Coursework

California State University, Long Beach Graduate Coursework

Master of Science in Counseling, Option in School Counseling with a Pupil Personnel Services Credential

COUN 506: Counseling in School Settings (3) - Overview of issues related to school counseling and the role of the professional school counselor. Includes a practicum component designed to develop counseling skills and promote helping relationships.

COUN 507: Career and Academic Counseling in K12 Settings (3) - Emphasis on career development theory and practice, the world of work, post-school planning, and academic counseling in K-12 settings. Application of theory through culturally sensitive interventions.

COUN 510: Laws and Ethics for Counselors (3) - An introduction to professional identity as counselors and examination of laws and ethics related to the school counseling profession.

COUN 513: Introduction to Clinical Interviewing (3) - A foundation course that provides training in core interviewing skills including active listening, case exploration, goal setting, conducting a mental status exam, and assessing for self-harm.

COUN 515: Counseling Theories (3) - Major counseling theories examined and the competencies of each developed for use in helping relationships.

COUN 555: Cross Cultural Counseling (3) - Study of U.S. and international cultural factors, perspectives and personal and societal values that affect the counseling relationship, methods, and outcomes. These factors include historical, geographical, socio-psychological, educational and counseling factors from various cultural groups that students will encounter in their professional settings.

COUN 606: Current Issues in Professional School Counseling (3) - A variety of current issues in school counseling presented in learning modules. Topics include assessment, education of students with disabilities, school violence prevention, crisis counseling, comprehensive counseling plans, and classroom management.

COUN 607: School Counseling Practicum (3) - Candidates gain exposure to the climate and conditions within the K-12 school setting and the role of the school counselor. Candidates apply counseling theory and skills within the context of the larger school counseling program under supervision in approved school settings (total 100 hours).

COUN 638: Group Counseling (3) - Review of theories and applications of small group processes in guidance and counseling. Laboratory practice is provided and issues and roles relating to the selection of participants, leadership, interaction methods, problem-solving, and evaluation are examined. Students will learn how to proficiently facilitate the group process and address multicultural issues in group settings.

COUN 643A: School Counseling Field Work (3) - Practical experiences in counseling and guidance activities under supervision in approved school settings (total of 300 hours). Emphasis on personal and professional development as school counselors.

COUN 644A: Advanced School Counseling Field Work (3) - Continued practical experiences in counseling and guidance activities under supervision in approved school settings (total of 300 hours). Emphasis on personal and professional development as school counselors.

COUN 695C: Integrative Seminar in Professional School Counseling (3) - Designed to support integration and synthesis of knowledge, skills, and attitudes learned and developed during the school counseling program, and to facilitate the transition from graduate student to counseling professional and lifelong learner.

ED P 400: Introduction to Educational Research and Statistics (3) - Explores a wide range of research methods used in education. Topics include traditions, theories, approaches, and applications of qualitative and quantitative research methods.

ED P 520: Quantitative Research Methods in Education (3) - Examination and application of quantitative educational research methodology including research designs, sampling methods, inferential statistics and hypothesis testing, and the structure and content of a research proposal.

ED P 536: Collaborative Consultation in the Schools (3) - Theory and practice of collaborative consultation in the schools. Models, roles and skills will be discussed, rehearsed during in class simulations, and practiced in field settings.

ED P 596: Program Evaluation in Education (3) - Identifying and comparing various approaches to program evaluation in educational settings including needs assessments; selecting evaluation questions and criteria; collecting, analyzing, and interpreting qualitative and quantitative evaluation data; and the mechanics and process of developing an evaluation plan.

ED P 604: Seminar in Human Development (3) - Theories and issues in developmental psychology, cognitive, linguistic, perceptual, biological, psychomotor, social and emotional development; nature-nurture and individual differences

51 total semester units

NOTE: Information above is reposted verbatim from CSULB's 2020-2021 Course Catalog.