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Child & Adolescent Counseling

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
5/27/25 - 8/21/25
TBA
Online 3 $1740 (guest students)
$1725 (current students)
Date
5/27/25 - 8/21/25
Time
TBA
Location
Online
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$1740 (guest students)
$1725 (current students)

Description

This course focuses on facilitating the unique development and emotional growth of children through the counseling process. The course is designed to enhance students' theoretical and practical understanding of the major schools of child psychotherapy. Emphasis is given to a multidimensional view of intervention, with attention to developmental, cognitive, behavioral, educational, multicultural, and environmental issues. Through lectures, videotapes, and structured exercises, students learn a distinct group of interventions, including play and communication skills, as integral components of the therapeutic process.

Prerequisites

COUNSL 614

Registration Opens March 3

Course Details