Foundations for Individual Counseling Techniques

This course focuses on basic helping-relationship practices based on individual intervention and guidance. Techniques and skills are investigated and applied to situations commonly faced by personnel in the context of the populations they serve within a school setting.

Topics and Objectives

Understanding Needs in Relation to Human Development

  • Analyze Maslow's hierarchy of needs.
  • Examine Erikson's eight stages of human development.
  • Describe typical situations and problems that confront children.

Counseling Versus Psychotherapy

  • Examine the differences between counseling and psychotherapy.
  • Examine the areas, expectations, general techniques, and interventions of counseling.

Counseling Processes

  • Compare and contrast the BASIC ID and HELPING counseling processes.
  • Examine counseling theories (e.g., Reality Therapy/Choice Theory, Solution-
  • Focused Brief Counseling, etc.).
  • Identify the six steps included in a general model for counseling.
  • Examine legal considerations in counseling.
  • Analyze the first interview process.

Intervention and Consultation Skills Related to School and Community Clientele

  • Demonstrate active listening skills.
  • Identify the consultation process.
  • Examine confidentiality issues.

Reality Therapy Appropriate in a School Setting

  • Examine the key concepts and use of Reality Therapy/Choice Theory in schools.

Solution-Focused Brief Counseling Appropriate in a School Setting

  • Examine the key concepts and use of Solution-Focused Brief Counseling (SFBC) in schools.

Behavioral Counseling Appropriate in a School Setting

  • Examine the key concepts and use of Behavioral Counseling in schools.

Individual Psychology (Adlerian) Appropriate in a School Setting

  • Examine the key concepts and use of Individual Psychology in schools.

Counseling with Children from Different Cultures

  • Examine values of a multicultural counselor.
  • Identify skills of a multicultural counselor.
  • Describe issues that may interfere with culturally sensitive counseling.

Counseling with Exceptional Children

  • Identify the exceptional child.
  • Analyze effective methods used in counseling the exceptional child.

Legal and Ethical Considerations for Counseling in a School Setting

  • Identify the differences among ethical, professional, and legal issues in counseling.
  • Examine privacy, confidentiality, and privileged communication.
  • Analyze ethical dilemmas.

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