of the psychodynamics of eating disorders and an overview of successful treatment approaches. The focus will include diagnosis, assessment, and intervention of treatment and will provide students with the opportunity to particpate in experiential strategies.
Prerequisite: CPSY 572.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 576 - Medical and Physiological Aspects of Eating Disorders

This course will present an in-depth analysis of the epidemiology, etiology, and physiology of medical and nutritional aspects of anorexia nervosa, bulimia nervosa, and other related eating disorders. The medical and physiological aspects of obesity will also be discussed. Information will be research-based as well as practical and presented within the multidisciplinary model of treatment.
Prerequisite: CPSY 572.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 577 - Nutritional Principles and Treatment for Obesity and Eating Disorders

This course will focus on how nutritional therapy plays a role in the multidimentional model of treatment for obesity and eating disorders. Topics will include: basic concepts of nutrition science, nutritional needs evaluation of body size, investigation of food facts and fallacies, special dietary needs, and evaluation of current treatments. Strategies will be discussed as to how nutrition information may be conveyed and utilized in therapy for patients and their families.
Prerequisite: CPSY 572.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 578 - Sex Therapy

Sexual health and introduction to treatment of sexual issues. Topics include sexual development across the lifespan, sexual orientation and identity, critique of the social construction of sex, systemic bio-psycho-social-spiritual assessment of sexual well-being, and treatment of specific sexual problems.
Corequisite: CPSY 560.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504, 562.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 581 - Ethical and Legal Issues for School Psychology Practicum

Consideration of the applicable ethical and legal issues for school psychologists in mental health and school settings. Students develop skills in counseling, consultation, assessment, and intervention planning.
Corequisite: CPSY 523.
Prerequisite: CPSY 504, 506, 507, 508, 512, and consent of adviser.
Credit: 2 semester hours.

CPSY 582 - Mental Health Internship: Adult Emphasis

Internship in a community setting. Participants engage in counseling and related professional activities under supervision. Students write reports, prepare case histories, and submit work samples for supervisory review.
Prerequisite: CPSY 505, permission of internship coordinator.
Credit: 3 semester hours each semester, for a total of 6 semester hours, CR/NC.

CPSY 583 - Mental Health Internship: Emphasis on Child and Family Problems