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1000. Relationship Skills: Counseling in Action. 3. Content-based course that focuses on the critical-thinking skills necessary to understand, analyze, and produce knowledge within the framework of educational inquiry; introducing students to the role of counseling in diverse settings. Themes discussed include classroom human relations skills, counseling in a diverse society, legal and ethical issues in human relations fields, and various specialties in the practice of counseling.

2200. Introduction to Student Leadership. 2. Acquaints student leaders with skills and competencies necessary for successful service in the university community. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)

2300. Counseling Skills for the Helping Professions. 3. Presents instruction and practice in basic counseling and communication skills. Emphasizes listening, responding, encouraging and initiating change in interpersonal communication through mediation and conflict resolution. Prerequisites: sophomore standing; permission of Coordinator of Counselor Education program.

2800. Undergraduate Seminar in:___. 1-3 (Max. 9). Reserved for academic course work related to student interest in classes associated with examining the discipline of counseling from many varied perspectives. Prerequisites: Declared major in the social sciences, human services, or education.

3010. Student Leadership Strategies. 2. Develops skills and competencies requisite to effective leadership. Provides student leaders with skills they will profit from, both while enrolled at the university and later in their chosen careers. (Offered based on sufficient demand and resources)

4040. Interpersonal Relationship Skills. 3. Designed to help students and administrators develop their human relation skills to improve interpersonal effectiveness and communication as related to generic life skills. Dual listed with CNSL 5040. Prerequisites: 12 hours in education/psychology.

4410. Elementary and Middle School Guidance. (B) 2. Primarily for teachers, teachers-in-training, administrators, and other educators. Covers individual and group guidance and counseling strategies in the elementary and middle school. Emphasizes the role of teachers and other educators in providing guidance, counseling and experiences for children to promote their social, emotional and psychological growth. Dual listed with CNSL 5410. Prerequisites: junior standing; 6 hours of education and/or behavioral sciences and graduate standing to receive graduate credit. (Offered fall, spring and summer)

4520. Fundamentals of Counseling (B) 3. Students learn some of the skills of counseling and develop an understanding of elementary principles of counseling theory, as well as a better understanding of themselves in relation to other people. Dual listed with CNSL 5520. Prerequisites: junior standing; 6 hours of education or psychology and graduate standing to receive graduate credit. (Offered fall and spring)

4620. Student Personnel Services. 2. Introductory course. Provides an overview of student personnel services in higher education. Emphasizes the role of a modern day personnel worker and relationships to the entire academic endeavor. Dual listed with CNSL 5620. Prerequisites: consent of department; 6 hours education and/or behavioral sciences.

CNSL 5010. Introduction to Addictions. 2. Introduces students to the many faces of addictions by providing a general overview of the impact alcohol, drugs, and other addictions issues have on individuals seeking counseling. Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

CNSL 5020. Workshop in ____. 1-4. Usually offered only during summer sessions, this course provides an opportunity for special consideration on particular areas of counseling or pupil personnel services. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, 9 hours of education or behavioral science.

CNSL 5030. Short Course in Personnel Services. 1-(max.12). This course is used to provide opportunities for intensive study of some specific topic or set of topics in personnel work, to meet the special needs of a group of students with common interests. No more than six hours may be applied to any one degree program. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and 6 hours in education and/or behavioral sciences.

CNSL 5040. Interpersonal Relationship Skills. 3. Designed to help students and administrators develop their human relation skills to improve interpersonal effectiveness and communication as related to generic life skills. Prerequisites: 12 hours of education and/or psychology. Dual listed with CNSL 4040.

CNSL 5060. Counseling Ethics and Professional Issues. 1-2. This course is designed to provide students with a philosophical base for making ethical decisions in the professional situations they encounter. In addition, it involves a chance to discuss many specific ethical and professional issues that are commonly encountered in the profession. Prerequisites: consent of instructor.

CNSL 5100. Addictions and Diversity. 3. Focuses on increasing students’ understanding of diversity issues in the prevention and treatment of alcohol, drug abuse, and other addictions. Prerequisites: 6 hours in administration of justice, psychology, sociology, or social work at the 4000 or 5000 level.

