While we will discuss counseling skills, this is not a lab course and students will not develop hands-on counseling skills in this course. The history as well as the current status of the profession of counseling psychology will be discussed. In addition, the values of the field and underlying assumptions will be described. We will explore scientific, professional, and ethical aspects of counseling psychology. Finally, we will discuss specific issues and challenges that confront the field of counseling psychology. Course Objectives: 1.
To provide an introduction to the profession and specialty of counseling psychology and to distinguish counseling psychology from other applied psychology professions as well as distinguish it from other, related human-service professions. 2. To provide an overview of the process of counseling with individuals, couples, families, and children. 3. To introduce professional and ethical issues that impact the field of counseling psychology. Required Text: Todd, J. & Bohart, A. C. (2006). Foundations of clinical and counseling psychology (4th ed. ). Long Grove, IL: Waveland Press, Inc. EXAMS: There will be three exams administered in this course.
Exams I and II only cover material assigned since the previous exam. The third exam is the final exam and will be administered at the time indicated by the Registrar’s Office for the final exam. The final exam is cumulative and covers all material from the course. All three exams will have a combination of multiple choice, true-false, matching, fill-in-the-blank, and short answers and material for the exams will be taken from the assigned readings as well as material presented during class (including videos and speakers). The first two exams are worth 45 points each and the final exam is worth 75 points. * Please be on time on exam days. Due to test security issues, if you arrive after the first person has turned in their exam and left the room, you will take the essay make-up exam during the exam class time. Make-up Exams: Make-up exams will only be given to those who present valid medical excuses, with a doctor’s note, for their failure to appear for the regularly scheduled examination, or to persons who have a written request for an alternate examination time approved by the instructor prior to the regularly scheduled exam date for a university-sanctioned activity.
Make-up exams will cover the same material as those given at the times indicated above, but they will be all essay in format. Comment on Lectures: The lectures in this course are intended to supplement the assigned reading. While many of the topics in the text will be covered in the lectures, not all of the material from the reading assignments will be covered during class time. However, you are still responsible for learning that material. In addition, some lecture topics will not appear in your reading assignments but WILL be covered on the exams.
Students are encouraged to raise questions about the reading material during class or during the instructor’s office hours. Video or audio recording of class lecture is by permission of instructor only and will only be permitted when approved as an accommodation for a documented disability as determined by the OSU Office of Disability Services. Please see the instructor to complete appropriate consent forms. WRITTEN ASSIGNMENT: Critical Film Review - Due at the beginning of class on Monday, November 19th.
Since media is one outlet for the public to learn about counseling, you are to select and watch a movie/film that portrays counseling or psychotherapy, such as Good Will Hunting, Analyze This (or That), One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest, Ordinary People, What About Bob. After watching the film, comment on the following in your paper: • Identify the film selected and summarize briefly the plot of the film. • What approach to counseling does the therapist seem to use with her/his clients based on your reading of the text?
Describe the way in which you see this demonstrated in the film. • In what way does the relationship between the client and the therapist enhance the client’s growth or recovery from the psychological problems he/she has faced. What did you like about the way the therapist related to the client? • Based upon what you know from this course, comment upon anything you notice in the film that does not seem to be an accurate portrayal of counseling or therapy. ***Additional submissions of movies must be submitted by 8/31/12***
Course Grade: Your course grade will be based on the following points: Exam #145 points Exam #245 points Writing Assignment 20 points Participation15 points Exam #375 points Total Points Possible:200 points GradePercentage of Points A93% - 100% A-90% - 92% B+87% - 89% B83% - 86% B-80% - 82% C+77% - 79% C73% - 76% C-70% - 72% D+67% - 69% D60% - 66% Eless than 60% Incompletes: A grade of “I” will ONLY be awarded to students who have had a written request for such a grade approved by the instructor PRIOR TO the date of the final exam.
Accommodations for Students with Disabilities Any student who feels s/he may need an accommodation based upon the impact of a documented disability should contact me privately early in the quarter to discuss your specific needs. Please contact the Office of Disability Services (292-3307) in room 150 Pomerene Hall to coordinate reasonable accommodations and arrangements as they are needed (http://www. ods. ohio-state. edu/). Academic Misconduct: The utmost academic integrity is expected of all students in this class.
All class members are bound to the OSU regulations governing academic misconduct at all times. This includes cheating, plagiarism, and other forms of misconduct as described in the OSU Student Handbook and in the University’s Code of Student Conduct. I comply with the University’s regulations and code of student conduct. For more information regarding these regulations and code, please see the following websites: http://studentaffairs. osu. edu/info_for_students/csc. asp http://oaa. ohio-state. edu/coam/faq. html Autumn 2012 Course Calendar Week |Dates |Topic |Chapter |Pages/Articles |Notes | | | | | |Assignments | | |1 |W 8/22 |Introduction to Course and Syllabus | | | | | |F 8/24 |Becoming a Psychologist |1 | | | |2 |M 8/27, W 8/29, F |Becoming a Psychologist/History of Counseling |2 |And Pages 400 - 415 | | | |8/31 | | | | | |3 |W 9/5, F 9/7 |The Counseling Process/Ethics | |Pages 431 - 444 |No class 9/3 | | | | | | |Labor Day Holiday | |4 |M 9/10, W 9/12, F | Ethics/Psychological Assessments |4 | | | | |9/14 | | | | | |5 |M 9/17, W 9/19 | Psychological Assessments/Review |4 | | | | |F 9/21 |Midterm Exam 1 | |6 |M 9/24, W 9/26, F |Psychoanalysis |6 | | | | |9/28 | | | | | |7 |M 10/1, W 10/3, F |Person Centered |8 | | | | |10/5 | | | | | |8 |M 10/8, W 10/10, F |Experiential 9 | | | | |10/12 | | | | | |9 |M 10/15, |Behavioral and Cognitive, CBT |10 – 11 | | | | |W 10/17, F 10/19 | | | | | |10 |M 10/22, |Applied/Practical Approaches | | | | | |W 10/24 | | | | | | |F 10/26 |Midterm Exam 2 | |11 |M 10/29, |Career Assessment |4 | | | | |W 10/31, F 11/2 | | | | | |12 |M 11/5, W 11/7, F |Marriage and Family Approaches |13 | | | | |11/9 | | | | | |13 |W 11/14, |Research in Psychotherapy |5 | |No class M 11/12 | | |F 11/16 | | | |Veteran’s Day Holiday | |14 |M 11/19 | Research in Psychotherapy | |Writing Assignment Due |No Class 11/21-11/23 | | | | | | |Thanksgiving Holiday | |15 |M 11/26, |Panel of Psychologists | | | | | |W 11/28, | | | | | | |F 11/30 | | | | | |16 |12/3 |Wrap up – Course Review | | |Classes end—12/4 | | |12/5 |Reading Day—No Classes | | | | | |12/10 |12:00 PM – 1:45 PM – Location To Be Determined |
