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 MyBU Student Portal for confirmation a class is actually being taught and for specific course meeting dates and times.

• SED CE 730: Guiding the College Admission Process
  A review of the theoretical and empirical literature on universal educational access to the counseling practice of fostering college aspirations and guiding students through the choice and application process. Developmentally appropriate guidance across the lifespan applicable to diverse educational settings and the construction of useful tools will be emphasized. 2 cr.
• SED CE 735: Issues in School Counseling
  An examination of issues faced by the developmental school counselor. Topical areas include the history, principles, and practices of school counseling, tenets, and guidelines of developmental counseling, schools as institutions, counselor reform, Massachusetts curriculum frameworks, MCAS and other forms of school- based appraisal, students with special needs, school-based prevention and intervention, legal and ethical issues, college and career counseling, referral, group counseling in educational settings, consultation, the development of the school counselor, and the future of school counseling. Restricted to matriculated students or permission of instructor. 4 cr.
• SED CE 737: Counseling: Philosophy, Theory, and Practice
  An historical overview of diverse theories of psychotherapy and derivative techniques will be examined with an emphasis on applications to diagnosis, and developmental counseling philosophy and practice. Topics include the relationships among society, family, and individual in the definition and development of the healthy personality and abnormal intellectual, social, and emotional learning and development. Permission of the instructor. 4 cr.
• SED CE 739: Psychology of Vocational Development
  Theories of vocational development and work as a social issue. Counseling and information are presented as tools to facilitate the vocational and personal development of diverse populations in a variety of work settings. Current trends in the world of work. 4 cr.
• 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
  Provides development of advanced counseling skills by combining academic work with fieldwork, in a school or clinical setting, through a two-semester field placement under dual supervision. Required for approved counseling interns. Registration restricted to Master's students in counseling. 3 cr.
• 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
  The course will examine the central themes of cognitive psychology and how emotion/affect relate to these themes. Findings from experimental cognitive psychology, cognitive neuroscience, and emotion research will be considered. 4 cr. Either sem.
• 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. Either sem.
• SED CE 809: History & Systems of Psychology
  Surveys the philosophical and theoretical foundations of psychology. Examines and interrogates psychology's Western worldviews and conceptions of knowledge, claims of objectivity, and sociopolitical neutrality. Also investigates the theories that shaped the emergence of mental health treatment and approaches to treatment. 4cr. Either sem.
• 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 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. Either sem.
• 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
  Graduate Prerequisites: Graduate Prerequisites: Open only to matriculated graduate students who have completed prerequisites.
  Supervised field experience with students assuming responsibility for counseling, testing, placement, and follow-up of clients. Fieldwork w/lecture. 4 cr. Either sem.
• 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. Either sem.
• 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. Either sem.