Resources: 1. Use the transcript, course descriptions or course syllabi from the year(s) you attended. These are obtainable by calling your graduate school. 2. Fill in the class you took under each coursework area on the following list.
Each coursework area must have at least 2 semester or 3 quarter credits. You must have at least 16 semester or 24 quarter credits of supporting coursework.
The class name from your transcript does not need to "match" the coursework area title, but the content, as described in the college catalog or syllabus, must be compatible with the definitions given.
The coursework area titles and definitions are standard for Professional Counseling Programs and are normative nationwide. Although programs vary from state to state (and sometimes from college to college) these are commonly acceptable basic training areas.
Provided that ALL the answers in SECTION I are affirmative, coursework may be supplemented by post-degree graduate work.
PROFESSIONAL COUNSELOR COURSEWORK
Counseling Theory - Studies of basic theories, principles and techniques of counseling and their application to professional counseling settings.
CLASS NAME & #:
Human Growth & Lifespan Development - Studies that provide an understanding of the nature and needs of individuals at all developmental levels, from birth to old age.
CLASS NAME & #:
Social & Cultural Foundations - Studies that provide an understanding of the cultural context of relationships, issues and trends in a diverse society. Includes such factors as culture, ethnicity, nationality, age, gender, sexual orientation, mental and physical characteristics, family values, education, religious and spiritual values, socio-economics status, etc.
CLASS NAME & #:
Helping Relationship - Studies that provide an understanding of counseling and consultant characteristics that influence the helping process (age, gender, ethnic factors, etc.); essential interview and counseling skills to develop a therapeutic relationship, set goals, maintain boundaries, evaluate client outcome, and terminate.
CLASS NAME & #:
Group Dynamics - Studies of theoretical and experiential understandings of group purpose, development, dynamics, counseling theories and methods.
CLASS NAME & #:
Lifestyle & Career Development - Studies of the career counseling process, techniques and resources as well as career development.
CLASS NAME & #:
Diagnosis and Appraisal of Individuals - Studies that provide an understanding of individual & group approaches to diagnosis, assessment and evaluation (standardized and non-standardized testing, performance assessment, individual and group test and inventory methods).
CLASS NAME & #:
Research & Evaluation - Studies that provide an understanding of research methods, statistical analysis, needs assessment and program evaluation.
CLASS NAME & #:
Professional Orientation - Studies of the following aspects of professional functioning: history and philosophy of the counseling profession; professional roles and relationships with other human service providers, credentialing, advocacy processes, ethical and legal considerations in professional counseling.
CLASS NAME & #:
Clinical/Applied Experience - Practicum/internship. Direct client contact hours, supervision, staff meetings, community relations, record keeping, supervised in-house practica and off-campus site placement.
CLASSES NAME & #:
Supporting Coursework for Speciality Areas
CLASS NAME & #:
CLASS NAME & #:
CLASS NAME & #:
CLASS NAME & #:
CLASS NAME & #:
Total Transcript Credits: ____ quarter/semester
Full degree standards require 72 quarter or 48 semester units. As long as there are 48 quarter or 30 semester units in the basic graduate degree, the remainder can be supplemented post-degree.
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