Courses

The listing of a course description here does not guarantee a course’s being offered in a particular semester. Please refer to the published schedule of classes on the Student Link for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• SED CE 740: Ethics and Professional Responsibilities
  Examines the professional identity and responsibilities of licensed mental health counselors and licensed school counselors, and an introduction to the role of ethics in the practice of counseling in both theoretical and practical terms. CPAHD students; others with instructor permission. 3 cr.
• SED CE 741: Cross-Cultural Perspectives
  A historical, philosophical, and clinical examination of subcultural considerations in counseling psychology professional practice and inquiry. 4 cr.
• SED CE 746: Clinical Practice
  This course will provide for the development of advanced counseling skills by combining in class academic work with direct work with clients, in a school or clinical setting, through a two-semester field placement under dual supervision. The total hours of field experience for the school and child and adolescent mental health counseling student meets or exceeds the number of field experience hours required by Massachusetts regulations. The practicum/internship must be undertaken in consecutive fall and spring semesters of the same academic year. Fldwk w/ seminar. Required for approved counseling interns. Registration restricted to matriculated Master's students in counseling. 4 cr.
• SED CE 747: Half-Clinical Practice in School Counseling, Pre-K-8
  Minimum 225 hours required. Open only to master's students who are enrolled in SED CE746. 2cr.
• SED CE 748: Half-Clinical Practice in School Counseling, 5-12
  Minimum 225 hours required.Open only to master's studens who are enrolled in SED CE 746. 2cr, 2nd sem.
• SED CE 769: Substance Abuse and Treatment
  This course provides a comprehensive overview of the field of substance abuse, its prevention practices, and treatment modalities. Using a biopsychosocial perspective, students will learn the physiological and psychological effects of alcohol and other drugs, and the effects of substance abuse on individuals, families, and communities. 4cr.
• SED CE 801: Cog Affect Bases of Behavior
  Overview of the cognitive and affective processes involved with perception, attention, memory, language, problem solving, reasoning, and decision- making; emotional processes, motivation, reward prediction, and affective states; and individual differences in relevant domains, including personality. ?Findings from experimental cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and emotion research will be considered. The course will examine the central themes of cognitive psychology and how emotion/affect relate to these themes. 4 cr.
• SED CE 802: Social Bases of Behavior
  An overview of the major social psychological theories and issues, including seminal and contemporary studies. Examines the central themes of social psychology and how emotion/affect, cognition, and behavior all relate to these themes. 4 cr.
• SED CE 809: His Sys Psychol
  Surveys the philosophical and theoretical foundations of psychology, tracing the ideas and theories that culminated in the emergence of psychology as a separate discipline. Also investigates the theories and ideas that shaped the emergence of mental health treatment and approaches to treatment.
• SED CE 820: Comprehensive Project
  The Comprehensive Project is an elective for all School or Child and Adolescent Mental Health Counseling students, to be completed in their final semester of study. Under the direction of their advisor, students develop and execute a research project, complete a comprehensive literature review, or develop and initiate an intervention, program, or curriculum. CPAHD students only; others with instructor permission. 3 cr.
• SED CE 821: Advanced Sport/Performance Practicum
  Semester long sport/performance psychology practicum for doctoral students only.?Includes internships focused on developing counseling and applied sport/performance psychology skills. Provides training in development of conceptual and technical counseling skills and supervision to students striving to become sport/ performance psychology/youth sport development consultants. Fldwk w/ seminar. 2 cr.
• SED CE 826: Intellectual and Behavioral Assessment (Child)
  An applied/practical review of various forms of clinical child/family assessments including: structured and unstructured clinical interviewing; cognitive and achievement testing; behavioral and observational techniques; and visual-motor tasks; and assessments specifically designed to target symptoms of particular psychological disorders. 2 cr.
• SED CE 840: Psychodynamics of Marriage and Family
  This is an introductory course that includes a comprehensive overview of the field of family systems and family therapy. This course will serve as an introduction to the theory and techniques of couples and family therapy. An attempt will be made to integrate theory and practice through assignments, class activities, and personal and professional self- reflection. Students will have the opportunity to reflect upon how they might actually use course content professionally in their respective disciplines. 4 cr.
• SED CE 841: Theories of Human Development (Infancy, Childhood, and Early Adolescence)
  Provides opportunities for understanding the fundamental inquiries, assumptions, theories, methodologies, and controversies that comprise the discipline of developmental psychology. Presents an in-depth historical and contemporary approach to the yet-enigmatic processes of human development throughout infancy, childhood, and early adolescence. required for all counseling students. Permission of instructor necessary. 4cr, 1st sem.
• SED CE 842: Theories of Human Development (Adolescence and Adulthood)
  Provides opportunities for understanding the fundamental inquiries, assumptions, theories, methodologies, and controversies that comprise the discipline of developmental psychology. Presents an in-depth historical and contemporary approach to the yet-enigmatic processes of human development during adolescence and throughout adolescence and adulthood. Required for all counseling students. Permission of instructor necessary. 4cr, 2nd sem.
• SED CE 846: Practicum
  Supervised field experience with students assuming responsibility for counseling, testing, placement, and follow-up of clients. Fieldwork w/lecture. Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites. 4cr.
• SED CE 847: Theories of Group Counseling
  A conceptual and experiential introduction to group dynamics. Participation in ongoing training group while studying the dynamics of group development. Covers group counseling approaches and models, issues of small group leadership, and styles of leadership. Treatment of group counseling goals, composition, phases, and research. 4 cr.
• SED CE 848: Proseminar on Effective Interventions (Child)
  An in-depth review of the principles of counseling youth, with particular emphasis on empirically supported treatments (EST's). Reviews theoretical perspectives and their research bases; explores change processes and outcomes associated with child psychotherapy; examines current state of the "EST's" literature. 2 cr.
• SED CE 849: Proseminar on Effective Interventions (Adults)
  An in-depth review of the principles of counseling with adults, with particular emphasis on empirically supported treatments. Reviews theoretical perspectives and their research bases; explores change processes and outcomes associated with adult psychotherapy; examines current state of the literature. 2 cr.
• SED CE 850: Proseminar on Counseling and Psychotherapy Supervision and Consultation
  Introduction to contemporary counseling and psychotherapy supervision and consultation theory, research and practice. Examines current models and relevant efficacy research, encourages students to identify models and approaches that are consistent with their developing professional theoretical orientation and interests. 2 cr.

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