This initial course in counseling is required for all master's level students in the counselor Education program. The primary focus is on fundamental attitudes, knowledge, and skills necessary for developing …
EDHS 7291 is the lab that accompanies EDHS 7290: Essential Counseling Skills. The course affords practice of important therapeutic skills in a safe controlled environment and gives students individual feedback …
Introduces the administration, scoring, and interpretation of diverse psychological tests. Includes tests of intelligence, perceptual motor functioning, and various specific abilities. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Analyzes the etiology, development, and manifestations of various forms of emotional and social maladjustment in children, adolescents, and adults. Emphasizes developing the conceptual understanding necessary for differential diagnosis, symptom assessment, …
A lecture-demonstration course that introduces the techniques and materials essential to developing augmentative communication programs for children, adolescents, and adults who are non-vocal or severely physically handicapped. Prerequisite: Instructor permission.
Coverage includes language differences, language delays, language deviancies, and specific language impairment with topics ranging from language sampling to linguistic analysis, to intervention and counseling. Topical coverage also include linguistic …
Clinical practice in the identification, diagnosis, and treatment of children and adults with communicative disorders. Programs are individually structured to provide experience with a variety of clinical populations, age groups, …
Explores the planning and initiation of counseling programs in schools with an emphasis on understanding the role and function of counselors in schools, the planning, implementing, and managing of school …
This course provides an overview of the counseling profession with a focus on clinical mental health practice. Students will explore the history and philosophy of counseling, the development of professional …
This course examines advanced theories, models, and techniques for school counseling practice. Students will explore complex issues including crisis intervention, trauma-informed care, mental health consultation, and multi-tiered support systems. Emphasis …
This advanced field experience allows graduate students to participate in a two semester, 600-hour placement in a clinical or school setting. Weekly group supervision focuses on professional identity, in-depth skill …
The class provides an historical review of basic theories in psychology leading to an in-depth examination of current theoretical approaches to psychotherapy. The theoretical base and accompanying empirical literature of …
This is the second of a two-semester sequence in personality assessment. The purpose of this sequence is to train clinical/school psychology graduate students in basic methods of integrative clinical assessment …
Clinical Practicum for Graduate Communication Disorders students
Supervised placement in a setting designed to provide students with clinical experiences dealing with children, adults, and families.
Seminar and practicum experience designed specifically for advanced doctoral students. Focuses on the theoretical and research issues that relate to the practice of consultation and supervision. In addition to the …
The purpose of this course is to increase your skills, knowledge and understanding of the theories, techniques, and process involved in developing effective clinical practices. A range of intervention-related topics …
This is a full-time semester-long clinical internship at an affiliating agency that may be located in Virginia or across the United States. Affiliating agencies include public schools and healthcare institutions …
This course encompasses summative assessments that document student preparation for entry into the profession as a speech-language practitioner. Students are responsible for independent study, preparation, and completion of the course …
Designed to give masters students experience conducting research in professional settings appropriate to their disciplines. Prerequisites: Permission of Advisor.