CNSL 5110. Group Procedures. 3. This course is designed as an introduction to group work used in various organizational settings. Basic group techniques and procedures are covered using lecture/discussion methods, video, observation, and participation in practicing group leadership skills. Participation in a group experience during the course is required. Prerequisites: CNSL 4520/5520, 6 semester hours of education and/or psychology, consent of instructor, and graduate standing.

CNSL 5120. School Counseling Strategies and Techniques. 3. The course provides specialized training for individuals preparing to be school counselors at levels K-12. Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

CNSL 5130. Counseling in Agency Setting. 2. This course is concerned with the specific counseling problems and issues encountered by people working in helping agencies. The focus of the course is learning about the work of counseling in agencies. Understanding the nature of the clientele and the problems they bring, identification of most appropriate processes for resolving client difficulties, and examining methods for inter-agency collaboration are considered. The course is designed for persons with some prior or concurrent experience or training in helping agencies. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, previous or concurrent enrollment in CNSL 4520/5520, 5320, 5580, or equivalent, and consent of instructor.

CNSL 5140. Counseling and Addictions. 3. Focuses on students acquiring specialized knowledge of assessment and multi-disciplinary treatment of chemical and other addictions. Prerequisites: 6 hours in administration of justice, psychology, sociology, or social work at the 4000 or 5000 level.

CNSL 5145. Dual Diagnosis: Counseling Implications. 3. Designed to prepare counselors to assess, diagnose, and treat co-morbid substance abuse/dependence and other Axis 1 mental health problems for persons seeking counseling. Offered satisfactory/unsatisfactory only. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or mental health practitioner.

CNSL 5150. Consultation. 3. Focuses on providing participants with an understanding of the role of the consultant and program management in working with schools, families and community organizations. Emphasis is on principles, methods, and models of consultation and management. Student application within a chosen professional area will be encouraged. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, 8 hours in counseling and consent of instructor.

CNSL 5160. Etiology of Alcohol and Drug Dependency. 3. An introduction to issues pertaining to the etiology of alcohol and drug dependency. Emphasis is on genetic, psychological and sociocultural causes of chemical addiction. Prerequisites: PSYC 2210, CNSL 4520/5520 or equivalent. Cross listed with PSYC 5160.

CNSL 5170. Career Theory. 3. Course focus is on career theories and related concepts and processes as these bear on occupational and educational decision making. Counselor use of theories and concepts is emphasized. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, 15 hours in education and/or behavioral sciences, instructor and program approval.

CNSL 5180. Assessment in Counseling. 3. Emphasis is on counselor development for facilitating client self-understanding through the application of various assessment procedures and knowledge about educational information systems and tools. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, 15 hours in education and/or behavioral sciences.

CNSL 5200. Marriage and Family Theory and Application. 3. Provides students with a foundation in conceptualizing and working with marital, couples and family systems. Areas to be addressed include the history of marriage and family therapy, ethical issues, professional orientation and an introduction to major systems theories. Participants will be expected to explore their own family of origin. Prerequisites: Admission to program or permission of instructor.

CNSL 5210. Group Experience. 1. S/U only. This course is designed to provide a structured growth group experience through both in-class experience and reading. It is designed for students involved in human relationship fields. In-class groups will be led by advanced group counseling students under the supervision of the faculty instructor. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

CNSL 5250. Theories of Student Development. 3. Philosophical views, theories and models for the design, structuring and development of comprehensive programs of college student personnel services are investigated. Roles, functions and contributions are studied as are institutions context and environment in which student personnel services function. Prerequisites: Graduate standing or permission of instructor.

CNSL 5300. Marital and Family Therapy Ethics. 1. Provides an in-depth exploration of ethical issues in working with marital, couples, and family systems. Designed to complement CNSL 5060 which provides a foundation in ethics. LMFT requirements in Wyoming require a minimum of three credits in the area of ethics. Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

CNSL 5310. Pre-Practicum in Counseling and Guidance. 3. S/U only. The first semester of a one-year sequence focused on learning, developing and practicing the fundamental process of counseling. Students do role-playing and have supervised experience with clients in a laboratory setting. Individual supervision is provided. Individual, live and observation of supervision is extensive. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, program approval.

