PS 4154 INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY- LEVEL 6 3/0/3 (REVISED SPRING 2015) UK CREDITS: 15

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1 DEREE COLLEGE SYLLABUS FOR: PS 4154 INTRODUCTION TO COUNSELING PSYCHOLOGY- LEVEL 6 3/0/3 (REVISED SPRING 2015) UK CREDITS: 15 PREREQUISITES: PS 3012 Theories of Personality-Level 5 CATALOG DESCRIPTION: This course is designed to provide the student with an overview of the field of counseling psychology. The course utilizes a scientist/practitioner approach to familiarize students with the assumptions, theories, strategies, applications, and ethical and legal considerations related to counseling psychology. This course is not designed to teach students how to conduct psychotherapy. RATIONALE: Students will be introduced to the basic counseling theories, the core requirements and socio-cultural competencies necessary to becoming a counseling psychologist. Emphasis will be placed on the various employment opportunities and settings in the field, the roles and functions of counseling psychologist in these settings. A key component of the course is that students are self reflective and challenge themselves to think critically about theory, research, and practice. This course is intended for graduating psychology majors who are particularly interested in pursuing graduate studies in counseling psychology and related fields. LEARNING OUTCOMES: As a result of taking this course, the student should be able to: 1. Understand historical evolution and the current position of counseling psychology within the psychology discipline, particularly the philosophical and professional distinctions between counseling psychology and other mental health professions. 2. Identify roles, functions, preparation standards, credentialing, and licensure of counseling psychology. Have a working knowledge of the BPS and APA code of ethics and standards of practice, of ethical decision-making processes, and of basic legal guidelines in the field. 3. Demonstrate detailed knowledge of counseling theories, particularly of the core approaches to counseling: psychodynamic, existential-humanistic, behavioral, cognitive, integrative approaches. 4. Critically evaluate counseling psychology research, including process and outcome research. 5. Demonstrate an understanding of key issues and major topics in counselling psychology, such as but not limited to reflective practice, therapeutic relationship, personal therapy, supervision, and professional boundaries. 6. Develop an in-depth knowledge of diversity issues, including worldview, race/ethnicity, gender, social class, spirituality, sexual orientation, age, physical and mental status, and equity issues in counseling. 7. Gain an understanding of the settings where counseling psychologists work and how the context affects their work. METHODS OF

2 TEACHING AND LEARNING: Lectures, class experiential activities, group discussions, a portfolio and a term paper. ASSESSMENT: Formative Assessment 0% Video class discussions and reflections Portfolio-Summative 60% The Portfolio assessment includes two types of assignments: Personal Beliefs Statement (1500 words). This statement outlines students' motivations for choosing the counseling psychology field. Self-Reflection Papers on different topics presented in class. Critical Review Paper- Summative 40% Students will write a critical review paper of the empirical evidence on one of the following topics: Personal Therapy, Online Counseling, Mandated Counseling. As these topics are still debates in counseling psychology students will need to draw their conclusions based on existing empirical evidence (2,500-3,000 words). Formative assessments enrich students' learning experiences Portfolio assesses the Learning Outcomes 1, 2, 6, 7. Critical Review Paper assesses Learning Outcomes 2, 3, 4, 5 with an emphasis on 3, 4, 5. REQUIRED MATERIAL: Woolfe, R., Strawbridge, S. Douglas, B., & Dryden, W. (2010). Handbook of Counselling Psychology. London: Sage. READING LIST 1. Required material McLeod, J. (2013). An Introduction to Counselling, (5 th Ed.). Berkshire, UK: Open University Press. American Psychological Association (2010). Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association (6th Ed.). Washington D.C.: APA. 2. Suggested material American Psychological Association. (2010). Ethical principles of psychologists and code of conduct. Retrieved from APA Presidential Task Force on Evidence-Based Practice. (2006). Evidencebased practice in psychology. American Psychologist, 61, British Psychological Society, (2009). Code of ethics and conduct. Retrieved from df Carter, R. T. (2003). The Counseling Psychologist in the new millennium: Building a bridge from the past to the future. The Counseling Psychologist, 31(1), 5-15.

