Courses
Counselor Education
Number |
Name and Description |
Hours Credit |
Sex Role Development: Implications for Education and Counseling |
3 |
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Theories and research: development of gender roles and their relevance to identity and behavior in socio-psychological, educational, and counseling settings. (Same as Women's Studies 410.) |
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Personality and Mental Health |
3 |
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Various perspectives of mental health with application to education and other social institutions. (Same as Educational Psychology 431) |
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Interviewing and Counseling Techniques |
3 |
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An introduction to basic helping skills necessary to the preparation of counselors, teachers, and others involved in human service delivery. |
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Thesis |
1-15 |
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P/NP only. |
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Registration for Use of Facilities |
1-15 |
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Required for the student not otherwise registered during any semester when student uses university facilities and/or faculty time before degree is completed. May not be used toward degree requirements. May be repeated. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. |
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Problems in Lieu of Thesis |
2-3 |
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May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. |
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Special Topics |
1-3 |
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Instructor-initiated course offered at convenience of academic unit on topics of current interest. May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours. Letter or Satisfactory /No Credit grading. |
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Educational Specialist Research and Thesis |
3 |
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May be repeated. P/NP only |
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Mental Health Consultation |
3 |
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Intended for advanced students in the helping professions, especially Mental Health Counseling. Its main goal is to prepare students for providing mental health consultation and collaboration in the field. |
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Formal Measurement in Education and Counseling |
3 |
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Principles of test construction and item analysis. Survey of standardized tests of intelligence, achievement, aptitude, vocational interest, attitudes and personality |
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Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Counseling |
3 |
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Professional practice issues in school and community counseling and related fields: education, research, standards of practice, credentialing, and policy. Prereq: Admission to counseling program or consent of instructor. |
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Foundations in School Counseling |
3 |
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History, philosophy, professional standards, counselor role in relation to school staff and mental health professionals, and ethics of profession. |
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Theory and Practice of Counseling |
3 |
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Philosophical bases of helping relationships; development of counselor and client self awareness; counseling theory/techniques. |
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Career Development: Vocational Theory, Research and Practice |
3 |
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Relationship of vocational theory, career development research and societal factors to life career roles. |
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Career and Educational Information Systems and Resources |
3 |
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Use of print and non-print materials : computer-based systems, for career and educational planning. Prereq: 552 or consent of instructor and Internet access account. |
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Group Dynamics and Methods |
3 |
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Theory and types of groups, descriptions of group practices, methods, dynamics, and facilitative skills, supervision of leadership skills. (Same as Psychology 567.) |
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Practicum in Counseling |
3 |
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Supervised practice and application of counseling skills with individual clients. Prereq: Admission to program, 431, 525, 551, and consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 9 hours. (Same as Psychology 569.) |
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Orientation to Mental Health Counseling |
3 |
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Mental health counseling as profession: professional organizations, work settings, code of ethics, certification requirements, and role identity. |
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Internship in School Counseling |
1-6 |
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Supervised postpracticum employment at academic unit approved site. Prereq: 550 and consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. |
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Internship In Mental Health Counseling |
1-6 |
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Supervised postpracticum employment at academic unit approved human services agency. Prereq: Admission to mental health counseling program, 555 and consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. |
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Development and Operation of School Counseling Programs |
3 |
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Management of comprehensive school counseling programs to include needs assessment, program goals, resource identification, evaluations, and use of computer-based management software. Prereq: 550. |
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Facilitation of Technical Task Groups |
3 |
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Technical and social aspects of group dynamics in context of technical task groups. Application of counseling techniques to facilitation of workplace teams. Prereq: 551, 554, or consent of instructor. |
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Approaches to Family Intervention and Counseling |
3 |
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Various theoretical approaches for family intervention and counseling. Structural, strategic, experiential and social learning schools of practice. Effects of intervention from perspective of their impact on family functioning and communication. (Same as Child and Family Studies 566) |