CNSL 5320. Practicum in Counseling and Guidance. 3. S/U only. The second course in a two semester sequence which includes class work, supervised counseling with clients in laboratory, extensive individual, group, live and observational supervision. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, CNSL 5310, program approval.

CNSL 5330. Counseling Children and Adolescents. 3. Students will increase knowledge and skills in the processes of counseling children and adolescents. Prerequisites: Program admission or consent of instructor.

CNSL 5340. Play Therapy. 3. Designed to provide students with an overview of the field of play therapy. The historical roots of play therapy and the importance of play in child development will be explored. Various play therapy theories and techniques of assessment and intervention and professional issues will be surveyed. Prerequisites: CNSL 5330.

CNSL 5350. Multicultural Counseling. 3. To increase counselor competency and skills with diverse clients. Prerequisites: Admission to the UW counseling program.

CNSL 5400. Advanced Methods in Marriage and Family Therapy. 3. Advanced training in marital and family therapy, with an emphasis on the linkage between prominent systemic and non-systemic theories/models and relevant, effective and innovative intervention techniques. Serves as the link between theory (CNSL 5200) and practice (CNSL 5600). Prerequisites: CNSL 5200.

CNSL 5410. Elementary and Middle School Guidance. 2. An introductory course primarily for teachers, teachers-in-training and counselors, covering individual and group guidance and counseling techniques in the elementary and middle school. Emphasis is placed on the role of teachers and counselors in providing guidance, counseling, and experiences for children to promote their social, emotional, and psychological growth. Prerequisites: 6 hours of education and/or behavioral sciences and graduate standing Dual listed with CNSL 4410.

CNSL 5490. Individual Problems. 1-6 (max.6). This course provides flexible credit for students who wish to undertake intensive study of a special problem identified in a regular classroom or area of study not currently covered by a regular class. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department, and graduate standing.

CNSL 5500. Couples and Marital Therapy. 3. Provides participants with knowledge and skills specific to working with couples and partners in the areas of relationship and marital therapy. A variety of methods are used to support participants in becoming more effective in working with both “traditional” and “non-traditional” relationships in addressing issues of intimacy. Prerequisites: CNSL 5200

CNSL 5510. Trends and Issues. 1-2 (max.4). This course is used from time to time as a systematic means for students to explore a developing trend or issue related to personnel services. Students make in-depth studies of one or more issues, trends, practices, and applications, under the supervision of one or more instructors. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, and 15 hours in education and/or behavioral sciences.

CNSL 5520. Fundamentals of Counseling. 3. Beginning course in the basis and process of counseling. Exposes students to some of the skills of counseling and enables them to develop an understanding of the elementary principles of counseling theory as well as a better understanding of themselves in relation to other people. Prerequisites: 6 hours of education or psychology and graduate standing. Dual listed with CNSL 4520.

CNSL 5580. Supervised Internship. 1-5 (max. 16). Provides a specialized supervised field experience for individuals preparing for careers in counseling, student affairs, and related careers in the helping professions. One hundred twenty (120) clock hours of involvement must be accumulated for each credit hour earned. A maximum of 5 credit hours may be taken in any term. Consent of site supervisor is required. Prerequisite: Graduate standing, CNSL 5310, 5320, and consent of designated field setting authority.

CNSL 5610. Advanced Practice in Group & Family Counseling. 3. Provides a theoretical framework for understanding group dynamics and family systems, as well as offer intervention guidelines, best practices, and supervised experience in group leadership and family counseling. Prerequisites: Program admission and consent of instructor.

CNSL 5620. Organization & Administration in Student Affairs. 3. Introduction to college student affairs practice , specifically exploring issues related to the organization and administration of student personnel services. Explores history, the philosophy, and the skills utilized in student personnel services within the context of various higher education institutions and settings. Prerequisites: Consent of the department. Dual listed with CNSL 4620.

CNSL 5640. Diagnosis& Developmental Psychopathology. 3. Provides participants with an understanding of the definitions, concepts, and diagnostic classifications of psychopathology from a developmental perspective including disorders form childhood through adulthood. Prerequisites: Graduate standing and consent of instructor.