3 Ersahin, Z. (2013). The Elephant in the room: Implications if the on-going conflict between religion and science, and what pluralism offers working with the (in)visible. Counselling Psychology Review, 28(2), Gelso, C. J. (1979). Research in counseling: Methodological and professional issues. The Counseling Psychologist. 8(3), doi: / Goodman, L. A., Liang, B., Helms, J. E., Latta, R. E., Sparks, E., & Weintraub, S. R. (2004). Training counseling psychologists as social justice agents: Feminist and multicultural principles in action. The Counseling Psychologist, 32(6), Hanson, W. E., Creswell, J. W., Clark, V. L. P., Petska, K. S., & Creswell, J. D. (2005). Mixed methods research designs in counseling psychology. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(2), doi: / Holloway, E. L.; Neufeldt, S. A. (1995). Supervision: Its contributions to treatment efficacy. Journal of Consulting and Clinical Psychology, 63(2), doi: / X Horvath, A. O., & Luborsky, L. (1993). The role of the therapeutic alliance in psychotherapy. Journal of consulting and clinical psychology, 61(4), doi: / X Kazdin, A. E. (2008). Evidence-based treatment and practice: New opportunities to bridge clinical research and practice, enhance the knowledge base, and improve patient care. American Psychologist, 63(3), Kitchener, K. S. (1984). Intuition, critical evaluation and ethical principles: The foundation for ethical decisions in counseling psychology. The Counseling Psychologist, 12(3-4), doi: / Lambert, M. J., & Barley, D. E. (2001). Research summary on the therapeutic relationship and psychotherapy outcome. Psychotherapy, 38(4), Lopez, S. J., Magyar-Moe, J. L., Petersen, S. E., Ryder, J. A., Krieshok, T. S., O'Byrne, K. K.,... & Fry, N. A. (2006). Counseling psychology's focus on positive aspects of human functioning. The Counseling Psychologist, 34(2), Norcross, J. C. (2005). The psychotherapist's own psychotherapy: educating and developing psychologists. American Psychologist, 60(8), 840. Norcross, J. C., Sayette, M. A., Mayne, T. J., Karg, R. S., & Turkson, M. A. (1998). Selecting a doctoral program in professional psychology: Some comparisons among PhD counseling, PhD clinical, and PsyD clinical psychology programs. Professional Psychology: Research and Practice, 29(6), doi: /

4 Packard, T. (2009). Core values that distinguish counseling psychology: Personal and professional perspectives. The Counseling Psychology, 37, Pelling, N. (2004). Counselling psychology: Diversity and commonalities across the Western World. Counselling Psychology Review Quarterly, 13(3), Pieterse, A., Lii, M., Ritmeester, A., Collins, N.M.(2013). Towards a model of self-awareness development for counselling and psychotherapy training. Counselling Psychology Quarterly, 26(2), Ponterotto, J. G. (2005). Qualitative research in counseling psychology: A primer on research paradigms and philosophy of science. Journal of Counseling Psychology, 52(2), doi: / Stoltenberg, C. D., Pace, T. M., Kashubeck-West, S., Biever, J. L., Patterson, T., & Welch, I. D. (2000). Training Models in Counseling Psychology Scientist- Practitioner Versus Practitioner-Scholar. The Counseling Psychologist, 28(5), Sue, D. W., Bernier, J. E., Durran, A., Feinberg, L., Pedersen, P., Smith, E. J., & Vasquez-Nuttall, E. (1982). Position paper: Cross-cultural counseling competencies. The Counseling Psychologist. 10(2), doi: / Vera, E. M., & Speight, S. L. (2003). Multicultural competence, social justice, and counseling psychology: Expanding our roles. The Counseling Psychologist, 31(3), Will, K. (2014). Using a pluralistic approach in counselling psychology and psychotherapy practice with diverse clients: Explorations into cultural and religious responsiveness within a Western paradigm. Counselling Psychology Review, 29(1), WWW RESOURCES: (Society of Counseling Psychology) SCIENTIFIC JOURNALS: Journal of Counseling Psychology, APA The Counselling Psychologist, Sage, Division of Counselling Psychology, APA Counselling Psychology Quarterly, Taylor & Francis Counselling and Psychotherapy Research, Taylor & Francis British Journal of Guidance & Counselling, Taylor & Francis INDICATIVE CONTENT:

5 1. What is Counselling Psychology? Origins, Developments, and Challenges 2. Counselling Psychology and Positive Psychology 3. Socio-Cultural perspectives 4. Diversity Issues 5. Professional and Personal Development 6. Therapeutic Relationship 7. Virtues, Values, and Ethics and Practice 8. Theory and Approaches: Psychodynamic, Cognitive-Behavioural, Humanistic-Existential, Integrative 9. Modalities: Time-limited, Children and Adolescents, Career, Couples, Families, Disability, Gay and Lesbian, Feminist, Group, Older Adults, Student, Workplace, forensic, 10. Counselling Research