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COUN 734 COUNSELING THEORY AND PRACTICE
Former course number 534
Prerequisites: 6 hours in the field, including PSYC 502
Credits: 3
In this course, several of the major approaches to counseling will be examined.
The theoretical bases and major concepts of these approaches, as well as the
process of counseling proposed by the advocates of different schools, will be
studied. The theories studied will include client-centered, Gestalt, Behaviorist,
and Adlerian.

COUN 735 CASE STUDIES AND PROBLEMS IN PUBLIC APPRAISAL
Former course number 535
Prerequisites: PSYC 502; 530 or 534; 508 and EDUC 510 or COUN 510
Credits: 3
This course focuses on collecting and interpreting standardized and non-
standardized pupil appraisal data and synthesis of all types of data through
case study procedures.

COUN 747 PERSONAL GROUP COUNSELING
Former course number 547
Prerequisites: PSYC 531
Credits: 3
The primary purpose of this course is to provide a personal growth experience
for students by helping to overcome mistakes in private logic and behavior and
by maximizing the individual's potential. Members of the class will interact as
counselees. Life style information will be used as a basis for understanding and
helping the individual become more effective personally and professionally.

COUN 755 BIOFEEDBACK THEORY
Former course number 555
Prerequisites: None
Credits: 3
This course will focus on the use of biofeedback procedures, which enable a
person to control one or more of his physiological processes by using an
external monitor to show him its present state or level. The use of biofeedback
to regulate autonomic and skeletal responses and influence levels of alertness
or relaxation and emotion will be explored. The therapeutic application in
hypertension, psychosomatic disorders, and counseling will be studied.

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