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Cross-Cultural Counseling: Theory and Research |
3 |
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Theory and research on issues and problems in counseling of clients from different cultural backgrounds in U. S. and abroad. (Same as Psychology 574) |
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Case Management Process in Mental Health Counseling |
3 |
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Introduction and application of knowledge and skills of the case management process: assessment, planning, and service provision/coordination., |
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Seminar in Gerontology |
1 |
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Scope of gerontology as discipline and as related to other academic and professional disciplines. Speakers both internal and external to the University of Tennessee, Knoxville. Prereq: Consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 3 hours. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. (Same as Educational Psychology 585; Exercise Science 585; Health 585; Nursing 585; Public Health 585; Social Work 585; Sociology 585.) |
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Independent Study |
1-3 |
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May be repeated. Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade. |
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Doctoral Research and Dissertation |
3-15 |
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P/NP only. |
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Professional Seminar |
1 |
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An introduction to doctoral study in Educational Psychology and Counseling that explores research requirements, the meaning of scholarship in academe, resources, survival strategies for students and related topics. Prereq: Admission to a doctoral program in the Educational Psychology and Counseling Department. May not be used to meet the Educational Psychology 600 or Counselor Education 600 requirement. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. (Same as Educational Psychology 601) |
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Directed Research |
1-3 |
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Instructor- or student-initiated group investigation of empirical and theoretical problems in educational and counseling psychology. May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. |
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Special Topics |
1-3 |
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Instructor-initiated courses offered at convenience of academic unit on topics of interest. May be repeated. Maximum 15 hours. Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade. |
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Advanced Study in Personality |
3 |
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Theory, research and conceptual analysis of studies with application to education and counseling. Prereq: Psychology 470 or equivalent. (Same as Psychology 625.) |
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Ethical, Legal, and Professional Issues in Psychology |
3 |
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Research, human services, teaching, and public policy. Prereq: Admission to doctoral program in psychology or consent of instructor. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. (Same as Educational Psychology 635; Psychology 635) |
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Seminar in Counselor Education |
3 |
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Professional issues related to role and function of counselor educator. Prereq: Admission to doctoral program in counselor education. |
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Reality Therapy and Grief Counseling |
3 |
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Seminar in theory and practice of reality therapy and grief counseling for advanced graduate study. Prereq: 551 or permission of instructor |
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Practicum in Counselor Education |
3 |
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Supervised practice and application of counseling skills with clients. Prereq: Admission to counselor education program and consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 6 hours. |
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Internship in Counselor Education |
1-6 |
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Supervised experience in departmentally approved counseling, teaching, supervision, or consultation internship sites. Prereq: Admission to counselor education doctoral program and consent of instructor. May be repeated. Maximum 12 hours. Satisfactory/No Credit grading only. |
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Advanced Theory and Practice of Counseling |
3 |
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An in-depth exploration of theories of human nature and the practice of counseling. Prereq: Admission to the PhD program or permission of instructor. |
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Group and Systems Theory and Interventions |
3 |
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Exploration of group and family systems theory, preparation as practitioners in facilitation of counseling and task groups, and examination of counseling and psychotherapy interventions applicable to group dynamics. Prereq: Admission to the PhD program or permission of instructor. |
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Theory and Practice of Counseling Supervision and Consultation |
3 |
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Theory of counseling supervision and consultation, supervision of entry-level counselors, and agency consultation. Prereq: Admission to the PhD program or permission of instructor. |
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Personality and Vocational Assessment |
3 |
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Use and interpretation of personality and vocational measures in assessment of clients. Prereq: 525 or Psychology 445 or consent of instructor. (Same as Psychology 667) |
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Theory and Practice of University Teaching in Counselor Education |
3 |
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Emphasis on teaching and learning theories and classroom applications in the preparation of future mental health, school, and rehabilitation counselors. Prereq: Admission to the PhD program or permission of instructor. |
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Independent Study |
1-3 |
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May be repeated. Satisfactory/No Credit or letter grade. |
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