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Counseling and School Psychology

In the College of Education

Office: North Education 179
Telephone: (619) 594-6109
Fax: (619) 594-7025

Accredited by the California Commission on Teacher Credentialing and the National Association of School Psychologists.

Faculty

Emeritus: Bruce, Carnevale, Hawley, Howard, Malcolm, Manjos, Ramage

Chair: Robinson-Zañartu

Professors: Cook-Morales, Cummins, Feinberg, Miller, Senour

Associate Professors: Ingraham, Robinson-Zañartu, Terry, Thompson

Assistant Professors: Grant-Henry, Loewy

Offered by the Department

Master of Arts degree in education with a concentration in counseling.

Master of Science degree in counseling with specializations in:

Marriage, family and child counseling;

School counseling;

School psychology.

Pupil personnel:

School counseling credential.

School psychology credential.

Courses

UPPER DIVISION COURSES
(Intended for Undergraduates)

310. Group Leadership in Educational Settings (3)

Two lectures and two hours of activity.

Prerequisites: Anthropology 102 or Psychology 101 or Sociology 101; and completion of 60 units.

Identifying, classifying, and analyzing the components essential to the development of leadership in educational settings. Simulation activities assist students in acquisition of group leadership skills. Not applicable to a B.S. degree in Business Administration.

400. Counseling and the Helping Professions (3) I, II

Serves as an introduction to the field of counseling and intro-duces the student to those professions considered to be helping professions.

401. Theories and Processes of Personal Integration (3) I, II

Perspectives of and strategies for developing and maintaining a functional balance among intellectual, physical, emotional, and interpersonal aspects of daily living.

496. Experimental Topics (1-3)

Selected topics. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Limit of nine units of any combination of 296, 496, 596 courses applicable to a bachelor's degrees.

499. Special Study (1-3) I, II

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor. Open only to senior and graduate students in education who have shown ability to work independently.

Individual study. Maximum credit six units.

UPPER DIVISION COURSES
(Also Acceptable for Advanced Degrees)

585A. Human Sexuality for Counselors (3)

Prerequisite: Upper division course in human sexuality.

Dimensions of human sexuality that bear directly on role and function of helping professions. Human sexual development, sexual variations, sexual dysfunctions, intimate lifestyles, treatment modalities and sexual ethics. Fulfills MFCC licensure requirement.

585B. Dynamics of Adjustment Behavior (3)

Prerequisite: Upper division course in abnormal psychology.

Philosophies and dynamics of adjustment behavior, patterns and types of abnormal behavior, and treatment modalities. Fulfills MFCC licensure requirement.

596. Selected Studies (1-3)

Prerequisite: Consent of instructor.

A series of lecture and discussion sessions centering on current problems in counseling and guidance. Designed to serve the needs of any person desiring to keep informed of developments in this area. May be repeated with new content. See Class Schedule for specific content. Maximum credit of six units of 596 applicable to a master's degree. Maximum combined credit of six units of 596 and 696 applicable to a 30-unit master's degree.

GRADUATE COURSES
Refer to the Graduate Bulletin.

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