CSL 639 Counseling Children and Adolescents

This course focuses on specialized knowledge, skills, and awareness necessary for counseling children and adolescents within individual, group, and family counseling modalities. Basic principles from child and adolescent development will be utilized in the identification, conceptualization, and treatment of developmental issues, as well as more pathological clinical presentations. Research and practice across a variety of theoretical frameworks, including talk-based, play, and other activity therapies, will be explored. Emphasis will be placed upon developing a therapeutic relationship, distinguishing the purpose and mechanisms of therapeutic change, as well as implementing effective interventions and measurable treatment goals.