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COUN 603 MENTAL HYGIENE IN YOUNG CHILDREN AND YOUTH
Former course number 503
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This course is planned as an integrated study of the interaction of human
behavior, learning, and the environment. Emphasis is placed on the symptoms,
causes and mediation of deviant behavior among children, adolescents, and
young persons. Trends and practices in community mental health are studied,
and visits to human rehabilitation institutions for practical observation of
clients, the organization, and methods of therapy used are required. Instruction
in the writing of a case study report is also given.

COUN 608 CAREER COUNSELING AND DEVELOPMENT
Former course number 508
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This course is designed to provide students with an understanding of career
development as it impacts on individuals throughout the life span. A basic
assumption of the course is that understanding the adjustment of individuals is
highly dependent upon understanding the choices they have made throughout
their lives. Emphasis is placed on career and vocational choice theories,
counseling delivery systems, career information, and social and psychological
factors in career decision- making. Formal and informal occupational
classification systems are covered. A great deal of emphasis is placed on
practical applications of career theory to individual counseling, group guidance,
job search and placement, and career adjustment.

COUN 610 APPRAISAL, ASSESSMENT AND EVALUATION
Former course number 510
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
The basic concepts of quantifying behavior; validity, reliability, norms and
methods of expressing test scores statistically. Course emphasizes standardized
and non-standardized instruments, methods of communicating test results,
and planning the school and non-school testing program. Practice in test
interpretation is provided.

COUN 612 COUNSELING FOR OPTIMAL HEALTH THROUGHOUT THE LIFE
Former course number 512
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3

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