CNS 9310 - Advanced Counseling Theories

Credits: 3

In this course, students will explore and evaluate the major theories of the first, second, and third focuses on counseling and psychotherapy, including psychodynamic, Adlerian, Jungian, cognitive-behavioral, rational emotive behavior therapy, existential-humanistic tradition, logotherapy, and gestalt therapy. Students will also explore new forces in the continuation of counseling theory, including feminist, multicultural, positive psychology and wellness counseling, solution-focused, and brief therapy. Students will apply these and other theories to diverse clinical populations and setting, defining the function and role of their worldview and faith as a contextualization for understanding and interpretation of these models and their application to clinical care. Students will also consider how they will instruct students and advise supervisees on the application of these theories, analyzing related challenges in teaching and supervising alongside their own clinical applications.

Prerequisite(s): None
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