CED670 - GROUP AND FAMILY MENTAL HEALTH COUNSELING

College of Education

Credits: 3

This course is designed to prepare rehabilitation and clinical mental health counselors and other human service providers to become knowledgeable of counseling theory and skilled in group and family counseling techniques, with a focus on concerns related to disability and rehabilitation and clinical mental health counseling. The course will cover the history of group and family counseling, related counseling theories, elements of leadership in group counseling, family life cycle and models of healthy and unhealthy characteristics of families, culturally diverse perspectives of counseling, and ethical, legal, and professional issues. Students will gain practical experience with group counseling leadership and participation.

Prerequisite(s):
Prereq: Admissions to the rehabilitation counseling or other human services program, and have counseling theories and techniques course, and consent of instructor.
Approved for Distance Learning.