CNSL 5650. Counseling Theories. 2-3 (max.3). Advanced course designed to increase understanding of major counseling theories, with an emphasis on the integration of theoretical and philosophical assumptions with personal viewpoints. Prerequisites: Previous or concurrent enrollment in CNSL 4520/5520 or equivalent, admission to counseling program, consent of instructor.

CNSL 5655. Advanced Counseling Theories. 2. Designed to stimulate in-depth examination and research into existing counseling theories essential to developing a personal theoretical orientation to counseling. Prerequisites: Advanced graduate standing.

CNSL 5740. Fld Sty: CNSL. 1-12. This course is offered only through college extension services. It is flexible and is utilized to meet local needs in the state. Credit in this course is not applicable toward advanced degrees in counseling. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, permission of instructor and program.

CNSL 5860. Doctorate Practicum in Counseling. 1-8 (max. 8). Enrollment will be limited to five graduate students per instructor. In this practicum, advanced graduate students are given an intensive supervised experience in counseling students over an extended period of time. The actual counseling experience is supplemented by input and evaluation seminars for all enrollees and by supervisory conferences designed to improve sensitivity and skill in counseling. Prerequisites: Admission to the doctorate program in counseling, mastery of basic interviewing and counseling skills, and consent of instructor.

CNSL 5865. Supervision Theory. 3. Provides students with the theoretical, knowledge and research base of clinical supervision as it relates to the counseling profession. Prerequisites: CNSL 5860.

CNSL 5870. Seminar in ___. 1-6 (max. 12). Advanced students work together intensively on current issues and problems and participate in systematic, critical interpersonal evaluation. Seminars are organized with various patterns of emphasis and provide for a variety of small group experiences related to curricular areas within the department. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and graduate standing.

CNSL 5873. Research in Counselor Education. 3. Study of research in the field, including development of knowledge and skills in analyzing, designing and conducting research in typical field settings. Prerequisites: Graduate standing, and 15 hours in education and/or behavioral sciences.

CNSL 5875. Doctorate Practicum in Supervision. 1-6 (max. 6). Laboratory experience designed to provide the prospective counseling educator or supervisor with an understanding of the learning process in counseling and the supervisory behaviors requisite for improving the competencies and professional growth of counselors. Specialized knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to the act of supervising will be supplemented by various methods and techniques such as videotape, films, film-tape synchronization, simulation material, role-playing, group dynamics, communication games, interpersonal recall, interaction and content analysis, and micro-counseling. Prerequisites: CNSL 5860 and consent of instructor.

CNSL 5880. Special Problems. 1-9 (max. 9). This type of course provides a broad perspective through selected reading material. Wherever possible the student collects and uses original information from a practical work situation. All work is done independently under the direction of a faculty member. A minimum of three conferences are held as necessary to assure successful completion of the project. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department head, and graduate standing.

CNSL 5890. Directed Professional Study. 1-9 (max. 9). This course is similar to CNSL 5880. It provides additional opportunity for students to pursue advanced graduate work through independent research. Projects are done under the direction of a graduate faculty member. Prerequisites: Consent of instructor and department head, and graduate standing.

CNSL 5900. Practicum in College Teaching. 1-3 (max. 16). Work in classroom with a major professor. Expected to give some lectures and gain classroom experience. Prerequisites: Graduate status.

CNSL 5920. Continuous Registration (On Campus). 1-3 (max. 16). Prerequisites: Advanced degree candidacy.

CNSL 5940. Continuous Registration (Off Campus). 1-2 (max. 16). Prerequisites: Advanced degree candidacy.

CNSL 5959. Enrichment Studies in _____. 1-3. The course is designed to provide an enrichment experience in a variety of topics. NOTE: Credit in this course may not be included in a graduate program of study for degree purposes.

CNSL 5960. Thesis Research (Master’s). 1-12 (max. 24). Graduate level course designed for students who are involved in research for their thesis project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their thesis. Prerequisites: Enrolled in a graduate degree program.

CNSL 5980. Dissertation Research (Doctorate). 1-12 (max. 48). Graduate level course designed for students who are involved in research for their dissertation project. Also used for students whose coursework is complete and are writing their dissertation. Prerequisites: Enrolled in a graduate degree program.

CNSL 5990. Internship. 1-12 (max. 24). Prerequisites: Graduate standing.

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